Chinese Guyanese

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Chinese Guyanese are an ethnic community in Guyana descended primarily from 19th- and early 20th-century Chinese immigrants, known for their cultural blending of Chinese and Guyanese traditions.

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instanceOf ethnic group
arrivalPeriodEnd early 1900s
arrivalPeriodStart 1850s
colonialPowerAtArrival United Kingdom NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Guyana NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Guyana NERFINISHED
culturalInfluence Guyanese business sector
Guyanese cuisine
Guyanese popular culture
culturalPractice blending of Chinese and Guyanese traditions
celebration of Chinese New Year in Guyana
participation in Guyanese national festivals
demographicStatus ethnic minority in Guyana
ethnicOrigin Chinese
Han Chinese NERFINISHED
formerColony British Guiana NERFINISHED
heritagePreservation Chinese cultural associations in Guyana
Chinese language classes and cultural events in Guyana
historicalContext post-slavery plantation economy in British Guiana
historicalRole indentured labourers in Guyana
immigrationWave 19th century Chinese immigration to Guyana
early 20th century Chinese immigration to Guyana
intermarriagePattern high rate of intermarriage with other Guyanese ethnic groups
languageShift shift from Chinese languages to English and Guyanese Creole
languageUsed English
Guyanese Creole
migrationPattern emigration to North America
emigration to the United Kingdom
notableReligionTrend conversion to Christianity over generations
partOf Asian Guyanese NERFINISHED
Chinese diaspora NERFINISHED
ethnic groups in Guyana
primarySettlement Georgetown, Guyana NERFINISHED
coastal Guyana
region Caribbean
relatedGroup Chinese Barbadians NERFINISHED
Chinese Jamaicans NERFINISHED
Chinese Surinamese NERFINISHED
Chinese Trinidadians and Tobagonians NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Christianity
Taoism
non-religious
traditionalOccupation restaurant business
retail trade
small business ownership

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Chinese Surinamese relatedGroup Chinese Guyanese