Monday, 3 June 2013

Kim Po Restaurant



The photo above refers to category 3 (Analyze changing demographic patterns and their impact on Canadian society since 1914 through identifying major circumstances that led to their decision to emigrate.)

The building in the photo is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant that attracts citizens of all ethnicity in Thornhill, particularly the Vietnamese population.  Vietnamese immigration to Canada occurred in two major segments during and after the Vietnam War.  The first large group began to immigrate in 1975.  It had become clear that South Vietnam would become a communist country and those that opposed it feared punishment for their contrasting beliefs.  The second major immigration group came to Canada between 1979 and 1981.  Most of them consisted of South Vietnamese refugees who had endured harsh conditions as a result of the new Communism regime.  Although the flow of immigration from Vietnam has decreased significantly from those two periods, there are still people immigrating from oversee refugee camps. Canadians of Vietnamese ethnic origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada.   The changing demographic pattern has contributed to a multicultural society where all kinds of customs and traditions have been integrated into Canada’s identity.  All you need to do is visit restaurants like one in the picture to get a taste of the culture.  





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