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DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)

1n. — Ethnicities, abbreviation

See: banana,Canadian-born Chinese,jook sing

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1977

"Frankly," says Arlene Lee, a Toronto high school student, "I don't know how to cope with them." She is a "CBC" -- a Canadian-born Chinese -- and she says she has nothing in common with the shy, tongue-tied, hard-working immigrant Chinese students in her high school. CBCs like Arlene Lee are as Canadian as Wayne and Shuster.

1989

In Vancouver and Toronto, small groups of Sansei, Canadian Born Chinese (CBC) and Shin Ijusha gathered in discussion groups to talk about issues like identity, sexism and racism.

2005

So true, both Cui and Li say. China is still a treacherous jungle for Western businessmen. And looking Chinese won't always help, warns Li, adding that ABCs (American-born Chinese) or CBCs (Canadian-born Chinese) are outlanders in a mainland boardroom. You need mainlanders, like them. "If you have someone who has never lived in China, someone who is an ABC or CBC, or someone like me and Tom, who can speak Mandarin, fit into China but are Canadian citizens that you can trust," says Danny, "who would you pick? I know who I would."

2015

When Gao's own career began to take off in 2011, he said he was partially riding a wave of enthusiasm for "ABCs" (American-born Chinese) and "CBCs" (Canadian-born Chinese). Although undeniably handsome, he said his persona has a "western twist": He can do sports, he cooks and - as the product of Vancouver's mountainous North Shore - he's adept in the outdoors.