Chinese risk it all to reach US

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Chinese migrants know the United States as "Gold Mountain". That name was coined in the Gold Rush, but it is still used today - by the hundreds of Chinese trying to gain entry to the US using increasingly unsafe methods.

Many take dangerous routes to reach the US, but that does little to discourage increasing numbers of Chinese from risking it all across the Mexican border to get here.

Mike Kirsch reports from the US-Mexico border in Arizona in the latest of Al Jazeera's special reports on immigration in America

Al Jazeera news article

Canadian Chinese in Chapala

This post is not history - this is now. I wish I knew a little more about Betty but maybe you can find out on her Blog. She is Canadian Chinese living in Chapala and seems to be having a good time of it with her family. Here's a video of her son singing a simple English/Spanish lesson.

Here are the lyrics in case you want to sing along.

Pollito Chicken,
Gallina Hen,
Ventana Window,
Puerta Door,
Mesa Table,
Silla Chair,
Lapiz Pencil,
Pluma Pen





And here's her Blog
Chapala Jalisco Mexico

Chinesca

"Chinesca" is an artful documentary about the Chinese heritage of Mexicali made by Marco Vera and Rafael Velarde. It was presented as part of "..ricorso .." by Armando Rascon.