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{{Chinese|title=Hoa|t=[[wikt:越南|越南]][[wikt:華|華]][[wikt:僑|僑]]|p=Yuènán huáqiao|j=jyut naam waa kiu|poj=O̍at-lâm Hôa-kiâu|vie=người Minh Hương<br>người Hoa, <br>người Khách,<br> người Hán,<br>người Tàu <small>(might be offensive)</small><ref>Literally meaning "boat", the term ''Tàu'' may also used as an adjective, placed after a noun to signify something Chinese, such as India ink (''mực tàu''), jujube (''táo tàu''), or Chinatown (''phố tàu''). This usage is derived from the fact that many Chinese refugees came to Vietnam in boats during the [[Qing Dynasty]]. In this usage, it may sometimes be considered derogatory.</ref>}}'''Hoa''' refers to a [[ethnic minority|minority]] in [[Vietnam]] consisting of persons considered to be [[ethnic Chinese]] ([[Han Chinese]]). They are often referred to as either '''Chinese Vietnamese''',<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060807/ai_n16665644/</ref> '''Vietnamese Chinese''',<ref>{{citation|title=From being uprooted to surviving: resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese "boat-people" in Montreal, 1980-1990|last=Lam|first=Lawrence|publisher=Centre for Refugee Studies, University of York|publication-place=Toronto, Ontario|isbn=9781550142969}}</ref> '''Sino-Vietnamese''', or '''ethnic Chinese in/from Vietnam''' by the Vietnamese populace, Overseas Vietnamese, and other ethnic Chinese. The Vietnamese government's classification of the Hoa excludes two other groups of Chinese-speaking peoples, the [[San Diu]] ('mountain Chinese') and the [[Ngái|Ngai]].
{{Chinese|title=Hoa|t=[[wikt:越南|越南]][[wikt:華僑|華僑]]|p=Yuènán huáqiao|j=jyut naam waa kiu|poj=O̍at-lâm Hôa-kiâu|vie=người Minh Hương<br>người Hoa, <br>người Khách,<br> người Hán,<br>người Tàu <small>(might be offensive)</small><ref>Literally meaning "boat", the term ''Tàu'' may also used as an adjective, placed after a noun to signify something Chinese, such as India ink (''mực tàu''), jujube (''táo tàu''), or Chinatown (''phố tàu''). This usage is derived from the fact that many Chinese refugees came to Vietnam in boats during the [[Qing Dynasty]]. In this usage, it may sometimes be considered derogatory.</ref>}}'''Hoa''' refers to a [[ethnic minority|minority]] in [[Vietnam]] consisting of persons considered to be [[ethnic Chinese]] ([[Han Chinese]]). They are often referred to as either '''Chinese Vietnamese''',<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060807/ai_n16665644/</ref> '''Vietnamese Chinese''',<ref>{{citation|title=From being uprooted to surviving: resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese "boat-people" in Montreal, 1980-1990|last=Lam|first=Lawrence|publisher=Centre for Refugee Studies, University of York|publication-place=Toronto, Ontario|isbn=9781550142969}}</ref> '''Sino-Vietnamese''', or '''ethnic Chinese in/from Vietnam''' by the Vietnamese populace, Overseas Vietnamese, and other ethnic Chinese. The Vietnamese government's classification of the Hoa excludes two other groups of Chinese-speaking peoples, the [[San Diu]] ('mountain Chinese') and the [[Ngái|Ngai]].


According to the 1999 Vietnamese census, with 862,371 people (1.1% of the population), the Hoa are the 6th largest ethnic group in Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=476&idmid=4&ItemID=1841|title=Population as of 1 April 1999 by ethnic group and by sex|author=General Statistics Office of Vietnam|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref>
According to the 1999 Vietnamese census, with 862,371 people (1.1% of the population), the Hoa are the 6th largest ethnic group in Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=476&idmid=4&ItemID=1841|title=Population as of 1 April 1999 by ethnic group and by sex|author=General Statistics Office of Vietnam|accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:32, 22 August 2010

For other uses, see HOA.
Hoa
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Da Nang, Kien Giang, Quang Ninh; Hong Kong; United States; Australia; Canada
Languages
Vietnamese, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka
Religion
Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism with Confucianism (Ancestor Worship). Small numbers of Catholics and Protestants.
Hoa
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese越南華僑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuènán huáqiao
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjyut naam waa kiu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJO̍at-lâm Hôa-kiâu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesengười Minh Hương
người Hoa,
người Khách,
người Hán,
người Tàu (might be offensive)[2]

Hoa refers to a minority in Vietnam consisting of persons considered to be ethnic Chinese (Han Chinese). They are often referred to as either Chinese Vietnamese,[3] Vietnamese Chinese,[4] Sino-Vietnamese, or ethnic Chinese in/from Vietnam by the Vietnamese populace, Overseas Vietnamese, and other ethnic Chinese. The Vietnamese government's classification of the Hoa excludes two other groups of Chinese-speaking peoples, the San Diu ('mountain Chinese') and the Ngai.

According to the 1999 Vietnamese census, with 862,371 people (1.1% of the population), the Hoa are the 6th largest ethnic group in Vietnam.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2009-03-05). "The World Factbook - Vietnam". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  2. ^ Literally meaning "boat", the term Tàu may also used as an adjective, placed after a noun to signify something Chinese, such as India ink (mực tàu), jujube (táo tàu), or Chinatown (phố tàu). This usage is derived from the fact that many Chinese refugees came to Vietnam in boats during the Qing Dynasty. In this usage, it may sometimes be considered derogatory.
  3. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060807/ai_n16665644/
  4. ^ Lam, Lawrence, From being uprooted to surviving: resettlement of Vietnamese-Chinese "boat-people" in Montreal, 1980-1990, Toronto, Ontario: Centre for Refugee Studies, University of York, ISBN 9781550142969
  5. ^ General Statistics Office of Vietnam. "Population as of 1 April 1999 by ethnic group and by sex". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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