Chinese in Samoa

Chinese in Samoa
Regions with significant populations
Atu'u, Pago Pago, American Samoa • Apia, Samoa
 Samoa620 (2015)[1]
 American Samoa407 Chinese-born (2010)[2][1]
Languages
English, Samoan,[3] Cantonese, Mandarin
Religion
Congregationalist, Roman Catholic,[4] Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism
Related ethnic groups
Samoans, Chinese

The majority of Chinese nationals currently residing in Samoa are businessmen, labour workers, and shopowners in the southwestern Pacific island nation of Samoa,[5] and there are at least 30,000 people in Samoa who are of mixed Samoan and Chinese descent,[6] although they are classified as ethnic Samoans in official census.[7] Around the world, about 25% of all Samoans claim Chinese ancestry. Nearly all Chinese nationals in Samoa reside within the Apia municipal area; neighbouring American Samoa,[8] also has a small population of Chinese expatriates.[9]

The Chinese community in Samoa is growing and becoming economically strong. A new wave of northern Chinese migrants are moving to Samoa, bringing their culture and languages with them. There are no Chinese schools in Samoa but an estimated 98.7% of Chinese expatriates and migrants send their children and youth to Robert Louis Stevenson School, Samoa which is a private school with an Australasian and Samoan curriculum. There is a primary campus located in the village of Lotopa, Faleata District and the secondary campus in the urban village of Tafaigata. Notable Chinese businesses include Frankie's Supermarket and Wholesale, Alan Wholesale, and Treasure Garden, as well as other small businesses and restaurants. An estimated 4000 Chinese tourists visit Samoa every year via Apia's Faleolo International Airport.

  1. ^ a b Pan (1986), p. 292
  2. ^ "American FactFinder of America Samoa". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14.
  3. ^ "新西兰 | 萨摩亚". yfao.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  4. ^ Ben Featuna'I Liua'Ana (1997). "Dragons in Little Paradise: Chinese (Mis-) Fortunes in Samoa, 1900-1950". The Journal of Pacific History. 32 (1): 29–48. doi:10.1080/00223349708572826. JSTOR 25169313.
  5. ^ (in Chinese) 异国风情：萨摩亚人不愁吃住 树上长大面包
  6. ^ (in Chinese) 国家概况 Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  8. ^ Pan (2003), p. 303
  9. ^ "Chinese residing in American Samoa complain of racist abuse". accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.