Chinese in Malaysia
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese, also known as Chinese Malaysians, refer to people of full or partial Chinese blood who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Most of them are descended from immigrants - likely of Han Chinese ancestry - who arrived between the mid-19th and early 20th century.
(ii) Second Wave: From early 19th century to the 1930s, thousands of Chinese immigrants came to British-ruled Malaya in search of a better life. Most Malaysian Chinese today are descended from this wave of immigrants.
(iii) Third Wave: In the present day, Malaysia is seeing a small but quickly-growing number of Mandarin-speaking immigrants from China, especially those married to Malaysian Chinese as well as rich and middle-class families.
Malaysian Chinese, also known as Chinese Malaysians, refer to people of full or partial Chinese blood who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Most of them are descended from immigrants - likely of Han Chinese ancestry - who arrived between the mid-19th and early 20th century.
Chinese immigration
into Malaysia can be classified into three major waves:
(i)
First Wave : More than 500 years ago, Chinese traders and young nobles from a
royal entourage started settling in and around Melaka. Some married the
locals, creating a new class of Straits-born Chinese.
(ii) Second Wave: From early 19th century to the 1930s, thousands of Chinese immigrants came to British-ruled Malaya in search of a better life. Most Malaysian Chinese today are descended from this wave of immigrants.
(iii) Third Wave: In the present day, Malaysia is seeing a small but quickly-growing number of Mandarin-speaking immigrants from China, especially those married to Malaysian Chinese as well as rich and middle-class families.
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