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A sense of place: When students leave China to continue their education in Ottawa, most have little idea what they'll find here. A website operated by a karaoke bar owner has helped create a community among the students who find themselves so far from home.
Jennifer Chen
The Ottawa Citizen
2,811 words
21 May 2005
Ottawa Citizen
Final
E12
English
Copyright © 2005 Ottawa Citizen
In the dim interior of a Gloucester bar, a crowd of students belts out songs, knocks back the drink and fills the room with their raucous voices. A not unusual scene, perhaps, but what makes this one different is the demographics. All 50 or so students are Chinese. Ditto the food and drink. Likewise the language -- Mandarin from mainland China.
It's a private birthday party for Roger Wang -- nicknamed Xiao Pang, or Little Chubby. As each of the dozen odd tables offers a toast, he raises his glass in acknowledgement. "Ganbei," he shouts to Rudy Gao, owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar. He drains the liquor down his throat, flipping his shaggy mane of blond-streaked black hair. "Ganbei," he yells again to yet another toasting table.
Little Chubby has just turned 22, and he's celebrating in much the same manner as he would if he were back home in Datong, China, a couple of hours northwest of Beijing. And that's the point. For at least this evening, Mr. Wang can feel right at home, surrounded by all that is familiar. Indeed, not only is the bar wall-to-wall with Chinese students, the food, too, would not be out of place in Datong. Steaming, gleaming pots occupy the tabletops like islands; mounds of white rice, spicy broths bobbing with slivers of lamb and pork, soups swimming with tofu, bok choy.
It's not always an easy ambience for Mr. Wang to enjoy. He, like many of the nearly 10,000 students who come to Canada from the People's Republic of China each year, often finds it difficult to adjust to the different culture they encounter.
Last year, for example, about 9,800 Chinese came to this country to go to school -- the second highest number of overseas students from a given country, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Quite a few end up in Ottawa. Over the last five years, the number of full-time students from mainland China attending Carleton University has increased to 513 from 34 in 1999. The University of Ottawa has 470 students from China this year, compared with 390 in 2003.
For many, arriving in Canada brings a sense of dislocation and estrangement, of being out of place. In search of a psychological comfort zone, they tend to seek out each other, coping with their new surroundings by creating their own community.
Mr. Wang's situation is typical. When he first arrived at Ottawa International Airport in the summer of 2002, he thought he had gotten on the wrong plane at the other end. "It wasn't even as big as a Chinese train station," he says, speaking in Mandarin. He was also surprised that Canada's capital lacked the bustle of activity and the packed density he associated with a metropolis like his hometown, Datong. Compared to China's cities, Ottawa streets were practically empty, even at rush hour. It took him awhile to get used to the slower pace, as well as the quiet and openness of Ottawa.
For more than two years, Mr. Wang has taken intensive courses in English as a Second Language at Carleton University. Despite the classes, though, he still doesn't speak English well. But then he can get by without it by dining at Chinese restaurants, shopping at Chinese stores and hanging out with Chinese friends.
The same is true for many of the other Chinese students in Ottawa, it seems. Mr. Wang met most of his friends through Carleton. They're almost all Chinese. With the handful who aren't, he's found common ground eating Chinese food and playing pool, he says with a grin. Besides, he's also taken to certain aspects of North American culture. Mr. Wang likes Diesel clothes and bungee jumping. An earring adorns his left lobe and his worn jeans are topped with a Playboy insignia sweatshirt.
But why did he come to Canada if he was only going to find another Chinese community? When Mr. Wang weighed the pros and cons with his father -- the family is paying for much of of his education -- coming to Canada made the most sense. Many students, it seems, come to Canada to study because the cost of an undergraduate degree here -- about $15,000 a year for tuition, room and board -- can be about the same as the cost of getting into a reputable university in China. But in Mr. Wang's case, he didn't do well enough on his university entrance exams to get into a university in China. Canada provided another way to get a university degree. Besides, his family knew people who could help him settle in Ottawa, among them Rudy Gao, owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar.
Mr. Wang got an offer from Carleton University to attend the business program -- on condition that he pass the English requirement test. So far, he has failed three times.
In 2002, Mr. Wang bought a new Mercedes Benz C230. The blue two-door is furnished with white faux fur seat and steering wheel covers, and a collection of plush toys is suction-cupped to the window. At the time, he says, he felt he needed a car to get around the city. Now he regrets the purchase. "I didn't know anything about cars then." Two years later, he says he's feeling the cost of insurance, gas and parking on campus.
Still, there's always time -- and money -- for fun. Mr. Wang and his friends like go-karting in Hull. At home, they play poker and mah jongg. In the summers, he likes making the trip to Canada's Wonderland to ride the roller coasters. And, of course, he often goes to the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar, even though he says he doesn't like to sing.
From time to time, Mr. Wang also heads to the casino. He's one of the big winners, having left once with more than $20,000, Mr. Gao says. "I'm looking after him. I've told him he can't go. Or that he can't bring more than one or two hundred dollars."
When Mr. Gao presses him, Mr. Wang doesn't deny his win, but he doesn't like to talk about gambling. "The more people who know, the less luck I have," he says.
Not every Chinese student enjoys such a lifestyle. When Shi Lei, 24, arrived nine months ago, he knew only Mr. Gao, who also came from Changde in Hunan province. He hopes to pass his English test so he can study computer network engineering in Ottawa. This summer, he's returning to China to take computer classes, but will be back in the fall.
It was in his English classes that Mr. Shi met other Chinese students. In a three-bedroom high-rise apartment on Meadowlands Drive, Mr. Shi and five friends were making won tons one recent evening and, for the most part, talking in Mandarin.
Many Chinese students live in the building. It's one of three or four high-rise apartments popular among the students. Often, the Chinese students in the building make their meals together. When the students first arrive in Canada, they often stay with host families but eventually many move in together. As the students sit around the table folding the meat mixture into won ton wrappers, they talk about Ottawa.
It's boring, says Jey Lu, speaking in Mandarin. Still, it's "a good place to study." The others nod in agreement.
And what do they do when they aren't studying? They like to walk on the street and shop downtown, says Ninier Ge, 19, as she stirs bok choy into the won ton soup. She's dressed in a sweatshirt and cotton pants. Although stores in China offer clothing in more variety and colours, the comfortable, casual styles that are common currency in Ottawa have grown on her. Like Mr. Shi, Ms. Jey and Ms. Ge are newcomers to the city, and to Canada. But they are all adapting in their own ways. For example, in class they've all assumed English names. Since Shi means "stone," he's decided to use it as his English name. A teacher tagged Ms. Ge with "Gina," which resembles her Chinese name, Ge Na, but she doesn't like it and prefers "Ninier." Ms. Jey simply calls herself "Jey."
With completely new names, a foreign landscape and a different language, adjusting to life in Ottawa can be daunting. A few familiar comforts can help make the city feel less alien. "Sometimes I feel a stranger here. And some other students have these feelings," Mr. Shi says, trying out his English. "So they want to find someplace to feel home."
Interestingly enough, it's been Mr. Gao, the owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar, who's provided that little touch of home. He's been a key promoter of an Internet website -- ttcen.com -- that caters to young Chinese studying in Canada, providing them with a bridge between Chinese and Canadian culture, entertainment and news.
As a bar owner, Mr. Gao says he's heard a lot of students griping about their lack of access to things Chinese. They wanted to play Internet games and download Chinese movies and television shows. "They all complain they cannot get into the games because of the distance of the servers."
He decided to capitalize on that demand by setting up a website that catered to those interests. A decade ago, he says, such a site wouldn't have had much of a clientele in Ottawa. Now, with a fair-sized Chinese student population, the demand exists.
As far as Mr. Gao knows, the website is the first of its kind in Canada. But it's not just a transplanted Chinese site. Instead, ttcen.com offers local and national news, as well as news from China. Students can also keep current and track their favourite Chinese film or pop stars. Site users can connect with other students by posting bulletins and participating in chat rooms.
Indeed, the website was the sight of a recent community-building exercise. In December, students participated in filming a Central China Television series. A China-based crew spent about six weeks in Ottawa filming Our Children in Canada, about Chinese youth studying overseas. Many students read about the casting call on ttcen.com. About 100 participated as extras and volunteers. "It became big fun among Chinese youngsters in Ottawa," says Jeffrey Yao, editor of the Canada China News.
Mr. Gao is banking on the growing population of Chinese studying overseas, and the increasing numbers from the mainland tapping into the Internet, to keep his Internet enterprise growing. Chinese students are interested in local issues and events, he says, but they want their own source for news. He cites the recent provincial law banning pit bulls as an example; many Chinese raise dogs, but they weren't aware that the government was considering such legislation.
The website even has its own reporters. Jiao Tianying is one of two reporters scouring the city for local happenings. On one day, the 19-year-old sat in the University of Ottawa cafeteria to recount her experiences as a newcomer to Canada. Her roommate was coming to pick her up in Ms. Jiao's recently purchased car, a sporty Mazda RX-8. After two Ottawa winters, she decided a car would make life easier for errands, like buying groceries and getting around town in the bitter cold. "I called my mother and told her I wanted to buy a car." Her parents agreed to pay for the down payment, while she pays the monthly lease. As she talks, a ring sparkles on her finger. The ring and matching necklace were a gift from her mother.
After more than two years in Ottawa, Ms. Jiao figures she knows half the Chinese students in the city, even though she only joined the Chinese Students' Association on campus this year. Although it's her second year as a business student at the university, she finally decided to become a member because many of her friends participate in the club. But as a ttcen.com reporter, she also wanted to widen her circle of contacts.
Life in Ottawa wasn't always this smooth. Her parents decided she would come to Canada when she was 17. She found out while she was at boarding school in Beijing -- a week before she left for Ottawa. Her mom wanted Ms. Jiao to study overseas so she would have an edge when she returns to China. Ottawa seemed the natural choice because she had an uncle living in the city.
Despite her uncle's presence, it wasn't easy adjusting to her new life. "He didn't look after me. I had to depend on myself." She had to figure things out on her own, like how to request a stop on the bus and how to get around the city. She failed her first English test. Finally, though, she got a job at a jewelry store. That allowed her to make money while she studied to take the test again.
This past semester, Ms. Jiao was taking six classes toward he commerce degree. With English skills and a Canadian university degree, she says, she'll have more career choices. She thinks she wants to return to China when she graduates, but hasn't ruled out getting a job in Canada. In the meantime, Ms. Jiao spends her spare time online, writing and posting bulletins and chatting with friends or playing games.
She laments the lack of entertainment in Ottawa. Compared to "discos" in China, where drug dealing is common, the Ottawa pubs seem safe, she says. Yet she and her friends don't go to the pubs often. "We're not used to the culture." And one of the main barriers is the discomfort Chinese students feel at their lack of English-language skills.
That's a problem Ms. Jiao has certainly overcome. Indeed, she teaches Mandarin to the children of a taxi driver whose cab she jumped into one day. She's also picked up a few other "Canadian" pastimes. Last summer she bought a set of golf clubs and managed to get weekly green time.
Mr. Wang, it seems, isn't so enamoured of things Canadian anymore. Nor is he sure of his next move. Taking the Carleton University course and test is not an option. "It's too expensive and takes too much time," he says. So he's decided for the time to study hotel and restaurant management at Algonquin College.
"Studying is important but you have to think of how to make money," he says in Mandarin. Ideally, Mr. Wang would like to obtain a work visa so he can go back and forth between Canada and China. If that doesn't work, he's contemplating working for his father back in Datong.
But he also admits to a kind of anticipatory nostalgia. Now that he's had a taste of Canadian culture, and found familiar comforts and friends, leaving may be more difficult than he makes it sound. Shrugging, he says, in Mandarin: "If you get to know some friends, it's easier to get used to a place."
Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Jiao Tianying, a business student, laments the lack of entertainment in Ottawa, compared to China.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Roger Wang admits to enjoying running around the city in his Mercedes Benz, when he isn't singing karaoke or gambling.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Jeffrey Yao, the editor of the Canada China News, a weekly Chinese-language broadsheet, expects to see even greater numbers of Chinese students coming to Canada.; Photo: Jana Chytilova, The Ottawa Citizen / Like other Chinese students, Leo Li, Shi Lei and Ninier Ge share meals -- in this case, a won ton party -- and accommodations to maintain a sense of identity while in Canada.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Rudy Gao, the owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar in Gloucester, has provided a place where Chinese students can eat, sing, speak -- and, of course, drink -- in the language of home.; Photo: Jennifer Chen, The Ottawa Citizen. / The Central Chinese Television station wraps up a 45-day film shoot at Ashbury College in Ottawa. The Beijing-based network filmed Our Children in Canada, a 20-episode television series about China's overseas students.
Jennifer Chen
The Ottawa Citizen
2,811 words
21 May 2005
Ottawa Citizen
Final
E12
English
Copyright © 2005 Ottawa Citizen
In the dim interior of a Gloucester bar, a crowd of students belts out songs, knocks back the drink and fills the room with their raucous voices. A not unusual scene, perhaps, but what makes this one different is the demographics. All 50 or so students are Chinese. Ditto the food and drink. Likewise the language -- Mandarin from mainland China.
It's a private birthday party for Roger Wang -- nicknamed Xiao Pang, or Little Chubby. As each of the dozen odd tables offers a toast, he raises his glass in acknowledgement. "Ganbei," he shouts to Rudy Gao, owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar. He drains the liquor down his throat, flipping his shaggy mane of blond-streaked black hair. "Ganbei," he yells again to yet another toasting table.
Little Chubby has just turned 22, and he's celebrating in much the same manner as he would if he were back home in Datong, China, a couple of hours northwest of Beijing. And that's the point. For at least this evening, Mr. Wang can feel right at home, surrounded by all that is familiar. Indeed, not only is the bar wall-to-wall with Chinese students, the food, too, would not be out of place in Datong. Steaming, gleaming pots occupy the tabletops like islands; mounds of white rice, spicy broths bobbing with slivers of lamb and pork, soups swimming with tofu, bok choy.
It's not always an easy ambience for Mr. Wang to enjoy. He, like many of the nearly 10,000 students who come to Canada from the People's Republic of China each year, often finds it difficult to adjust to the different culture they encounter.
Last year, for example, about 9,800 Chinese came to this country to go to school -- the second highest number of overseas students from a given country, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Quite a few end up in Ottawa. Over the last five years, the number of full-time students from mainland China attending Carleton University has increased to 513 from 34 in 1999. The University of Ottawa has 470 students from China this year, compared with 390 in 2003.
For many, arriving in Canada brings a sense of dislocation and estrangement, of being out of place. In search of a psychological comfort zone, they tend to seek out each other, coping with their new surroundings by creating their own community.
Mr. Wang's situation is typical. When he first arrived at Ottawa International Airport in the summer of 2002, he thought he had gotten on the wrong plane at the other end. "It wasn't even as big as a Chinese train station," he says, speaking in Mandarin. He was also surprised that Canada's capital lacked the bustle of activity and the packed density he associated with a metropolis like his hometown, Datong. Compared to China's cities, Ottawa streets were practically empty, even at rush hour. It took him awhile to get used to the slower pace, as well as the quiet and openness of Ottawa.
For more than two years, Mr. Wang has taken intensive courses in English as a Second Language at Carleton University. Despite the classes, though, he still doesn't speak English well. But then he can get by without it by dining at Chinese restaurants, shopping at Chinese stores and hanging out with Chinese friends.
The same is true for many of the other Chinese students in Ottawa, it seems. Mr. Wang met most of his friends through Carleton. They're almost all Chinese. With the handful who aren't, he's found common ground eating Chinese food and playing pool, he says with a grin. Besides, he's also taken to certain aspects of North American culture. Mr. Wang likes Diesel clothes and bungee jumping. An earring adorns his left lobe and his worn jeans are topped with a Playboy insignia sweatshirt.
But why did he come to Canada if he was only going to find another Chinese community? When Mr. Wang weighed the pros and cons with his father -- the family is paying for much of of his education -- coming to Canada made the most sense. Many students, it seems, come to Canada to study because the cost of an undergraduate degree here -- about $15,000 a year for tuition, room and board -- can be about the same as the cost of getting into a reputable university in China. But in Mr. Wang's case, he didn't do well enough on his university entrance exams to get into a university in China. Canada provided another way to get a university degree. Besides, his family knew people who could help him settle in Ottawa, among them Rudy Gao, owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar.
Mr. Wang got an offer from Carleton University to attend the business program -- on condition that he pass the English requirement test. So far, he has failed three times.
In 2002, Mr. Wang bought a new Mercedes Benz C230. The blue two-door is furnished with white faux fur seat and steering wheel covers, and a collection of plush toys is suction-cupped to the window. At the time, he says, he felt he needed a car to get around the city. Now he regrets the purchase. "I didn't know anything about cars then." Two years later, he says he's feeling the cost of insurance, gas and parking on campus.
Still, there's always time -- and money -- for fun. Mr. Wang and his friends like go-karting in Hull. At home, they play poker and mah jongg. In the summers, he likes making the trip to Canada's Wonderland to ride the roller coasters. And, of course, he often goes to the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar, even though he says he doesn't like to sing.
From time to time, Mr. Wang also heads to the casino. He's one of the big winners, having left once with more than $20,000, Mr. Gao says. "I'm looking after him. I've told him he can't go. Or that he can't bring more than one or two hundred dollars."
When Mr. Gao presses him, Mr. Wang doesn't deny his win, but he doesn't like to talk about gambling. "The more people who know, the less luck I have," he says.
Not every Chinese student enjoys such a lifestyle. When Shi Lei, 24, arrived nine months ago, he knew only Mr. Gao, who also came from Changde in Hunan province. He hopes to pass his English test so he can study computer network engineering in Ottawa. This summer, he's returning to China to take computer classes, but will be back in the fall.
It was in his English classes that Mr. Shi met other Chinese students. In a three-bedroom high-rise apartment on Meadowlands Drive, Mr. Shi and five friends were making won tons one recent evening and, for the most part, talking in Mandarin.
Many Chinese students live in the building. It's one of three or four high-rise apartments popular among the students. Often, the Chinese students in the building make their meals together. When the students first arrive in Canada, they often stay with host families but eventually many move in together. As the students sit around the table folding the meat mixture into won ton wrappers, they talk about Ottawa.
It's boring, says Jey Lu, speaking in Mandarin. Still, it's "a good place to study." The others nod in agreement.
And what do they do when they aren't studying? They like to walk on the street and shop downtown, says Ninier Ge, 19, as she stirs bok choy into the won ton soup. She's dressed in a sweatshirt and cotton pants. Although stores in China offer clothing in more variety and colours, the comfortable, casual styles that are common currency in Ottawa have grown on her. Like Mr. Shi, Ms. Jey and Ms. Ge are newcomers to the city, and to Canada. But they are all adapting in their own ways. For example, in class they've all assumed English names. Since Shi means "stone," he's decided to use it as his English name. A teacher tagged Ms. Ge with "Gina," which resembles her Chinese name, Ge Na, but she doesn't like it and prefers "Ninier." Ms. Jey simply calls herself "Jey."
With completely new names, a foreign landscape and a different language, adjusting to life in Ottawa can be daunting. A few familiar comforts can help make the city feel less alien. "Sometimes I feel a stranger here. And some other students have these feelings," Mr. Shi says, trying out his English. "So they want to find someplace to feel home."
Interestingly enough, it's been Mr. Gao, the owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar, who's provided that little touch of home. He's been a key promoter of an Internet website -- ttcen.com -- that caters to young Chinese studying in Canada, providing them with a bridge between Chinese and Canadian culture, entertainment and news.
As a bar owner, Mr. Gao says he's heard a lot of students griping about their lack of access to things Chinese. They wanted to play Internet games and download Chinese movies and television shows. "They all complain they cannot get into the games because of the distance of the servers."
He decided to capitalize on that demand by setting up a website that catered to those interests. A decade ago, he says, such a site wouldn't have had much of a clientele in Ottawa. Now, with a fair-sized Chinese student population, the demand exists.
As far as Mr. Gao knows, the website is the first of its kind in Canada. But it's not just a transplanted Chinese site. Instead, ttcen.com offers local and national news, as well as news from China. Students can also keep current and track their favourite Chinese film or pop stars. Site users can connect with other students by posting bulletins and participating in chat rooms.
Indeed, the website was the sight of a recent community-building exercise. In December, students participated in filming a Central China Television series. A China-based crew spent about six weeks in Ottawa filming Our Children in Canada, about Chinese youth studying overseas. Many students read about the casting call on ttcen.com. About 100 participated as extras and volunteers. "It became big fun among Chinese youngsters in Ottawa," says Jeffrey Yao, editor of the Canada China News.
Mr. Gao is banking on the growing population of Chinese studying overseas, and the increasing numbers from the mainland tapping into the Internet, to keep his Internet enterprise growing. Chinese students are interested in local issues and events, he says, but they want their own source for news. He cites the recent provincial law banning pit bulls as an example; many Chinese raise dogs, but they weren't aware that the government was considering such legislation.
The website even has its own reporters. Jiao Tianying is one of two reporters scouring the city for local happenings. On one day, the 19-year-old sat in the University of Ottawa cafeteria to recount her experiences as a newcomer to Canada. Her roommate was coming to pick her up in Ms. Jiao's recently purchased car, a sporty Mazda RX-8. After two Ottawa winters, she decided a car would make life easier for errands, like buying groceries and getting around town in the bitter cold. "I called my mother and told her I wanted to buy a car." Her parents agreed to pay for the down payment, while she pays the monthly lease. As she talks, a ring sparkles on her finger. The ring and matching necklace were a gift from her mother.
After more than two years in Ottawa, Ms. Jiao figures she knows half the Chinese students in the city, even though she only joined the Chinese Students' Association on campus this year. Although it's her second year as a business student at the university, she finally decided to become a member because many of her friends participate in the club. But as a ttcen.com reporter, she also wanted to widen her circle of contacts.
Life in Ottawa wasn't always this smooth. Her parents decided she would come to Canada when she was 17. She found out while she was at boarding school in Beijing -- a week before she left for Ottawa. Her mom wanted Ms. Jiao to study overseas so she would have an edge when she returns to China. Ottawa seemed the natural choice because she had an uncle living in the city.
Despite her uncle's presence, it wasn't easy adjusting to her new life. "He didn't look after me. I had to depend on myself." She had to figure things out on her own, like how to request a stop on the bus and how to get around the city. She failed her first English test. Finally, though, she got a job at a jewelry store. That allowed her to make money while she studied to take the test again.
This past semester, Ms. Jiao was taking six classes toward he commerce degree. With English skills and a Canadian university degree, she says, she'll have more career choices. She thinks she wants to return to China when she graduates, but hasn't ruled out getting a job in Canada. In the meantime, Ms. Jiao spends her spare time online, writing and posting bulletins and chatting with friends or playing games.
She laments the lack of entertainment in Ottawa. Compared to "discos" in China, where drug dealing is common, the Ottawa pubs seem safe, she says. Yet she and her friends don't go to the pubs often. "We're not used to the culture." And one of the main barriers is the discomfort Chinese students feel at their lack of English-language skills.
That's a problem Ms. Jiao has certainly overcome. Indeed, she teaches Mandarin to the children of a taxi driver whose cab she jumped into one day. She's also picked up a few other "Canadian" pastimes. Last summer she bought a set of golf clubs and managed to get weekly green time.
Mr. Wang, it seems, isn't so enamoured of things Canadian anymore. Nor is he sure of his next move. Taking the Carleton University course and test is not an option. "It's too expensive and takes too much time," he says. So he's decided for the time to study hotel and restaurant management at Algonquin College.
"Studying is important but you have to think of how to make money," he says in Mandarin. Ideally, Mr. Wang would like to obtain a work visa so he can go back and forth between Canada and China. If that doesn't work, he's contemplating working for his father back in Datong.
But he also admits to a kind of anticipatory nostalgia. Now that he's had a taste of Canadian culture, and found familiar comforts and friends, leaving may be more difficult than he makes it sound. Shrugging, he says, in Mandarin: "If you get to know some friends, it's easier to get used to a place."
Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Jiao Tianying, a business student, laments the lack of entertainment in Ottawa, compared to China.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Roger Wang admits to enjoying running around the city in his Mercedes Benz, when he isn't singing karaoke or gambling.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Jeffrey Yao, the editor of the Canada China News, a weekly Chinese-language broadsheet, expects to see even greater numbers of Chinese students coming to Canada.; Photo: Jana Chytilova, The Ottawa Citizen / Like other Chinese students, Leo Li, Shi Lei and Ninier Ge share meals -- in this case, a won ton party -- and accommodations to maintain a sense of identity while in Canada.; Photo: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen / Rudy Gao, the owner of the Ha Ha Karaoke Bar in Gloucester, has provided a place where Chinese students can eat, sing, speak -- and, of course, drink -- in the language of home.; Photo: Jennifer Chen, The Ottawa Citizen. / The Central Chinese Television station wraps up a 45-day film shoot at Ashbury College in Ottawa. The Beijing-based network filmed Our Children in Canada, a 20-episode television series about China's overseas students.
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