City in the western world with most direct/firsthand connection to Asia/Asians?

[Capsicum]

Another poll, this time, with firsthand links to Asia and Asians, diaspora, cultural, economic, immigration etc. .

[Innsertnamehere]

Vancouver. Maybe Honolulu or Toronto after that.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Considering the LA area has the most Asians of any Metro in North America, the largest Korean, Thai, Filipino, etc pops outside of their home countries and the second largest Chinese population, i would say LA is the most connected. Going to Koreatown (which is massive and growing) or the San Gabriel valley is really an amazing experience.

However, because of the vast size of LA and the congregation of so many other ethnicities, it doesnt feel like the most Asian city in the Western World. A smaller city like Honolulu or Vancouver might

[muppet]

I heard it was Paris

[mhays]

Honolulu by far.

Vancouver second.

That's in percentage terms relative to their size.

[spidey7312]

Probably Vancouver at the moment, but based on the way China is treating Australia, Sydney or Melbourne could become the most asian-influenced in the near future.

[bnk]

I am posting this message via the title

Direct First hand access to Asia. To me that's non stop.




Chicago has more flights to Asia without a layover than any East cost city because of the mere distance traveled.


NYC can fly to Tokyo or Shanghai without a refueling layover but its one of the longest flights in the world. Like 15.5 hours long in the air alone.

A lot of USA west flight travels to Asia takes the shortest route which by the globe the fly into Canada, than to Alaska, than to their final destination.


Its quite often one hears flights cut short and land in anchorage for fuel or kicking off drunken UK passengers going to east Asia via America.

The only real area that Chicago cannot fly direct non stop is Australia and NZ

Chicago has non stop flights to India ~ 14 hours.

Reaching Brazil or Argentina is easy. 12-13 hrs.





The only places Chicago cannot reach non stop are probably only the most distant places in the southern hemisphere. Like AU and OZ due to pure distance. I don't think any east coast city can reach them either. Travel to Australia and OZ is one of the most expensive round trip flights in the world or 4/5th of the America, and that's with a layover and a refueling.

And the time zone differences, wow.

And to think the UK used it as a penial colony for the poor and less appreciated peoples of its kingdom it turned out pretty well for at least the English forced settlement there. I cannot even imagine the written mail back than or the percentage that made it from the UK to AU.


I'm sure the Aboriginals would have preferred to go their own route but that is relatively distant history by now.

[pizzaguy]

Originally Posted by bnk

I'm sure the Aboriginals would have preferred to go their own route but that is relatively distant history by now.

Not really.

[isaidso]

Vancouver, then Honolulu.

[dimondpark]

Anyhow, current or announced nonstop flights between selected North American and European airports and Asia and Pacific carriers, ON FOREIGN FLAG CARRIERS of Asia/Pacific countries.

I included Ontario with LA, Newark with NY and San Jose with SF.

If u find any errors, please point them out.

One observation: there are no nonstop flights btwn North America and Bangkok.

London-LHR:
Etihad: Abu Dhabi
Air India - Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai
Royal Jordanian - Amman
Turkmenistan Airlines - Ashgabat
Air Astana - Astana
Gulf Air - Bahrain
Azerbaijan Airlines - Baku
Royal Brunei Airlines - Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
EVA Air - Bangkok, Taipei
Hainan Airlines - Bangkok, Beijing
Thai Airways - Bangkok
Air China - Beijing
MEA - Beirut
Sri Lankan Airlines - Colombo
Jet Airways - Delhi, Mumbai
Biman Bangladesh Airlines - Dhaka, Sylhet
Qatar Airways - Doha
Emirates - Dubai
China Southern - Guangzhou
Vietnam Airlines - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Pakistan International Airlines - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Ataturk
Garuda Indonesia - Jakarta
Saudia - Jeddah, Riyadh
Malaysia Airlines - Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait Airways - Kuwait City
Philippine Airlines - Manila
Oman Air - Muscat
Beijing Capital Airlines - Qingdao
Asiana - Seoul
Korean Air - Seoul
China Eastern - Shanghai Pudong
Singapore Airlines - Singapore
Uzbekistan Airways- Tashkent
Iran Air - Tehran
El Al - Tel Aviv
Japan Airlines - Tokyo Haneda

London-LGW:
Emirates - Dubai
Turkish Airlines - Istanbul Ataturk
Hong Kong Airlines - Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Tianjin Airlines - Chongqing

London-STN:
Emirates - Dubai
Atlas Global - Istanbul
Pegasus - Istanbul
Onur Air - Istanbul

London-LTN:
Atlas Jet - Bodrum, Izmir
Turkish Airlines - Dalaman, Izmir, Tel Aviv
El Al - Larnaca, Tel Aviv

Paris-CDG
Air China: Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Shanghai–Pudong
Air India: Delhi
Air Seychelles: Mahé
Air Tahiti Nui: Los Angeles, Papeete
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda
Arkia: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Eilat–Ovda
Asiana Airlines: Seoul–Incheon
AtlasGlobal: Istanbul–Atatürk
Azerbaijan Airlines : Baku
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
China Eastern Airlines: Kunming, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
Corendon Airlines: Antalya
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Eilat–Ovda
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways : Abu Dhabi
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Gulf Air: Bahrain
Hainan Airlines: Hangzhou, Xi'an
Iran Air: Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Israir Airlines: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Jet Airways: Chennai, Mumbai
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways: Kuwait
Mahan Air: Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Middle East Airlines : Beirut
Oman Air: Muscat
Onur Air: Istanbul–Atatürk
Pakistan International Airlines: Islamabad, Lahore
Qatar Airways: Doha
Royal Jordanian: Amman–Queen Alia
Saudia: Jeddah, Riyadh
Singapore Airlines: Singapore
Thai Airways: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Turkish Airlines: Ankara, Istanbul–Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Turkmenistan Airlines: Ashgabat
Uzbekistan Airways: Tashkent, Urgench
Vietnam Airlines: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Paris-ORY:
Pegasus Airlines: Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen

Los Angeles-LAX:
Air China: Beijing–Capital, Shenzhen
Air New Zealand: Auckland, London–Heathrow, Rarotonga
Air Tahiti Nui: Papeete, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Airlines: Seoul-Incheon
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines: Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways : Abu Dhabi
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Fiji Airways: Nadi
Hainan Airlines: Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing
Hong Kong Airlines: Hong Kong
Japan Airlines: Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Philippine Airlines: Manila
Qantas: Brisbane, Melbourne–Tullamarine, Sydney
Qatar Airways: Doha
Saudia: Jeddah, Riyadh
Sichuan Airlines : Chengdu, Hangzhou, Jinan
Singapore Airlines: Seoul–Incheon, Singapore, Tokyo–Narita
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk
Virgin Australia: Brisbane, Melbourne–Tullamarine, Sydney
XiamenAir: Qingdao, Xiamen

Los Angeles-ONT:
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan

New York-JFK:
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air India: Delhi
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Airlines: Seoul–Incheon
Azerbaijan Airlines: Baku
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong, Vancouver
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines: Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Dubai–International, Milan–Malpensa
Etihad Airways: Abu Dhabi
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines: Chengdu, Chongqing
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways: Kuwait
Philippine Airlines: Manila, Vancouver
Qatar Airways: Doha
Royal Jordanian: Amman–Queen Alia
Saudia: Jeddah, Riyadh
Singapore Airlines: Frankfurt, Singapore
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk

New York-EWR:
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air India: Ahmedabada,Delhi, London–Heathrow, Mumbai
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Athens, Dubai–International

San Francisco-SFO:
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air India: Delhi, Mumbai
Air New Zealand: Auckland
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Airlines: Seoul–Incheon
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines: Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou, Wuhan
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Dubai–International
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Fiji Airways: Nadi
Hong Kong Airlines: Hong Kong
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Haneda
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Philippine Airlines: Manila
Qantas: Melbourne–Tullamarine, Sydney
Singapore Airlines: Hong Kong, Singapore
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

San Francisco-SJC:
Air China: Shanghai–Pudong
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
Hainan Airlines: Beijing–Capital

Vancouver-YVR:
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air New Zealand: Auckland
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda
Beijing Capital Airlines: Hangzhou, Qingdao
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong, New York–JFK
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines: Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines: Shenzhen, Tianjin
Hong Kong Airlines: Hong Kong
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Philippine Airlines: Manila, New York–JFK
Qantas : Seasonal: Sydney
Sichuan Airlines : Chengdu, Shenyang, Zhengzhou
XiamenAir: Xiamen

Chicago-ORD:
Air India: Delhi
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Airlines: Seoul–Incheon
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
China Eastern Airlines: Shanghai–Pudong
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways: Abu Dhabi
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines: Beijing–Capital
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Qatar Airways: Doha
Royal Jordanian: Amman–Queen Alia
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

Honolulu-HNL:
AirAsia X: Kuala Lumpur–International, Osaka–Kansai
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air New Zealand: Auckland
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Airlines: Seoul–Incheon
China Airlines: Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita
China Eastern Airlines: Shanghai–Pudong
Fiji Airways: Apia-Faleolo, Kiritimati, Nadi
Japan Airlines: Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Jetstar Airways: Melbourne, Sydney
Jin Air: Seoul–Incheon
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
Philippine Airlines: Manila
Qantas : Sydney
Scoot: Osaka–Kansai, Singapore

Toronto-YYZ:
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
China Eastern Airlines: Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways : Abu Dhabi
EVA Air: Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Pakistan International Airlines: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Philippine Airlines: Manila
Saudia: Jeddah, Riyadh
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

Washington-IAD:
Air China: Beijing–Capital
Air India: Delhi
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways : Abu Dhabi
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Qatar Airways: Doha
Saudia: Jeddah, Riyadh, Hajj: Medina
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

Houston-IAH:
Air China: Beijing–Capital, Panama City, Panama
Air New Zealand: Auckland
Alaska Airlines: Seattle/Tacoma
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
Emirates: Dubai–International
EVA Air : Taipei–Taoyuan
Qatar Airways: Doha
Singapore Airlines: Manchester (UK), Singapore
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

Boston-BOS:
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong
El Al: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates: Dubai–International
Hainan Airlines: Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Narita
Qatar Airways: Doha

Seattle-SEA:
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
Emirates: Dubai–International
EVA Air: Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines: Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
XiamenAir: Shenzhen, Xiamen

Dallas-DFW:
Emirates: Dubai–International
Etihad Airways: Abu Dhabi
Japan Airlines: Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Qantas: Sydney
Qatar Airways: Doha

Mexico City-MEX:
All Nippon Airways: Tokyo–Narita
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
Hainan Airlines: Beijing-Capital

Atlanta-ATL:
Korean Air: Seoul–Incheon
Qatar Airways: Doha
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul–Atatürk

[muppet]

London , non stop direct flights only.

Heathrow

British Airways: Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Istanbul Ataturk, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Larnaca, Mumbai, Muscat, Riyadh, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, Singapore, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita
Etihad: Abu Dhabi
Air India - Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai
Royal Jordanian - Amman
Turkmenistan Airlines - Ashgabat
Air Astana - Astana
Gulf Air - Bahrain
Azerbaijan Airlines - Baku
Royal Brunei Airlines - Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
EVA Air - Bangkok, Taipei
Hainan Airlines - Bangkok, Beijing
Thai Airways - Bangkok
Air China - Beijing
MEA - Beirut
Sri Lankan Airlines - Colombo
Jet Airways - Delhi, Mumbai
Virgin Atlantic - Delhi, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai Pudong
Biman Bangladesh Airlines - Dhaka, Sylhet
Qatar Airways - Doha
Emirates - Dubai
China Southern - Guangzhou
Vietnam Airlines - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Pakistan International Airlines - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Ataturk
Garuda Indonesia - Jakarta
Saudia - Jeddah, Riyadh
Malaysia Airlines - Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait Airways - Kuwait City
Aegean Airlines - Larnaca
Cobalt Air - Larnaca
Philippine Airlines - Manila
Oman Air - Muscat
Beijing Capital Airlines - Qingdao
Asiana - Seoul-Incheon
Korean Air - Seoul-Incheon
China Eastern - Shanghai Pudong
Singapore Airlines - Singapore
Qantas - Perth, Singapore
Uzbekistan Airways- Tashkent
Iran Air - Tehran
El Al - Tel Aviv
Japan Airlines - Tokyo Haneda

Gatwick

British Airways - Larnaca, Malé, Paphos
Emirates - Dubai
Easyjet - Tel Aviv, Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya, Antalya, Larnaca, Paphos
Thomas Cook Airlines - Aqaba, Izmir, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa
Turkish Airlines - Istanbul Ataturk
TUI Airways - Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya, Larnaca, Paphos, Goa, Phuket
Thomsonfly - Izmir, Bodum, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa, Phuket
First Choice - Izmir, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa
Norwegian - Larnaca
Cobalt Aero - Larnaca
Hong Kong Airlines - Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Tianjin Airlines - Chongqing
China Airlines - Taipei

Stansted

Easyjet - Bodrum, Dalaman
TUI Airways - Antalya, Dalaman, Larnaca
Thomas Cook Airlines - Antalya, Dalaman
Emirates - Dubai
Atlas Global - Istanbul
Ryanair - Istanbul, Paphos
Pegasus - Istanbul
Onur Air - Istanbul

Luton

British Airways - Tel Aviv
Atlas Jet - Bodrum, Izmir
Easyjet - Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir, Larnaca, Tel Aviv
KLM - Dalaman, Tel Aviv
Turkish Airlines - Dalaman, Izmir, Tel Aviv
Thomsonfly - Dalaman, Larnaca
Lufthansa - Izmir, Tel Aviv
Aegean Airlines - Izmir, Tel Aviv
Austrian - Larnaca
Tarom Romanian Air Transport- Larnaca
Ukraine International - Tel Aviv
El Al - Larnaca, Tel Aviv
Norwegian Air - Tel Aviv
Alitalia - Tel Aviv
Swiss - Tel Aviv
Brussels Airlines - Tel Aviv

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by muppet

London

Heathrow

British Airways: Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Istanbul Ataturk, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Larnaca, Mumbai, Muscat, Riyadh, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, Singapore, Sydney, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita
Etihad: Abu Dhabi
Air India - Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai
Royal Jordanian - Amman
Turkmenistan Airlines - Ashgabat
Air Astana - Astana
Gulf Air - Bahrain
Azerbaijan Airlines - Baku
Royal Brunei Airlines - Bandar Seri Begawan, Dubai
EVA Air - Bangkok, Taipei
Hainan Airlines - Bangkok, Beijing
Thai Airways - Bangkok
Air China - Beijing
MEA - Beirut
Sri Lankan Airlines - Colombo
Jet Airways - Delhi, Mumbai
Virgin Atlantic - Delhi, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai Pudong
Biman Bangladesh Airlines - Dhaka, Sylhet
Qatar Airways - Doha
Emirates - Dubai
China Southern - Guangzhou
Vietnam Airlines - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Pakistan International Airlines - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Ataturk
Garuda Indonesia - Jakarta
Saudia - Jeddah, Riyadh
Malaysia Airlines - Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait Airways - Kuwait City
Aegean Airlines - Larnaca
Cobalt Air - Larnaca
Philippine Airlines - Manila
Oman Air - Muscat
Beijing Capital Airlines - Qingdao
Asiana - Seoul-Incheon
Korean Air - Seoul-Incheon
China Eastern - Shanghai Pudong
Singapore Airlines - Singapore
Qantas - Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Sydney
Uzbekistan Airways- Tashkent
Iran Air - Tehran
El Al - Tel Aviv
Japan Airlines - Tokyo Haneda

Gatwick

British Airways - Larnaca, Malé, Paphos
Emirates - Dubai
Easyjet - Tel Aviv, Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya, Antalya, Larnaca, Paphos
Thomas Cook Airlines - Aqaba, Izmir, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa
Turkish Airlines - Istanbul Ataturk
TUI Airways - Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya, Larnaca, Paphos, Goa, Phuket
Thomsonfly - Izmir, Bodum, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa, Phuket
First Choice - Izmir, Antalya, Larnaca, Goa
Norwegian - Larnaca
Cobalt Aero - Larnaca
Hong Kong Airlines - Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Airways - Hong Kong
Tianjin Airlines - Chongqing
China Airlines - Taipei

Stansted

Easyjet - Bodrum, Dalaman
TUI Airways - Antalya, Dalaman, Larnaca
Thomas Cook Airlines - Antalya, Dalaman
Emirates - Dubai
Atlas Global - Istanbul
Ryanair - Istanbul, Paphos
Pegasus - Istanbul
Onur Air - Istanbul

Luton

British Airways - Tel Aviv
Atlas Jet - Bodrum, Izmir
Easyjet - Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir, Larnaca, Tel Aviv
KLM - Dalaman, Tel Aviv
Turkish Airlines - Dalaman, Izmir, Tel Aviv
Thomsonfly - Dalaman, Larnaca
Lufthansa - Izmir, Tel Aviv
Aegean Airlines - Izmir, Tel Aviv
Austrian - Larnaca
Tarom Romanian Air Transport- Larnaca
Ukraine International - Tel Aviv
El Al - Larnaca, Tel Aviv
Norwegian Air - Tel Aviv
Alitalia - Tel Aviv
Swiss - Tel Aviv
Brussels Airlines - Tel Aviv

+1

London appears to have the most flights to the region. Interestingly, NA has no nonstop flights to Bangkok whilst at present time, there are no nonstop flights between London and Australia/NZ, however, Qantas is challenging airplane manufacturers to make it happen.

https://www.ausbt.com.au/boeing-pitc...don-ny-flights

[muppet]

How come there are no non-stops to Aus? I thought Heathrow website had them to the main cities. I'll edit Melbourne and Sydney out (Perth is available).

Yep London is the world's biggest air hub with 166 million passengers p/a, though now at capacity and with growing problems (they've been arguing about Heathrow/ Gatwick expansion for a decade now). It's under threat from Paris, Istanbul, NYC, Dubai and Beijing for the crown if it doesn't expand in time.

In terms of international scope Dubai is the best positioned, within a 3 billion person reach within a few hours, but Beijing has the biggest plans (up to 300 million capacity when Daxing opens next year).

[Ronin]

Honolulu has the highest percentage of those with an Asian ethnicity, but it is mostly "Pan-Asianism," in that they all blend together into the local Hawaiian culture. Hawaiian born Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, etc. are less distinct from each other than say a Chinese American born in San Gabriel and a Filipino in Daly City.

On a sidenote, one thing I find interesting is how mainland US Filipinos seem to have an affinity for Hawaiian culture (reggae, food, etc.), whereas Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian Americans are not as much so.

[Crawford]

Honolulu is kinda its own culture, IMO. I agree it's more Pan-Asian, and not really immigrant-oriented.

My vote is for Vancouver.

[mhays]

I put cities into a distance calculator expecting London to be really far to Tokyo, Hong Kong, etc. But the distances really are pretty comparable to the US West Coast. Meanwhile much of Asia is far closer to London than any major NA city is to Asia.

Sometimes London is even a connecting point from Asia to the US. Seattle lacks India connections, and anecdotally the Seattle-London route has a heavy connecting contingent from India, though it's not the shortest route.

[johnnypd]

Originally Posted by mhays

I put cities into a distance calculator expecting London to be really far to Tokyo, Hong Kong, etc. But the distances really are pretty comparable to the US West Coast. Meanwhile much of Asia is far closer to London than any major NA city is to Asia.

Sometimes London is even a connecting point from Asia to the US. Seattle lacks India connections, and anecdotally the Seattle-London route has a heavy connecting contingent from India, though it's not the shortest route.

Yeah, saw recently that Beijing is closer to London than it is to Melbourne. By about 1000 kms as well.

[muppet]

^wow. Mercator playing its devious tricks again

[MonkeyRonin]

Honolulu has the largest Asian population proportionately, while by the same metric Vancouver has the largest Asian immigrant population. Numerically, metropolitan New York (2 million), Toronto (2 million), Los Angeles (1.8 million), SF Bay Area (1.8 million), and London (1.5 million in Greater London - maybe 2 million in the metropolitan area) are all pretty close for having the largest Asian populations in the Western world. London's population is heavily skewed towards South Asia though; and LA's & SF's towards East & Southeast Asia. New York and Toronto's are a little more balanced.

So, I voted for my own city since it's both proportionately and numerically very Asian; has a mix of immigrant, native, and temporary residents; and a good cross section of people from across the continent.

[muppet]

I reckon London city proper is nearer 2 million now, from 1.7 million in 2011 (population has grown by 700,000 since), metro higher of course.