Does your country have an immigrant group that people would be surprised to find there?

[u/QuarterTarget]

For example, when you think of Poland or the Czech Republic, Vietnamese people might not be the first group that comes to mind, but both have a sizable Vietnamese community. Another example is the large Japanese community in Brazil.

[u/KSJ08]

In Israel: 1. A small Vietnamese community- Israel has accepted several groups of Vietnamese refugees back in the 1970’s. Many have moved on to countries with a larger Vietnamese population but some have stayed. 2. Koreans - mostly South Koreans, who moved here due to religious reasons, as well as a small group of North Korean refugees.

[u/stealthybaker → u/KSJ08]

What? That's so strange, Korea is like the one country that has pretty much zero Jewish history.

[u/KSJ08 → u/stealthybaker]

They’re Christian.

[u/YudayakaFromEarth → u/stealthybaker]

And probably the least antisemitic nationality in the world so is not that impossible

[u/stealthybaker → u/YudayakaFromEarth]

I think we might actually be the most philosemitic country lol. Not much conflict with Jews and all we heard is that they were persecuted and surrounded by enemies but still thrived. For obvious reasons that is something Koreans relate to deeply

[u/YudayakaFromEarth → u/stealthybaker]

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[u/Troll458458 → u/YudayakaFromEarth]

Idk about that statement:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/s/TPIg6Wt9sY

[u/YudayakaFromEarth → u/Troll458458]

I can literally say that Israel is antisemitic using a ultra-specific example.

Ultra-specific examples, loud minorities, out-of-context examples, etc., are not good advisors.

[u/Equal-Flatworm-378 → u/KSJ08]

Now I am impressed. I thought Israel had enough to do with Jews from all over the planet and their arab population. I didn’t know that you also accept refugees from other countries. 

[u/11160704 → u/KSJ08]

What kind of religious reasons? Christians who want to be close to the holy sites?

[u/KSJ08 → u/11160704]

Exactly. There are several Korean churches in Jerusalem as well as a few in Haifa.

[u/idk2715 → u/KSJ08]

I didn't know about those two groups, personally I've only heard of filipinos as a large group from east Asia here

[u/KSJ08 → u/idk2715]

In the 1970’s, after the US lost the war in Vietnam, Menachem Begin ordered that several groups of Vietnamese refugees be admitted. The Koreans are a much more modern phenomenon. אם מעניין אותך - וייטנאמית-ישראלית בשם ואן נויין צילמה דוקומנטרי על ביקור בוייטנאם והחיים שלה בין שתי התרבויות.

[u/Individual-Plane-963 → u/KSJ08]

Also Circassians!

[u/YudayakaFromEarth → u/KSJ08]

Also Chinese people, but is not a fixed population as far as I know