The Shanghainese people (Chinese: 上海人; Mandarin Pinyin: Shànghǎi rén; Jyutping: Soeng6hoi2jan4; Shanghainese: ) also commonly referred to as Shanghaiers refers to the people whose families are from Shanghai, China, especially those who can speak the Shanghainese dialect of the Wu language. With the prosperity of Shanghai, more and more migrants have been moving to Shanghai for school and work which also creates "New Shanghainese". "New Shanghainese" are contributing to the development of Shanghai, but also face discrimination from local Shanghainese. There is also a significant minority of Shanghainese people living in Sydney, Australia particularly in the suburbs of Ashfield and Burwood. As well as that, many Shanghainese have moved to large metropolitan areas including but not limited to New York City, Los Angeles and settled in various suburbs. In Hong Kong a lot of rich people are of Shanghai origin. They or their ancestors fled from Mainland China before the Communist Party took over the city in 1949. Some actors on the TVB network, a television network based in Hong Kong, are originally from Shanghai, such as Liza Wang, Tracy Ip, and Natalie Tong. As the city of Shanghai becomes increasingly globalized, and its population diversified, the definition of Shanghainese is getting fuzzier, though it remains a symbolic source of pride for many who identify with the label.
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