I took an Alaskan cruise last spring though Vancouver (Which was quite beautiful) and all I noticed was the ASIAN and RUSSIAN influx.
The "racist" observation..... You go to TX, CA AZ you expect to see a lot of Spanish/Latino demographics. You go to Sweeden/Nordic countries you expect white. you got to Africa, perhaps negro... etc...
You go to BC, Canada, and there is Asian markets all over... torturing SeaLife (food) and aisles of noodles/rice..... little shops of Russians peddling art. I say it like that because that's what it appears to most. But through my goggles I saw a Russian generational family selling trinkets. Hand painted (or Carved) to make a living. (Forgo the license for collegic and NFL sportsball teams).
Im old enough to remember buying Alaska from Russia. The Asians just "migrated there"
I was thinking the same thing when I read that