SE is South East Asia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Burma, Singapore (and others). But not China, Russia, Japan, or
the Koreas because you are on the mainland. Likewise not Australia, Papua
New Guinea etc as Australia is it's own continent
and PNG is an Island.
NSW is the state of New South Wales in Australia. Australia has 6 sovereign
states and 2 self governing terrorities. Six of the seven british self
governing colonies decided to federate in 1901. New Zealand didn't join but
they were listed in the Australian Constitution as a founding state.
Chinese people have been in Australia since white people came here. Although
they were not treated well till the last 30 years. When I grew up I saw
virtually no asians until 1975 when Vietnamese refegees came here (and
Chinese ones in 1989). Now Australia, at least in the big cities, look like
Asian cities. Asian faces everywhere. Asian shops everywhere. It's hard to
find takeaway food that isn't asian (except at McDonalds). You'd feel at
home. Even the triads are here. A lot are other asians, there are more sushi
shops in Australia than anything else it seems which makes me unhappy as I
don't eat raw fish.
Along with Australia's asianisation there is also a continental thing
happening where we think we are all italians drinking coffee on sidewalk
cafes earing our foccias for lunch or breakfast while reading vogue.