Chinese Eastern Canada
I do not know whether to place in ASB or Alt History Discussion-Before 1900. I decided for the former...due that is inspired by this quote - "In a thread of mine a while back about a Chinese invasion, Dr. What mentioned that in that sort of situation, the Canadians would probably deploy as a humanitarian force to help the invaders!"
"Let the die be cast" - Julius Ceasar.
After Li Zicheng's army was defeated on 27 May 1644 at the Battle of Shanhai Pass by the combined forces of the defecting Ming general Wu Sangui and the Manchus, Li fled from Beijing towards his base in Shaanxi.
This is when Captain Jon Willem Van Vermeer Logerquist, the half Dutch / half Norwegian captain of the VOC ship "Gotham", stepped forward. Due to his half-Norwegian status he had been passed over for promiton by the VOC repeatedly. He extended the remains of the Shun leadership a strange offer - he would take them into exile into the unknown portions of the Americas. His payment was simple - if a colony is established the VOC has exlusive trading rights for the next 100 years.
There was a fight among the General's bodyguard - Hu, Miao, Tian, and Fan - whether fight on, surrender to the Ming, or take the offer. Hu wanted to fight on. Miao wanted to take their forces to the Southern Ming. Tian wanted to take the offer. Fan defered to his emperor, he takes out a coin, "Yin - fight on. Yang - the merchant's offer."
Li turned to his wife, "Let it fly high."
Gao Guiyang gave a nod with doubts, she would prefer to defect to the Miao faction, but did not want division to destroy what was left of the Shun.
In quick fashion the cargo of tulips were tossed into the ocean to make room for the refugees. At least some of the refugees - the Hu faction and Miao faction stayed behind.
The trip across the Pacific Ocean was not the most comfortable trip - two refugees died and one committed suicide. Arriving in the Americas - (what would be Modern Day British Colombia) - the Shun disembarked. The first few weeks was building settlement and staking a claim to the land.
Then Cheif Bigfoot of the Native Tribes learned of the new visitiors. From the Shun point of view, his tribe seemed like the description of the Ainu of Japan but with totom poles spaking a strange language. The warrior cast led by Grey Owl wanted to push the newcomers into the sea so they would not have to share the salmon rush that was due to come this season. Ignoring them, Cheif Bigfoot arrayed out his tribe as a humanitarian force to help the invaders!
Thinking it was an attack, the Shun prepared for a battle until they were presented by the strange natives baskets of Salmon. This was the First Chinese - Indian potlatch.
In the year 10 of the Shun, Gao Guiyang gave birth to a son - the first Chinese American. The resulting celebration of the continuation of the dynasty resulted in a Second Chinese - Indian potlatch.