In Britain, the word "Asian" most frequently refers to people of Desi ancestry (Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis) as … See more

Asian British people are significant and growing minority of the United Kingdom's population.
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, those identifying as Asian British in England & … See more

The earliest date at which South Asians settled in Great Britain is unclear. If the Romany are included, then the earliest arrivals were in the Middle Ages. DNA surveys have linked Romanies to present-day South … See more

Several Asian Britons have broken into the UK film industry, as well as Hollywood, and the U.S. film industry at large; starring in high-grossing box office films, including major film series, and receiving subsequent internation… See more

In 2001, the Centre for Social Markets estimated that British Asian businesses contributed more than £5 billion to GDP. Many British Asians are regarded as affluent middle-class people. As business owners an… See more

British Asians from a wide range of backgrounds have faced discrimination and racism since the second half of the twentieth century. There have been examples of abuse faced by British Asians and their c… See more