Asian-Scots

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Asian-Scots (or Asian-Scottish or Scottish Asian) is a term defined within the 2011 Scottish census as including people of Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Chinese or other Asian ancestry resident in Scotland. [1] Their parents or grandparents are normally Asian immigrants. Many of them are academics, doctors, business owners and/or engineers. It can also refer to people who are of dual Scottish and Asian ancestry. It combines Asian ethnic background with Scottish national identity.

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In traditional British usage, the term Asian did not normally include East Asians, who were referred by their respective national origins (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Malaysians and others) or collectively as "Oriental", which similar to Scotch can be viewed of as pejorative when applied to people. [2] By contrast, in traditional North American usage the term Asian did not normally include South Asians but focused on East and Southeast Asians, particularly Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese. These frames of reference reflect different migration patterns.

Census

The 2001 and 2011 censuses recorded the following ethnic groups:

Ethnic Group2001 [3] 2011 [4]
Number%Number%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian 15,0370.30%32,7060.62%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani 31,7930.63%49,3810.93%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1,9810.04%3,7880.07%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese 16,3100.32%33,7060.64%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other 6,1960.12%21,0970.40%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total71,3171.41%140,6782.66%
TotalPopulation in Scotland5,062,011100.00%5,295,403100.00%

In addition to ethnicity, the 2011 census asked about national identity. [5]

South Asian communities

Map of Glasgow, coloured according to % of residents stated as Asian in the 2011 UK Census. Asian Glasgow 2011 census.png
Map of Glasgow, coloured according to % of residents stated as Asian in the 2011 UK Census.
Historical Asian-Scottish population
YearPop.±%
199132,000—    
200149,000+53.1%
201186,000+75.5%
Source:
  • Figures based on respective censuses [6] [7]

Scotland's South Asian population of more than 80,000 is mostly from Indian and Pakistani background. The majority are adherents of the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faiths and are concentrated around urban areas, such as Greater Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. However, there are Asian communities in places as small as Stornoway and as far north as Aberdeen. [8]

Notable Scottish Asians

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland's New Official Ethnicity Classification" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "'Oriental': Rugs, Not People".
  3. ↑ "Analysis of Ethnicity in the 2001 Census - Summary Report".
  4. ↑ "Standard Outputs".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Census 2011: Detailed characteristics on Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion in Scotland – Release 3A". UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  6. ↑ Ansari, Humayun (14 April 2019). "The Infidel Within: Muslims in Britain Since 1800". C. Hurst & Co. Publishers – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Ethnic groups, Scotland, 2001 and 2011
  8. ↑ "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "First Asian MSP goes to Holyrood". 4 May 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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