British Hindus want to ditch the Asian tag
I suspect British Hindus want to ditch the Asian tag to distance themselves from Muslims. There is an effort in the United States to create a common "South Asian" identity for the immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. In due time, I expect that identity to fail. Muslims from all South Asian countries will opt for the emerging American Muslim identity and Hindus will identify as Indian-Americans.
Hindus say it’s time to ditch the Asian tag - Britain - Times Online
Lord Parekh, who is a Hindu, writes in the report that the community is politically “invisible” because it makes “few noises when confronted with injustices”. He says that British Hindus, drawn mainly from Asia and East Africa, have quietly concentrated on building their careers, holding families together and nurturing their children’s education.
In three generations, he says, they have risen to senior positions in most of the professions and have a larger middle class than any other ethnic minority except the Jewish community. Yet only two MPs are Hindu.
Although relations with other communities are described as excellent, “those with Muslims leave much to be desired”, the Labour peer says.
