Asian Welsh people
Asian Welsh people are people of Asian heritage who live in Wales, Welsh people of Asian heritage or people with mixed Asian and Welsh heritage. As in other parts of the United Kingdom, "Asian" typically refers to people of South Asian origin: in the census category this means those of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi heritage. There are also options for people of Chinese or other Asian ancestry; in which other South Asian backgrounds like Sri Lankan are included, as well as other Asian backgrounds, like Filipino, for example.
Demography
In 2016, the Welsh Assembly of the time was criticised for not having a "Welsh Asian" tick box for polling purposes on an equalities form issued in Wales, by the Welsh Assembly.The second largest "high-level" ethnicity category in Wales in 2021 was “Asian, Asian Welsh or Asian British”. 89,000 people identified as this category, which is 2.9% of the Welsh population. This compares to 2.3% in 2011.
Notable Asian Welsh people
Acting and film
Art
Authors
Business
Medical
Politics
Singing
Sport
- Neil Johnson (footballer)
- Prem Sisodiya
- Kishan Hirani
- Anoma Sooriyaarachchi
- Kieffer Moore
- Kaid Mohamed
- Barry Jones (boxer)
- Mika Chunuonsee
- Tom Ramasut
- Clive Rees
- Tal Dunne