British Asian
Proper noun
Meaning
British Asian
A British citizen descended from (mostly) South Asia.
Synonym: akhi (slang)
Examples
Channi Singh has been awarded the OBE by the British Queen for his services to Bhangra music and services/ charity for the British Asian community.
The 1975 novel North Star by Hammond Innes is largely set in Shetland and Raman Mundair 's 2007 book of poetry A Choreographer's Cartography offers a British Asian perspective on the landscape.
Kabaddi was also played by the British Army for fun, to keep fit and as an enticement to recruit soldiers from the British Asian community.
Other notable British Asian films from this period include My Son the Fanatic (1997), Ae Fond Kiss..
“Few writers since Hanif Kureishi have tackled the subject of homosexuality in British Asian or black culture.
He added: 'With your generosity the British Asian Trust will help those who have nowhere else to turn and offer hope to those who face the most desperate circumstances.