Singaporean British

Infobox Ethnic group
group = flagicon|UK Singaporean British flagicon|Singapore
poptime = 40,180 Singaporean Born (2001) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/singapore.stm BBC NEWS | UK | Born Abroad | Singapore] ]
Ancestral Numbers Unknown
(0.07% of British population)
|popplace = Largest communities in London, South East England and Plymouth, but very widespread diaspora overall
langs = British English, Singaporean English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil
rels = Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Islam
related = Oriental British, British Chinese, British Japanese, British Korean, British Asian, Malaysian Britons

Singaporean British or Singaporean Briton is a term used to refer to people of Singaporean descent who have been born in and/or raised in the United Kingdom. This includes people of Singaporean descent and those born in Singapore and have migrated to the UK.

Background

The story of the Singaporean British community roughly follows that of the British Chinese community, as many Singaporeans are actually of Chinese descent. There is a large Singaporean diaspora in the UK, due to Singapore once being a British colony and now being part of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Demographics

40,180 Singaporean-born people were living in the UK in 2001, with an even larger number with Singaporean ancestry. The Singaporean British population has increased by 19.05% since 1991, when 33,751 Singaporean people resided in the UK [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/singapore.stm] . By the next census (2011), there is likely to be in excess of 100,000 people of Singaporean descent living in the UK.

Population Distribution

Please note that the table below only includes statistics of Singaporean born people, not British born ethnic Singaporeans. The most popular places for Singaporeans to live in the UK include Hyde Park, Kensington, Holborn, Chelsea, Southall, Regents Park, Highgate, East Ham, Richmond (all London), Cambridge, Portsmouth, Oxford, Bath, Plymouth, Exeter and other places on the South English Coast.

Notables

* Michael Chan, Baron Chan - Physician and politician
* Nancy Yuen - Singer
* Jasmine Lowson, (Singaporean mother) News Presenter

ee also

* Chinese in Singapore
* Malays in Singapore
* Indians in Singapore
* Oriental British
* Singapore
* Asian people

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/singapore.stm BBC Born Abroad - Singapore]
* [http://singapore.embassyhomepage.com/ The Singaporean Embassy in London]