Ecuadorian Briton

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Ecuadorian Britons
Británicos ecuatorianos
flagicon|Ecuador flagicon|UK


caption =
poptime = Ecuadorian born (2001 Census): 3,035 [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census] ]
Estimates including ancestry: 70,000-90,000cite web|url=http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/news/ART40460.html|title=Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London|author=Sofia Buchuck|publisher=untoldLondon|accessdate=2008-04-12]
popplace = London and South East England
langs = British English, Spanish, Spanglish and Other Languages of Ecuador
rels = Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Mormon
related = •Latin American Briton•Mestizo•Amerindian•Mulatto•Spanish Briton•Hispanic•Latino

Ecuadorian Britons ( _es. Británicos ecuatorianos) are people of Ecuadorian ancestry living in the United Kingdom (born and/ or raised in the UK), they can be either British citizens or non-citizen immigrants. The Ecuadorian British community numbers around 80,000, making it one of the largest in the Ecuadorian diaspora, with only three other countries outside of South America having larger Ecuadorian communities - The United States with some 500,000+, Spain with almost 430,000 and Italy, with slightly less. [ [http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/news/ART40460.html Diversity news page ] ] [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060622/ai_n16494219 The little corner of London that's forever Ecuador | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]

Background

The first Ecuadorians began arriving in the United Kingdom in the late 1900s, with the majority of them being political refugees fleeing from political persecution and military dictatorships, like many of the other Latin American Communties. However, over the past decade, the Ecuadorian community in the UK has rocketed from a few thousand to almost 100,000, with the majority of recent immigrants being attracted to the UK lifestyle, including better job prospects. The Guardian claims that Latin Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic group in the UK. [ [http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/news/ART40460.html Diversity news page ] ] The majority of Ecuadorians have had to learn English after migrating to the UK, as the vast majority of them speak only Spanish or other indigenous languages of Ecuador. The Hispanic and Ecuadorian culture has had a major impact in London, where hundreds of Hispanic stores and stalls can be found in markets, streets and shopping centres across the city. People can purchase exotic fruits, foods, clothing and other Hispanic products in such places as Brixton Market, Seven Sister Markets, and shopping centres in Elephant and Castle and Peckham Rye, where Latin American culture dominates the retail scene. [ [http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/news/ART40460.html Diversity news page ] ]

Demographics

The Ecuadorian British community is a fairly large one, standing at almost 100,000, which is roughly 0.15% of the UK's population, and just under 10% of the UK's Latin American population. Like many Latin American communities in the UK, Ecuadorians have only began to emmerge recently, with the overwhealming majority residing in London. Percentage wise, the Ecuadorian British community is almost identical to the Ecuadorian American community.

Notable Ecuadorian Britons

Bold indicates a UK citizen, normal text indicated a non-citizen immigrant.

*Felipe Caicedo, Footballer
*Ulises de la Cruz, Footballer
*Lawrie Sanchez, Manager of Fulham F.C.
*Antonio Valencia, Footballer

ee also

* Demographics of Ecuador
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* Spanish people
* Spanish Briton
* Latin American Briton
* Ecuadorian American
* Mestizo
* Amerindians
* Mulatto
* Afro-Ecuadorian
* Hispanic
* Latino

External links

* [http://www.ecuabrit.com EcuaBrit a meeting point for Ecuadorian and British people]

References