The Future of Multi-Cultural Britain
Positive contributions of Asian immigrants to British society and economy
1. UK Asians doing OK
Gradually the shape of Britain's
multi-culturalism is becoming clear - and nowhere is the outline more distinct
than with the role Asians are playing.
2. Asian
Success Stories
The identities of Britain's
200 most affluent Asian men and women have been revealed with the publication
of an official 'rich list'.
3. UK
Curry Queen
BBC News Online talks
to one of the richest Asian women in the UK about her food manufacturing
company
7. Generations
- the south Asian experience
What is it like to be a family embedded in more than one culture and
history at the same time?
Criticism of immigration in its present form
4. Multiculturalism
the Wembley way
Immigrants now comprise a quarter of London's population
and in one area - Wembley - just over half of residents.
5. Minorties
younger but poorer
Almost one in 10 people in the UK are members of an ethnic minority.
Some two million children (17.6%) live in households where there are
no working adults.
6. Opininon-This
influx must stop
We believe that there is a growing realisation that
immigration simply cannot continue at the present levels.
Can different family values and customs be integrated into British life?
8. Are
Asian family values the future
In a bygone golden age a family consisted
of a wife, husband and their two or three children living serenely under
one roof. White British households
could learn a lot from the extended structure of Asian families.
10. How Sita and Deepak met
Helping teenagers understand the Indian custom of 'arranged marriages'
11. Judge prevents
forced marriage
A High Court judge has used
a bogus court order to prevent a London Asian girl from being married against
her will.
12. TV
marriage - Pakistani style
Traditional, arranged marriages are a cornerstone
of Pakistan's conservative society.
However, in the cities, the
sons and daughters of an educated middle-class are finding new ways of meeting
that elusive match.