British East and Southeast Asian

{{Short description|East and Southeast Asians living in the United Kingdom}}

{{Short description|East and Southeast Asians living in the United Kingdom}}

The terms '''British East and Southeast Asian''' (BESEA) or simply '''East and Southeast Asian''' (ESEA) are used to refer to people in the United Kingdom (UK) who identify with the cultures and ethnicities of [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. The [[2021 United Kingdom census]] recorded a total of 834,262 people (1.25% of the total population) who were [[East Asians in the United Kingdom#2021 Census|born in East]] and [[Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom#2021 Census|Southeast Asian countries]] (i.e. does not include British born people of East or Southeast Asian origin) residing in the United Kingdom. This was split near evenly with 417,318 from the Southeast Asian region and 416,944 from the East Asian region.<ref name="ONS21">{{Cite web |title=Country of birth (extended) |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create/filter-outputs/09395128-afa5-4645-8de6-6d0458aa806c#get-data |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=www.ons.gov.uk|publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref><ref name="CountryBirth_22">{{cite web |title=Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/search-the-census#/location/topics/list?topic=Ethnicity,%20Identity,%20Language%20and%20Religion&categoryId=4 |publisher=National Records of Scotland|access-date=24 May 2024}} > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'</ref><ref name="NISRA21">{{cite web |title=MS-A18: Country of birth - full detail |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-ms-a18.xlsx |access-date=22 September 2023|website=nisra.gov.uk |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency}}</ref>

The terms '''British East and Southeast Asian''' (BESEA) or simply '''East and Southeast Asian''' (ESEA) are used to refer to people in the United Kingdom (UK) who identify with the cultures and [[Ethnicity|ethnicities]] of [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. The [[2021 United Kingdom census]] recorded a total of 834,262 people (1.25% of the total population) who were [[East Asians in the United Kingdom#2021 Census|born in East]] and [[Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom#2021 Census|Southeast Asian countries]] (i.e. does not include British born people of East or Southeast Asian origin) residing in the United Kingdom. This was split near evenly with 417,318 from the Southeast Asian region and 416,944 from the East Asian region.<ref name="ONS21">{{Cite web |title=Country of birth (extended) |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create/filter-outputs/09395128-afa5-4645-8de6-6d0458aa806c#get-data |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=www.ons.gov.uk|publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref><ref name="CountryBirth_22">{{cite web |title=Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/search-the-census#/location/topics/list?topic=Ethnicity,%20Identity,%20Language%20and%20Religion&categoryId=4 |publisher=National Records of Scotland|access-date=24 May 2024}} > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'</ref><ref name="NISRA21">{{cite web |title=MS-A18: Country of birth - full detail |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-ms-a18.xlsx |access-date=22 September 2023|website=nisra.gov.uk |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency}}</ref>

According to organisations who uses this term, this includes Brunei, [[Cambodia]], [[British Chinese|China]], Timor-Leste, [[Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom|Hong Kong]], [[Indonesians in the United Kingdom|Indonesia]], [[Japanese in the United Kingdom|Japan]], [[British Koreans|Korea (North and South)]], Laos, Macau, [[Malaysians in the United Kingdom|Malaysia]], [[Mongolians in the United Kingdom|Mongolia]], [[Burmese people in the United Kingdom|Myanmar]], [[Filipinos in the United Kingdom|the Philippines]], [[Singaporeans in the United Kingdom|Singapore]], Taiwan, [[Thais in the United Kingdom|Thailand]] and [[Vietnamese people in the United Kingdom|Vietnam]].<ref name="ESA Scotland">{{Cite web |title=ESA Scotland |url=https://www.esascotland.org/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=ESA Scotland |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yellow Earth Theatre |url=https://yellowearth.org/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Yellow Earth Theatre |language=en-GB}}</ref>

According to organisations who uses this term, this includes Brunei, [[Cambodia]], [[British Chinese|China]], Timor-Leste, [[Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom|Hong Kong]], [[Indonesians in the United Kingdom|Indonesia]], [[Japanese in the United Kingdom|Japan]], [[British Koreans|Korea (North and South)]], Laos, Macau, [[Malaysians in the United Kingdom|Malaysia]], [[Mongolians in the United Kingdom|Mongolia]], [[Burmese people in the United Kingdom|Myanmar]], [[Filipinos in the United Kingdom|the Philippines]], [[Singaporeans in the United Kingdom|Singapore]], Taiwan, [[Thais in the United Kingdom|Thailand]] and [[Vietnamese people in the United Kingdom|Vietnam]].<ref name="ESA Scotland">{{Cite web |title=ESA Scotland |url=https://www.esascotland.org/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=ESA Scotland |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yellow Earth Theatre |url=https://yellowearth.org/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Yellow Earth Theatre |language=en-GB}}</ref>