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2,500,000+ | |
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Colonial Languages:Asian Languages: | |
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Asian Caribbean people areCaribbean people who trace their full or a partial ancestry toAsia. The majority of the modern Asian Caribbean populations were the result ofindentured labourers that were brought to the colonial Caribbean after theabolition of slavery to work in mines, sugar plantations, etc. as replacements ofAfrican slaves.
People of Asian Caribbean descent are mainlySouth Asian andEast Asian and additionally may be of other origins includingSouth East Asian andWest Asian.
Besides the colonial languages, some Asian Caribbean people where able to preserve theirlanguages. The Asian Caribbean diaspora is also spread throughoutwestern countries such asCanada, TheNetherlands, TheUnited Kingdom and TheUnited States. Asian Caribbeans don't have a predominant religion and are mainly divided between religions such asHinduism,Islam,Buddhism andChristianity.
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