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Indo-Caribbeans are a very interesting minority, people who have ancestry in India and live in the Caribbean.
Also the Indo-Surinamese, who have ancestry in India and live in Suriname, a country in South America, close to the Caribbean. More than 150,000 people in Suriname speak Sarnami Hindustani, a language that is a dialect of the Bhojpuri language from India.
Hinduism is the religion of 18.15% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago and the religion of 22.3% of the population of Suriname.
Indo-Caribbeans are a very interesting minority, people who have ancestry in India and live in the Caribbean.
Also the Indo-Surinamese, who have ancestry in India and live in Suriname, a country in South America, close to the Caribbean. More than 150,000 people in Suriname speak Sarnami Hindustani, a language that is a dialect of the Bhojpuri language from India.
Hinduism is the religion of 18.15% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago and the religion of 22.3% of the population of Suriname.
Same with Fiji. But here in Australia, Fijian Indians are very much known in Australia as it is the most popular country for Fijian Indians to migrate to.
Same with Fiji. But here in Australia, Fijian Indians are very much known in Australia as it is the most popular country for Fijian Indians to migrate to.
Are they? Not entirely sure how many Australians would be aware of such. While the Indian population from The Sub Continent has become the chief source of migrants into Australia, over years, I doubt many would distinguish Indian ethnicity with people coming from Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, UK, or indeed those of similar appearance like Sri Lankans, Bangla's, Pakistani's and so on.
What would make Fijian Indians so very much known to the Australian public in your eyes?
I thought that might be the case, the islands are entirely within QLD of course.
The odd TI flag is seen in WA. Usually a setting around First Nation's people though.
It does not share a place beside the three, or increasingly four ( with the Rainbow colours) at government buildings or educational places of learning. Understandable in QLD it is more visible.
Perhaps the Cocos (Keelung) Islands and Christmas Island flags should be more prominent in the WA setting.
Are they? Not entirely sure how many Australians would be aware of such. While the Indian population from The Sub Continent has become the chief source of migrants into Australia, over years, I doubt many would distinguish Indian ethnicity with people coming from Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, UK, or indeed those of similar appearance like Sri Lankans, Bangla's, Pakistani's and so on.
What would make Fijian Indians so very much known to the Australian public in your eyes?
I actually had a good friend back in my uni days, who was Fijian - Indian, he had to go through an arranged marriage . They are still together, almost 20 years later. I cant say how well known they are however.
The odd TI flag is seen in WA. Usually a setting around First Nation's people though.
It does not share a place beside the three, or increasingly four ( with the Rainbow colours) at government buildings or educational places of learning. Understandable in QLD it is more visible.
Perhaps the Cocos (Keelung) Islands and Christmas Island flags should be more prominent in the WA setting.
I had no idea the Cocos and Christmas islands even had there own flag?
This is the QLD state parliament, you can clearly see it in this picture. (Twice if you look).
Are they? Not entirely sure how many Australians would be aware of such. While the Indian population from The Sub Continent has become the chief source of migrants into Australia, over years, I doubt many would distinguish Indian ethnicity with people coming from Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, UK, or indeed those of similar appearance like Sri Lankans, Bangla's, Pakistani's and so on.
What would make Fijian Indians so very much known to the Australian public in your eyes?
Well the amount of people that look like they are from the sub continent but say they are from Fiji. I am just talking about them meeting them in my encounters while living in Sydney and some of them referring say they are from Fiji. BTW I live in NSW and it may be different compared to living in Western Australia. Besides n Australia, the bulk of the Fijian-born Indian population lives in New South Wales. A majority of them practise Hinduism, followed by Islam and Christianity. Most of the population are bi-lingual. The Fijian-born form one of the fastest growing communities in Australia. https://multiculturalnsw.id.com.au/m...tion?COIID=113
Plus last year 370,830 Australians visited Fijihttps://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/2019/09/16/tourism-fiji-celebrates-another-year-record-visitor-arrivals/1568594156. Fiji has long been a holiday place for Australia. The result is so many Australians are exposed to Fijian Indians too.
If Australias were not aware of an Indian Fijian population then Fiji would not be such a popular place for Australians to vacate too, or if Australia did not get the large number of Fijian indians comming to Australia after the 1980s coup, which restulted in discrimination of Fijian Indians. BTW I first heard about the existance of Fijian indians when the coup that overthrow the Fijian indian leader in Fiji on the news in Australia in the 1980s.
In New Zealand 28 percent of the 105,000 Indians living in New Zealand were born in Fiji.BTW the first politician in New Zealand of Indian heritage is Fijian Indian Anand Satyanand
BTW the same way Australians can tell the difference of Americans and Canadians living in Australia, by them stating they are from there. Some Australians (a small minority of them) can tell the difference between Americans and Canadians by their accent. It is the same as telling the difference between a Indian born or Fijian born living in Australia.
Maybe for someone from Europe and USA people can be surprised to hear Fijian Indians are a large minority in Fiji, but it is less of a surprise for Australians and New Zealanders who are more exposed to them.
Also people in Australia would not generally know there is a large Korean minority in the former USSR central republic states in places such as Uzbekistan. They are known as Koryo-saram, because there are not many of them in Australia, nor places such as Uzbekistan is popular tourist place for Australians go to go.
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