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It's similar in the UK.
There are twice as many Asians (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi) as black people, yet if you look at culture and media you wouldn't think it. You would think black people made up a lot more than the <5% of the population that they do.
I think a similarity between Latinos in the US and Asians in the UK is that they have a strong ethno religious identity. They are busy getting on with their lives and are quite happy within their own ethnic bubbles. They can consume culture and media from their homelands.
On the other hand, I think a common trait between black people in the US and the UK is that they are more integrated into mainstream society and culture as they don't have such a strong ethno religious background. That being the case, they are more likely to encounter discrimination as they are more likely to be trying to navigate in the wider mainstream culture.
I think there is also a difference in attitude between self responsibility and a victim mentality.
There are twice as many Asians (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi) as black people, yet if you look at culture and media you wouldn't think it. You would think black people made up a lot more than the <5% of the population that they do.
I think a similarity between Latinos in the US and Asians in the UK is that they have a strong ethno religious identity. They are busy getting on with their lives and are quite happy within their own ethnic bubbles. They can consume culture and media from their homelands.
On the other hand, I think a common trait between black people in the US and the UK is that they are more integrated into mainstream society and culture as they don't have such a strong ethno religious background. That being the case, they are more likely to encounter discrimination as they are more likely to be trying to navigate in the wider mainstream culture.
I think there is also a difference in attitude between self responsibility and a victim mentality.