Asian experience in Leicester

Question 1

Population of Asians in Leicester rose from just ….. in 1951, to around …… by 1981.

Answer 1

600-60,000

Question 2

Migration due to violence created by the Independence and Partition of India in 1947 (e.g. Punjab)
Expulsion of Ugandan Asians by President Idi Amin led to 30,000 migrating, and around ….. settling

Answer 2

6,000

Question 3

Asians experience positive(religion, business

Answer 3

• By 1972, had 3 Sikh
  Gurdwaras, Two Mosques

Business success – 1,400 Asian-owned by 1994

Question 4

Negative experiences Asians(discrimination and discouraged to migrate

Answer 4

Discrimination – Working clubs on 10% minority

City council declared
the city ‘full’ in August 1972, and ran adverts

Question 5

1,400 Businesses in 1994 and over …….. by 2010. Estimated to have created over ……..local jobs.

Answer 5

10,000

30,000

Question 6

Aziz and Rashid Tyub created ‘Poundland’ in …., that became a chain with over turnover

Answer 6

1976

1/2 billion turnover

Question 7

major festivals held annually since 1982
e.g …

Answer 7

Diwali