Asian diasporas in France

Asian diasporas in France
Regions with significant populations
Throughout most major urban areas in France (Île-de-France, Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, etc.)
Languages
French, Languages of Asia
Religion
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Vietnamese folk religion
Related ethnic groups
Ethnic groups in Asia

Asian diasporas in France or French Asians[1] consist of foreign residents and French citizens originating from Asian countries living in France. French citizens of Asian descent primarily have ancestry from the former French colonies of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), as well as China or Turkey.[2] Other Asian ethnic groups found in France include other West Asians (such as the Lebanese), South Asians, Japanese, and Koreans.[3]

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: French Asians hit back at racism with 'I'm not a virus'". 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ "La population étrangère résidant en France: Infos migrations" [The foreign population residing in France: Migration information] (in French). immigration.gouv.fr. October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. ... ressortissants d'origine asiatique augmente, malgré une baisse du nombre des Cambodgiens, Laotiens et Vietnamiens. Cela s'explique par une présence accrue des Turcs, mais surtout de celle des ressortissants chinois ... ou plus généralement d'un autre pays d'Asie.
  3. ^ "La population étrangère résidant en France: Infos migrations" [The foreign population residing in France: Migration information] (in French). immigration.gouv.fr. October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.