"This article is about East Asians in the United Kingdom. For other ethnic groups from Asia in the UK, see British Asian, British Arabs and British Iranians. East Asians in the United Kingdom 105x105px98x98px73px98x98px57px Total population Over. 1,000,0001.6% of the UK population Chinese - 400,000Filipino - 200,000Vietnamese - 55,000 Malaysian - 50,000Japanese - 50,000 Singaporean - 40,000 South Korean - 40,000 Thai - 36,000Burmese - 10,000Other East Asians - UnknownAll figures except the Chinese, Filipino and Thai communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace (i.e. doesn't include British born people of East Asian origin) Regions with significant populations London, Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Edinburgh Languages British English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, and many others Religion Buddhism, Christianity, East Asian religions, Islam, Non-religious, others Related ethnic groups Asians East Asians in the United Kingdom or British East Asians are British citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In British English, they are sometimes called \"Oriental\", since the term \"Asian\" is usually used for South Asians, although this term may be considered offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used."@en . . . . . . . "East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom"@en . "East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom are British citizens or residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Singapore, Republic of China, Thailand and Vietnam. They are called \"Oriental\", since the term \"Asian\" is usually used for South Asians in British English, although \u2013 dependent upon the context \u2013 the use of the term might be considered by some to be derogatory or offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used."@en . . . . . . "Top row:"@en . "Vietnamese - 55,000"@en . "East Asians in the United Kingdom"@en . "East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom are East and Southeast Asian British citizens. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries. They are called \"Oriental\", since the term \"Asian\" usually refers to South Asians in British English, although \u2013 dependent upon the context \u2013 the use of the term might be considered by some to be derogatory or offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used."@en . . . "Burmese - 10,000"@en . "Malaysian - 50,000"@en . . . "Other East Asians - Unknown"@en . "East Asians in the United Kingdom"@en . "All figures except the Chinese, Filipino and Thai communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace"@en . . "2"^^ . . "Matt Tong, Kazuo Ishiguro, Anne Keothavong"@en . . . "Chinese - 466,000"@en . "British English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, and many others"@en . "Over. 1,000,000"@en . . . "This article is about East Asians in the United Kingdom. For other ethnic groups from Asia in the UK, see British Asian, British Arabs and British Iranians. East Asians in the United Kingdom 105x105px98x98px73px98x98px57px Total population Over."@en . . "South Korean - 40,000"@en . . . . . "Thai - 36,000"@en . . "Singaporean - 40,000"@en . "Japanese - 50,000"@en . . . . "East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom are East and Southeast Asian British citizens. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries. They are called \"Oriental\", since the term \"Asian\" usually refers to South Asians in British English, although \u2013 dependent upon the context \u2013 the use of the term might be considered by some to be derogatory or offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used."@en . . . "Bottom row:Vanessa-Mae, Herman Li, Gok Wan"@en . "Buddhism, Christianity, East Asian religions, Islam, Non-religious, others"@en . "2"^^ . "East Asians in the United Kingdom"@en . "Filipino - 150,000"@en . . "Chinese - 400,000"@en .