British Filipino

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British Filipino
Total population
approx 150,000
Regions with significant populations
London, South East England
Languages
British English, Tagalog, other Philippine languages
Religions
Predominantly Catholic, Protestantism, Islam, Nonreligious
Related ethnic groups
Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos,

British Filipinos are citizens or immigrants who are of Filipino ancestry and can trace their roots back to the Philippines. Filipino-British are a subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.

The United Kingdom only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. The number started to grow in the 1970’s when immigration restrictions on Commonwealth citizens meant that employers had to find workers from other countries. The National Health Service (NHS), hotel and catering industry and clothing manufacturers started to recruit Filipinos. The NHS started to recruit more Filipino nurses in the 1990s to make up a shortfall in local recruitment. A large number of Filipinos have also arrived as caregivers and work in public & private nursing homes. Currently, there are approximately 150,000 British Filipinos and immigrants in the United Kingdom, most of them living in urbanized areas.

They are not as "visible" ethnic community compared to other British Asian communities (i.e. Indian and Pakistani ancestry), but fiestas are held during July and August in various cities throughout the UK. In 2007 the 2 day London Barrio Fiesta will have been held for 23 years.

[edit] Notable British Filipinos

Maui Taylor actress, model, singer
Amanda Griffin actress, host, model
Mutya Buena singer, previously a member of the pop band Sugarbabes
Leilani Dowding, glamour model, television celebrity
Trey Farley, TV presenter
Chad Gould, footballer
Christopher Greatwich, footballer
Philip Greatwich, footballer
James Hall footballer
Darren Hartmann, footballer
Matthew Hartmann, footballer
Myleene Klass, classical pianist and television presenter
David Medalla, artist
James Younghusband, footballer
Phil Younghusband, footballer

[edit] External links

Philippine Centre, UK Charity providing advice & support to UK Filipinos
Centre for Filipinos UK organisation providing services to UK Filipinos and promoting Filipino culture.
Lahing Kayumanggi London-based Filipino dance company.
Philippine Embassy Philippine Embassy in the UK
Hinabing Gunita A book published about Filipinos living & working in the UK

Overseas Filipinos
Filipino Americans \| Filipino Australians \| Filipino British \| Filipino Canadians \| Filipinos in Hong Kong \| Filipinos in South Korea