South Asians in the Philippines are Philippine citizens of Indian descent and South Asian citizens living in Philippines. The term Bumbay, loosely applied to all South Asians in the country (including those of Pakistani descent), regardless of ethnicity or religion, was borrowed from the Malay term Bombay. It is considered derogatory.
Subsets
The largest Indian community would be the Sindhi, who number around 21,000. They are followed by the Punjabi,numbering about 10,000 and Tamils.
Religion
Main article: Hinduism in the Philippines
The Philippines is the seventh largest Hindu country in the world. Most South Asians in the Philippines practice Hinduism, while some practice Sikhism and Islam. Marathis are mainly Roman Catholic.
History
Indian presence in the Philippines has been ongoing since prehistoric times, predating even the coming of the Europeans by at least two centuries. Sepoy troops arrived with the British between 1762 and 1764 during the various Anglo-Spanish wars. When the British withdrew, many of the Sepoys mutinied and refused to leave. Virtually all had taken Filipina brides (or soon did so). They settled in what is now Cainta, Rizal, just east of Metro Manila. The region in and around Cainta still has many Sepoy descendants. The most recent immigrants are mostly businessmen and settle within Metro Manila.
Subsets
The largest Indian community would be the Sindhi, who number around 21,000. They are followed by the Punjabi,numbering about 10,000 and Tamils.
Religion
Main article: Hinduism in the Philippines
The Philippines is the seventh largest Hindu country in the world. Most South Asians in the Philippines practice Hinduism, while some practice Sikhism and Islam. Marathis are mainly Roman Catholic.
History
Indian presence in the Philippines has been ongoing since prehistoric times, predating even the coming of the Europeans by at least two centuries. Sepoy troops arrived with the British between 1762 and 1764 during the various Anglo-Spanish wars. When the British withdrew, many of the Sepoys mutinied and refused to leave. Virtually all had taken Filipina brides (or soon did so). They settled in what is now Cainta, Rizal, just east of Metro Manila. The region in and around Cainta still has many Sepoy descendants. The most recent immigrants are mostly businessmen and settle within Metro Manila.
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good work! did you do the research yourself or is this from another site/reference material? If it is the latter, i suggest that you cite your references properly.
i already commented about proper citation in one of the three class blogs... this is great work coming from you (if this is your work and not copied from somewhere else). otherwise this serves as a second warning to everyone in across all the blogs.
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