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From: Esther Mary Lyons <>
Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Anglo-Indian / Eurasian]
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 18:12:47 +1000


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Hi fellow members

In my original message I wrote:

> I have often been asked Whats an Anglo-Indian then? and a long
>explanation has to inevitably follow.

and Rosemary responded:

>Not necessarily, when the reply is 'half-caste' - I've found this response
>saves the long history lesson! Purists might respond that the terminlogy
is
>not strictly true, but it is one that is widely understood, especially
here in
>the East End of London, (except in Council questionnaires on ethnic
origin,
>where one is obliged to fill in the box 'other')

Would fellow Ango-Indians find the term 'half-caste' offensive and does it
give the questioner a clear picture of one's ethnic origin? I have also
run into problems when completing Ethnic Origin Questionnaires which was
required in an exercise conducted by the Civil Service. I had filled the
"Others" box with "Anglo-Indian of British/Indian parentage," but when I
received the printout back, I had been classed as "Asian!"

James Sinclair
Surbiton, Surrey UK.

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