The term '''Eurasian''' refers to the [[Eurasia|Eurasian continent]]. In English vernacular, however, "Eurasian" is a term that refers to those of mixed [[European]] and [[Asian|Asian]] (or ancestry —increasingly by mixed parentage as a fact of modern [[transculturation]]. More precise descriptions may include [[Nordic countries|Nordic]]/[[Balts|Baltic]]/[[Slavic Peoples|Slavic]]/[[Celt]]ic/Latin European (etc) linkages with people of [[China|Chinese]]/[[India|Indian]]/[[Afghan people|Afghani]]/[[Turkic peoples|Turkic]]/[[Mongol|Mongolian]] (etc) heritage.
== Names ==
[[Image:Reikahashimoto.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Reika Hashimoto]], half Caucasian, half Japanese]]
In [[Southeast Asia]], most have [[Europe]]an names, often [[United Kingdom|British]], [[Portugal|Portuguese]] or [[Netherlands|Dutch]], and are [[Christianity|Christians]]. The oldest Eurasian community in the region is in [[Malacca]], in [[Malaysia]]; it began when the town was a Portuguese settlement, and many of its residents later moved to [[Singapore]]. There were also numerous Eurasians in the [[Netherlands East Indies]], but following [[Indonesia]]n independence most emigrated to the Netherlands, where there is an annual Eurasian festival called ''Pasar Malam Besar'' (literally 'big evening market' in [[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]]), the largest of its kind in the world.
[[Burma]] (before Independence, and in the years immediately following) had a large, prosperous Eurasian community (the [[Anglo-Burmese]]) who dominated various realms of colonial and post-independence society before they were forced to leave the country or abandon their European heritage and 'melt' into Burman society. Today, many [[Anglo-Burmese]] live in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.S.A. Some also moved to India where they generally blended in with the [[Anglo-Indian]] community.
In [[India]], the term [[Anglo-Indian]] is used, although this may not only also apply to people with British ancestry, but also Portuguese or Dutch. While ostracised by many Indians during the [[British Raj]], Anglo-Indians enjoy the same rights as other Indian citizens, and there are still seats reserved in [[Parliament of India|parliament]] for them. Many have emigrated to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] or [[Australia]]. In the U.K., well-known Anglo-Indians include singers [[Cliff Richard]] and [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], though the latter later moved to the [[United States]], while TV personality [[Melanie Sykes]] has an [[Anglo-Indian]]/[[Anglo-Burmese]] mother. UK Actress [[Kate Beckinsale]] is also of Anglo-Burmese origins on her mother's side.
==People of Eurasian ancestry==
*[[Cliff Richard]] — [[singer]]
*[[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] — singer
*[[Melanie Sykes]] — [[television presenter]]
*[[Kate Beckinsale]] — [[actress]]
*[[Asha Gill]] — television presenter
*[[Kristin Kreuk]] — actress
*[[Tera Patrick]] — [[erotic actress]]
==See also==
*[[List of terms for multiraciality]]
*[[Hapa]]
*[[Mestizo]]
*[[Eurasian Singaporean]]
*[[Luk kreung]]
*[[Anglo-Burmese]]
==External links==
*[http://www.concentric.net/~oliverlu/Q-and-A.html#what FAQ about Eurasians]
*[http://www.eurasiannation.com/ Eurasian Nation]
*[http://www.eurasians.org/home.html Eurasian Association of Singapore]
*[http://www.pasarmalambesar.nl/english/eng.htm Pasar Malam Besar, Tong Tong Foundation, Netherlands]
*[http://cognitivedaily.com/?p=101 Cognitive Daily ยป Perceiving attractiveness: Does race matter?]
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[[Category:Multiracial affairs]]
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