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The name-changes in the USA, from negro to Negro was I think by a campaign by those of African descent. As I think was the latest change to African-American. Certainly some of my friends born on a Caribbean island and with relatives there, with whom I have discussed this, say they are ‘West Indian’ or ‘Caribbean’, but not African. A friend in Cardiff many years ago told me she called herself ‘Welsh but Black’… her family had lived there for generations. Her daughter visited Nigeria (ancestral home, no contacts/relatives), and on her return told me she was certainly not African, felt a total foreigner there. As for being called Asian. I would have protested by now…. Rather a large continent, so to say you are ‘Asian’ is meaningless. From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of HARROW bhm Sent: 28 February 2013 19:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Black & Asian Bibliography @ The British Library Thanks for reply. I wonder whether a survey was taken before Africans were called Negro, coloured or Black, or before the Africans in America were called Black American or African American. I think not. To many, Black is a misnomer, and does not engage with the African identity. If people of Asian origin who have lived here for generations are called Asian, why not African for those of African origin? At one time, Asians were called Black, was there a survey before this was changed to Asian? _____ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:48:53 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Black & Asian Bibliography @ The British Library To: [log in to unmask] A never-ending discussion. When I came to the UK, ‘Black’ was anyone who had darker skin. Then it was divided between ‘Asian’, meaning people from the Indian sub-continent, and ‘Black’ meaning people either directly from or descended from Africa or the Caribbean (often referred to as the West Indies). It would be interesting to do a survey of peoples of West Indian/Caribbean origins/descent and ‘dark-skinned’ peoples who have lived here for generations, what they would like to be called. From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of HARROW bhm Sent: 28 February 2013 13:04 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Black & Asian Bibliography @ The British Library Black and Asian? Who does the Black represent? _____ Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:20:45 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Black & Asian Bibliography @ The British Library To: [log in to unmask] Here is the newly-expanded bibliography of Black & Asian British resources at The British Library, 107 pages. Nothing’s been deleted so you can bin previous editions. My best Andy Simons Printed Historical Sources The British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB [log in to unmask] ► non-literary UK publications, 1914-present