Summary
WE ORDER 23 million portions of Chicken Tikka Masala every year in UK restaurants, and buy 15 tonnes of it from the convenience counter at Marks & Spencer. But as delectable as its cuisine may be, the impact of the Asian community on Scotland is far more profound than a Saturday night takeaway.
Forty years ago, Scotland saw an influx of immigrants from former Commonwealth countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. On Sunday, a BBC Scotland Radio documentary, Life Begins at 40 will look back in an effort to determine what the experience of Scotland's Asian population has been. How did the new community settle here? How has their culture contributed to social change in Britain? And do the divisions which were so obvious then persist today?See the full content of this document
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A Tale of Two Cultures
One person in a position to answer is Shakeen Unis. Known to most as Mrs Unis of the Mrs Unis Spicy Foods company, an established force in the Scottish Asian catering industry, her pakoras are sold in chip shops around the country, epitomising the integration of which she has been a part.
At 16 years old, she had not even been on a bus by herself. Life in P...See the full content of this document
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