Desis in Europa

People marked as 'South Asians' in Spain

Like for the other Southern European countries Shah (1994, 224) also for Spain notes an increased inflow of 'South Asian' migrants. Nonetheless, the total number of about 8,000 legal residents is in an European comparison, also compared to the other Mediterranean countries, rather low.  

Bibliography

• Lum, Kathryn (2011), "Caste, Religion, and Community Assertion: A Case Study of the Ravidasias in Spain", in: Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvald (eds.), Sikhs in Europe. Migration, Identities and Representations, Farnham: Ashgate, 179-200.
• Shah, Nasra M. (1994), „An overview of present and future emigration dynamics in South Asia“, in: International Migration Quarterly Review, 32(2), 217-268.
  Article on the South Asian diaspora with brief reference to southern Europe.
   

Further Literature

• Kadekar, Laxmi Narayan (2012), "Global Indian Diaspora: A Brief History", in: Ajaya Kumar Sahoo and Laxmi Narayan Kadekar (eds.), Global Indian Diaspora. History, Culture and Identity, Jaipur: Rawat, 19-132 ("Spain", pp.98-99).

For statistical material click here (pdf-file).