The Rise of the Middle Class

The rise of the Asian middle class is an interesting phenomenon. In the main, the majority of East African Asians tend to fall into this category more easily than any other classification but it has to be noted that the Asian people who came from East Africa to the geographical areas of interest to this blog - namely United Kingdom, Europe, USA and Canada - were a very mixed bunch. Classifying people into socio-economic categories is fraught with difficulties but the Asian middle class does exist! Don’t take my word for it. Can anyone help?

Having made these qualifying remarks, I see the middle class as a strong, economically viable and culturally vibrant people. They work hard and sometimes also play hard. Those who arrived during the waves of migrations from 1968 to 1972 are parents in their 50s and 60s. They have grown up children and many of them are in the professions with the majority of older children working in service industries. Why is this grouping of people interesting? I am afraid you’ll have to wait until I come back to this subject with some views!