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The Dutch diaspora consists of the Dutch and their descendants living outside the Netherlands. [1]Emigration from the Netherlands has been occurring for since at least the 17th century, and may be traced back to the international presence of the Dutch Empire and its monopoly on mercantile shipping in many parts of the world.
According to a study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs, over one-third of Dutch individuals of East and Southeast Asian origin roots experienced discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals reported incidents of verbal abuse, exclusion, and discrimination, particularly in public spaces, education, and workplaces ...
In 2014, 44,000 Dutch Afghans resided in the Netherlands, one of the largest Afghan diaspora communities [23] as well as one of the main Asian communities in the Netherlands. Most of the first generation immigrants settled in the Netherlands between 1992 and 2001.
As of 2010, its president is the Dutch-born John Wattilete and its leadership is in the hands of second-generation Moluccan Dutch. [5] Fueled by inaction of Moluccan community leaders and government disinterest for the plight of the diaspora, radicalized Moluccan youths were responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Netherlands.
Many surnames of Dutch diaspora (mainly in the English-speaking world and Francophonie) are adapted, not only in pronunciation but also in spelling. For example, by merging and capitalising the affixes and main parts of the surnames (e.g. A. van der Bilt becomes A. Vanderbilt).
Arabs in the Netherlands (Dutch: Arabieren in Nederland; Arabic: العرب في هولندا), also Arab Dutch (Arabische Nederlanders) or Dutch Arabs (Nederlandse Arabieren), are citizens or residents of the Netherlands whose ancestry traces back to the Arab world coming from the Maghreb and the Middle East.
Chinese people in the Netherlands (Dutch: Chinezen in Nederland; Chinese: 荷蘭華人 / 荷兰华人) form one of the largest overseas Chinese populations in continental Europe. In 2018 official statistics showed 92,644 people originating from the People's Republic of China (PRC) (including Hong Kong ) and Republic of China (ROC), or people ...
Middle Eastern diaspora in the Netherlands (2 C, 9 P) A. Arabs in the Netherlands (4 P) D. Dutch people of Asian descent (32 C, 2 P) M. Moluccan Dutch (1 C, 8 P) R.