Afshan Azad
Afshan Azad is a star of Harry Potter, she explains the challenges of being an Asian actress
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How has being British Asian influenced your education and career?
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From policewoman to poet to Silver Street writer, Anjum Malik believes being an Asian woman has helped her succeed.
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This is Shihab Salib, editor of ASIANA magazine. He moved to the UK 21 years ago and loves his work.
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Zakia, Huddersfield
Being Asian is fashionable sometimes. Employers fall over themselves to help tick the diversity box in their workforce - but I'd like to think I'm being selected cos I'm good at what I do not cos i'm brown.