Indo-Caribbean culture: 'It made me feel like I was invisible and overlooked'
Jana Ally struggled to fit in with the British Asian community around her when she was younger.
The UK census has no classification for "Indo-Caribbean" - like it does "Black Caribbean" for example - meaning no-one knows the exact population figures. "It just really made me feel like I was other, it made me feel like I was invisible and overlooked," she says.Image source,Jana, a designer who lives in London, says things like being taken to the dance class made her realise she was different to the girls around her.
She says she received loads of comments when she was on the reality TV show - with people guessing where she was from.
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