asiatiques

Asiatiques refers to people originating from Asia or whose ancestry traces to Asia. In French, asiatiques is used as a noun (les Asiatiques) and as an adjective (population asiatique). Because Asia is vast and diverse, the term covers many ethnic groups, languages and cultures, and there is no single Asian identity.

Asia is the largest and most populous continent, comprising East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Western Asia. It is home to hundreds of ethnic communities and language families, including Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European, Dravidian and Turkic. Writing systems range from Chinese characters and Devanagari to Arabic script.

Cultural and religious diversity is similarly large: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, Sikhism, and numerous local beliefs.

Demographically, asiatiques account for the majority of Asia's population and form large diasporas worldwide, with significant communities in Europe, the Americas and Africa. In statistics, the term denotes geographic or ancestral origin, but can obscure internal differences; scholars often prefer more precise descriptors such as ethnicity, nationality, language, or region.

The term has historical layers, including colonial and Orientalist contexts. Modern usage emphasizes self-identification and the recognition of diversity among peoples of Asia.