People here forget that the south Asian community worked in the factories.
They preach it in their music, which is a strange hybrid of beat and electric guitar Asian jazz.
Foreign diplomats were converging on Burma on Thursday, seeking to discuss the Asian migrant crisis which is widely believed to have its roots in the mass fleeing of the country's persecuted Rohingya minority.
"As I've said consistently and as the opposition has been advised, we are working with our partners who have announced support and a presence within west Africa, including obviously the US and the UK but other European and Asian partners as well, about what arrangements we could put in place if we were minded to send Australian health workers into west Africa," he said in Brisbane on Sunday.
Instead it's a land inhabited by continental-style bars and cafes, with a cuisine that's largely Asian, Mediterranean or Japanese and a decor dictated by Ikea-chic.
Also, Australia could become the first country to possess the Asian Cup and Asian Champions League trophies at the same time.
Orbán has already expressed his sympathy for "capitalism with Asian values"; if the European pressure on Orbán continues, we can easily imagine him sending a message to the east: 'We are defending Asia here!' Today's anti-immigrant populism has replaced direct barbarism with a barbarism that has a human face.
He may have denied using the N-word but he also called an Asian man a "slope" and has called the Romanians "gypsies" and the Scots "tramps".
For example, if you went to the University of West Virginia, you could do economics and Asian studies, with elective classes in maths, philosophy, history and French.
"I don't think this will be the last time you'll see prominent western actors and filmmakers involved in Asian productions," says Justin Chang.
It could be that they just didn't market it effectively, and Asian films are generally a hard sell for western audiences to begin with".
