Asian Hackney Archives - Hackney Museum

Shoreditch Lascars

17 December 202526 June 2025

Watercolour illustration of two South Asian men working in a yard

Discover stories of Chinese and Indian sailors (often called lascars) serving the East India Company between 1797 and 1802 who found themselves living in east London’s Shoreditch

‘The Ayahs and Amahs’ Home’ in Hackney

3 December 202527 January 2025

A man and women standing outside a house, with four women wearing sarees standing behind them

Discover the hidden stories of ayahs and amahs, South and South East Asian women, who cared for British children and lived in Hackney.