Mizo diaspora

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Mizo diaspora
Ram Danga Mizote
Mizo diaspora map by Jokomarel.png
Total population
200,000+
Flag of India.svg  India (outside of Mizoram)107,603+ (2011)
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 300,000 (2010) [1]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50,000 [2]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20,000 [3]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5,000 [4]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3,000 (2011) [5]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 900 (including Taiwan) [6]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 35[ citation needed ]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada N/A
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany N/A
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden N/A
Languages
Standard Mizo
Hmar · Lakher
Religion
Christianity · Judaism in Israel.
Related ethnic groups
Mizo, Zo

The Mizo diaspora consists of Mizo people or people of Mizo descent residing outside Mizoram, their original land.

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Myanmar

Mizo people migrated to Myanmar during the 19th and the 20th centuries because of the demand and the popularity of joining the Burmese Army and other factors. By 1972, there were over 30,000 Mizos in Myanmar. [7]

United States

The first Mizos to arrive in the United States was the family of Pu Darrikhuma from Champhai, which came in the 1960s to study theology. [8] During the 1990 and the 2000s, Mizo immigration to America skyrocketed. Most Mizos live in Indianapolis; Tulsa; and Washington, DC. [9] Most of them are Burmese Mizos.

In 1985, the Mizos in America founded the Mizo Society of America (MSU) to preserve their culture and language. It has since organised events like Chapchar Kut and Miss Chapchar Kut. [10]

Israel

The Bnei Menashe are a group of self-claimed Jews of Mizo ancestry. In early 1989, over 100 members of the Bnei Menashe migrated to Israel, which was the first batch. During the 2023 Gaza war, over 1,000 Bnei Manashe were said to be displaced, with one killed. [11]

Others

During the First World War, 2,100 Mizo men were taken by the British Army to France to fight for the British Empire. [12]

References

  1. ↑ iKon.mn, Г. Мөрөн (2023-04-03). ""Австралид бага насны хүүхдийг олон нийтийн газар нүцгэн авч явах, бусдын биед хүрэх нь зөрчилд тооцогдоно"". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ↑ Forrest, Jack. "Celebrating Chin culture".
  3. ↑ "SINGAPORE-A MIZO KAL TUM LEH AWM MEK TAN THU PAWIMAWH".
  4. ↑ Haime, Jordyn. "India's Bnei Menashe community in crisis as Manipur rocked by ethnic violence". www.timesofisrael.com.
  5. ↑ "MALAYSIA MIZO DAY KAN HMANG". groups.google.com.
  6. ↑ https://thewire.in/security/china-and-pak-supported-mizo-insurgency-says-former-chief-minister-in-autobiography
  7. ↑ "Kawl Rama Mizo Lut Hmasate Chanchin Part. 1" (PDF). Indian Culture. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www-mizosocietyofamerica-org.translate.goog/single-post/usa-mizo-leh-msa-chanchin-tawi?_x_tr_sl=lus&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true
  9. ↑ https://misual.life/2008/09/05/mizo-society-of-america-lo-piang-dan/
  10. ↑ https://www.mizosocietyofamerica.org/single-post/usa-mizo-leh-msa-chanchin-tawi
  11. ↑ Lawbei, Dr Embassy (October 27, 2022). "Indians In Israel: Mizo Teen's Lynching is A Story of Racism Faced by Other Jews". TheQuint.
  12. ↑ "NAIK SABINGA BAWITLUNG". March 4, 2015.
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