Mizo diaspora explained

Group:Mizo diaspora
Lushai: Ram Danga Mizote
Population:200,000+
Region2: India (outside of Mizoram)
Pop2:107,603+ (2011)
Pop3:300,000 (2010)[1]
Pop4:70,000 (2010)[2]
Region5: United States
Pop5:50,000[3]
Region6: Singapore
Pop6:20,000[4]
Pop12: Israel 5,000[5]
Region13: Malaysia
Pop13:3,000 (2011)[6]
Pop14:900 (including Taiwan)[7]
Pop15:35
Pop16:N/A
Pop17:N/A
Pop18:N/A
Languages:Standard Mizo
Hmar · Lakher
Religions:Christianity · Judaism in Israel.
Related:Mizo, Zo

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

Myanmar

See main article: Mizo people in 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.[8]

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.[9] During the 1990 and the 2000s, Mizo immigration to America skyrocketed. Most Mizos live in Indianapolis; Tulsa; and Washington, DC.[10] 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.[11]

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 Israel-Hamas war, over 1,000 Bnei Manashe were said to be displaced, with one killed.[12]

Others

During the First World War, 2,100 Mizo men were taken by the British Army to France to fight for the British Empire.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iKon.mn . Г. Мөрөн . 2023-04-03 . "Австралид бага насны хүүхдийг олон нийтийн газар нүцгэн авч явах, бусдын биед хүрэх нь зөрчилд тооцогдоно" . 2023-04-03 . ikon.mn . en.
  2. https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/mizoram-kuki-tribal-asylum-seekers-bangladesh-8294558/
  3. Web site: Celebrating Chin culture. Jack. Forrest.
  4. Web site: SINGAPORE-A MIZO KAL TUM LEH AWM MEK TAN THU PAWIMAWH.
  5. Web site: India’s Bnei Menashe community in crisis as Manipur rocked by ethnic violence. Jordyn. Haime. www.timesofisrael.com.
  6. Web site: MALAYSIA MIZO DAY KAN HMANG. groups.google.com.
  7. https://thewire.in/security/china-and-pak-supported-mizo-insurgency-says-former-chief-minister-in-autobiography
  8. Web site: Kawl Rama Mizo Lut Hmasate Chanchin Part. 1 . Indian Culture . 15 October 2023.
  9. 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
  10. https://misual.life/2008/09/05/mizo-society-of-america-lo-piang-dan/
  11. https://www.mizosocietyofamerica.org/single-post/usa-mizo-leh-msa-chanchin-tawi
  12. Web site: Indians In Israel: Mizo Teen’s Lynching is A Story of Racism Faced by Other Jews. Dr Embassy. Lawbei. October 27, 2022. TheQuint.
  13. Web site: NAIK SABINGA BAWITLUNG. March 4, 2015.