South Sudanese Canadians Explained

Group:	South Sudanese Canadians
Population:	16,595 (combined North Sudan and South Sudan by ancestry) 715 (Dinka ancestry) (2011 Census)^[1]
Rels:	Christian and traditional religions of South Sudan
Popplace:	Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto.

South Sudanese Canadians are Canadian of South Sudanese ancestry or a South Sudanese who has Canadian citizenship. South Sudanese Canadians can also include children born in Canada to a Canadian parent and South Sudanese parent. South Sudanese Canadians immigrated to Canada in the 1980s and 1990s as refugees from Second Sudanese Civil War.^[2]

Notable people

• Bol Kong, professional basketball player
• Tut Ruach, professional basketball player
• Mangisto Arop, professional basketball player
• Emmanuel Jal, musician, actor, former child soldier, and political activist
• Reema Major, rapper
• Adongo Agada Cham
• Amanie Illfated, singer, model and activist^[3]

See also

• South Sudanese Americans
• South Sudanese Australians
• Sudanese Canadians

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables . Statistics Canada . Statistics Canada . 11 February 2014.
2. News: Sudanese Canadians return to heal their shattered homeland. Geoffrey. York. The Globe and Mail. 26 September 2010. 7 August 2016.
3. Web site: 2017-07-18 . Awards list . 2020-12-03.