Ukrainians in Mexico explained

Ukrainians in Mexico (;) are a Ukrainian ethnic minority living in Mexico. The total number of diaspora (according to the census) is between 400 and 1,500 people, of whom 230 are on the consular register.^[1]

The largest organization is the Association of Ukrainians of Mexico "Slavutych", headed by Natalia V. Khotyaintseva, there are Ukrainian language departments at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Monterey, the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and one newspaper.^[2]

Demographics

• 1990 - 566 people
• 2000 - 978 people
• 2010 - 1500 people^[1]
• 2014 - 4832 people

Notable people

• Marcos Moshinsky - a prominent Mexican physicist of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, whose research in particle physics was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Technical and Scientific Research in 1988.
• Tosia Malamud (1923-2008) - a Mexican sculptor of Ukrainian descent (a native of Vinnytsia), one of the first women graduates of the Mexican National School of Arts.
• Leon Trotsky - Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
• Ana Layevska - a Ukrainian Born Actress And Singer.

See also

• Mexico–Ukraine relations
• White Mexicans
• Ukrainian diaspora

External links

• Embassy of Ukraine in the United Mexican States (ukr.)
• La Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana en México sigue dandose a conocer… (sp.)
• Los que llegaron — Rusos y Ucranianos (25/01/2012) (sp.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ukrainian Mexico. State Migration Service of Ukraine and Foundation for assistance to refugees and displaced people «Compassion». 14 October 2017.
2. http://narodna.pravda.com.ua/nation/4a14e367ac47e/ УКРАЇНЦІ, ЄВРЕЇ ТА ПОЛЯКИ В МЕКСИЦІ