Asian Peruvian
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| Chinatown in Lima |
| Total population |
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| 2,470,000 5% of Peru's population[1][2] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Lima · La Libertad · Lambayeque |
| Languages |
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Spanish · Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Indian languages · Arabic |
| Religion |
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Buddhism · Catholicism · Hinduism · Islam · Protestantism · Shintoism · Sikhism. |
| Related ethnic groups |
Asian Peruvians, primarily Chinese and Japanese, constitute some 3-5% of the total population, which in proportion to the overall population is one of the largest of any Latin American nation.
Peru has the second largest population of Japanese people in Latin America after Brazil and the largest population of Chinese people in Latin America. Despite the presence of Peruvians of Asian heritage being quite recent, in the past decade they have made significant advancements in business and political fields; a past president, Alberto Fujimori and his daughter, Keiko Fujimori whom ran for the presidency in 2010, along with several past cabinet members, and one member of the Peruvian congress are of Japanese or Chinese origin.
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East Asians [edit]
Chinese [edit]
Historic communities inhabited by people of Chinese descent are found throughout the Peruvian upper Amazon, including cities such as Yurimaguas, Nauta, Iquitos and the north central coast (Lambayeque and Trujillo). In contrast to the Japanese community in Peru, the Chinese appear to have intermarried much more since they came to work in the rice fields during the Viceroyalty and to replace the African slaves, during the abolition of slavery itself.
Japanese [edit]
Japanese immigrants arrived from Okinawa; but also from Gifu, Hiroshima, Kanagawa and Osaka prefectures. Many arrived as farmers or to work in the fields, but after their respective contracts were completed, settled in the cities.[3] In the period before World War II, the Japanese community in Peru was largely run by Issei immigrants born in Japan. "Those of the second generation", (the Nisei), "were almost inevitably excluded from community decision-making."[4]
Koreans [edit]
Koreans in Peru formed Latin America's seventh-largest Korean diaspora community as of 2005[update], according to the statistics of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[5] They are relatively small in size compared to both the Chinese and Japanese communities in Peru.
Other groups [edit]
Indians in Peru form a tiny minority in the country. The first immigrants from India to have arrived in Peru were businessmen who had gone there in the early 1960s.[6] Later on, the community grew in number marginally until the early 80s, after which many of its members left due to the severe local economic crises and the prevailing terrorism.
An estimated 10,000 Palestinians live in Peru alone, many of these families who arrived after the first Israel wars in 1948-49 had reestablished and bettered themselves in Peru when it comes to socioeconomic status.
Notes [edit]
- ^ http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B
- ^ http://www.universia.edu.pe/noticias/principales/destacada.php?id=65889
- ^ Irie, Toraji. "History of the Japanese Migration to Peru," Hispanic American Historical Review. 31:3, 437-452 (August–November 1951); 31:4, 648-664 (no. 4).
- ^ Higashide, Seiichi. (2000). Adios to Tears, p. 218. at Google Books
- ^ 재외동포현황 - 중남미 (Status of overseas compatriots - Central/South America), Overseas Korean Foundation, 2005, retrieved 2008-09-27
- ^ "Hinduism in Peru".
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