Ukrainians in Mexico

Ukrainians in Mexico (Spanish: Ucranianos en México; Ukrainian: Українці в Мексиці, romanized: Ukrayintsi v Meksytsi) 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

  • flagUkraine portal
  • flagMexico portal

References

  1. ^ a b "Ukrainian Mexico". State Migration Service of Ukraine and Foundation for assistance to refugees and displaced people «Compassion». Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ УКРАЇНЦІ, ЄВРЕЇ ТА ПОЛЯКИ В МЕКСИЦІ

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.)
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1 Jews and Romani originate in the Middle East and South Asia respectively, with most arriving to Mexico via Europe · 2 Primarily arrived via Canada · 3 Originated in what is now the United States
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