Mizo diaspora

The Mizo diaspora consists of Mizo people, or people of Mizo descent residing outside of Mizoram, the native land of the Mizos.

Mizo diaspora
Ram Danga Mizote
Total population
200,000+
 India (outside of Mizoram)107,603+ (2011)
 United States30,000–70,000 (2023)[1]
 Myanmar20,000–50,000 (2010)[2]
 Singapore20,000 (2018)[3]
 Australia15,000 (2018)[4]
 Israel5,000 (2023)[5]
 Malaysia3,000 (2011)[6]
Languages
Standard Mizo
Hmar · Lakher
Religion
Christianity · Judaism in Israel.
Related ethnic groups
Mizo

Myanmar

Mizo people migrated to Myanmar during the 19th and 20th centuries due to the demand and popularity of joining the Burmese Army and other factors. By 1972, there were over 30,000 Mizos in Myanmar.[7]

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 members of the Bnei Manashe were said to be displaced and 1 killed.[8]

Others

During the First World War, 2100 Mizo men were taken by the British Army to France to fight against Nazi Germany.[9]

References
  1. Forrest, Jack. "Celebrating Chin culture".
  2. iKon.mn, Г. Мөрөн (2023-04-03). ""Австралид бага насны хүүхдийг олон нийтийн газар нүцгэн авч явах, бусдын биед хүрэх нь зөрчилд тооцогдоно"". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. "SINGAPORE-A MIZO KAL TUM LEH AWM MEK TAN THU PAWIMAWH".
  4. "Australia Ramah Kal Tumte Tana Chhiar Ngei Ngei Chi – MIZO SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA THUCHHUAH".
  5. Haime, Jordyn. "India's Bnei Menashe community in crisis as Manipur rocked by ethnic violence". www.timesofisrael.com.
  6. "MALAYSIA MIZO DAY KAN HMANG". groups.google.com.
  7. "Kawl Rama Mizo Lut Hmasate Chanchin Part. 1" (PDF). Indian Culture. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. Lawbei, Dr Embassy (October 27, 2022). "Indians In Israel: Mizo Teen's Lynching is A Story of Racism Faced by Other Jews". TheQuint.
  9. "NAIK SABINGA BAWITLUNG". March 4, 2015.
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