Ukrainians in Mexico

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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 first Ukrainians in the country were natives of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who settled in the city of Campeche. Most migrants in rural areas are employed in agriculture in central Mexico, northern Mexico, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Ukrainians also live in Mexico City, Puebla, Cuernavaca, Toluca, Monterrey, Campeche, Veracruz and Acapulco. A significant proportion of migrants are scientists, teachers, musicians, circus artists and artists who left Ukraine after 1991. There is also a small group of Ukrainian women who are married to Mexican citizens.

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.

See also[]

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

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