Chinese Peruvians

Chinese Peruvians
秘魯華人(秘魯中國人)
Tusán (土生)
Total population
14,307 by self-reported ancestry
0.06% of Peru's population[1] (2017)
Regions with significant populations
Lima, Huacho, Ica, Piura, Huancayo, Cusco, Moyobamba, Tarapoto, Iquitos
Languages
Peruvian Spanish, Mandarin, Hakka, Cantonese, Hokkien
Religion
Mostly Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Latin Americans, Asian Peruvians
Chinese Peruvians
Traditional Chinese秘魯華僑華人
Simplified Chinese秘鲁华侨华人
Tusán
Chinese土生
Literal meaningLocal-born

Chinese Peruvians, also known as tusán (a loanword from Chinese: 土生; pinyin: tǔ shēng; Jyutping: tou2 saang1; lit. 'local born'), are Peruvian citizens whose ancestors came from China.

Due to acculturation, most third and fourth generation Chinese Peruvians do not speak the language of their Asian ancestors. However, some second generation Chinese Peruvians can speak one or more varieties of Chinese that may include Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka and Minnan (Hokkien), in addition to Spanish.

Outside of the predominant Amerindian, mestizo, white, and black populations, Chinese are estimated to constitute less than 1% of the Peruvian population.[2] In the 2017 Census in Peru, only 14,307 people claimed tusán or Chinese ancestry.[3] However, according to the embassy, it was estimated that 15% (or 4 million) of the 30 million Peruvians had Chinese roots and ancestry, tracing back to the 19th century arrival of 100,000 Chinese immigrants that migrated to Peru and entered relationships with many Peruvian women.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214.
  2. ^ "The World Factbook: Peru: People and society". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214.
  4. ^ Crawford, Michael H. (2012-11-08). Causes and Consequences of Human Migration: An Evolutionary Perspective. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-01286-8.
  5. ^ Robert Evan Ellis (2009). China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores Hardcover. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 272. ISBN 978-1588266507.
  6. ^ "Figure 4. Difficulties Reported by Peruvians in Host Countries, 2006". doi:10.1787/717243165352. Retrieved 2022-01-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)