Latino diaspora

The Latino diaspora or Latino migration refers to the dispersion of Latino or Hispanic people and the communities built by them across the world.^[1][2]

Migration from Latin America to Africa

Africa is the home of more than 300,000 Hispanics from Mexico, Central America and South America. Equatorial Guinea is the only country that has Spanish as official language; it was a Spanish colony and is the home of more than 100,000 Latino descendants (most of them Colombians: 30,500).More than 50,000 South Africans of Mexican,Cuban,Central American,or Chilean descent live in South Africa.Angola is home to many Cuban soldiers who served in the Angolan Civil War.Kenya is home to more than 85,500 Mexican Kenyans of Mexican descent,who immigrated in the late 20th century.

Migration from Latin America to Canada and the US

Canada and US are two of the most common places to migrate by Hispanic people. United States is home to 55 million Hispanic and Latino Americans, that represent 16% of the US population. Canada is another destination for Latino descendants, being the home of more than 300,000 Latino residents.

Migration from Latin America to Canada

One of the most visited countries to live for Latin Americans is Canada, that is home of more than 300,000 Hispanic descendants.

Country	Number of migrants
Colombia	92,675
Haiti	63,350
Mexico	49,925
El Salvador	42,780
Chile	26,505
Peru	22,080
Argentina	18,120
Guatemala	15,705
Ecuador	13,480
Venezuela	10,270
Nicaragua	9,095
Cuba	8,865
Paraguay	7,530
Uruguay	6,635
Dominican Republic	6,505
Honduras	5,165
Bolivia	3,770
Costa Rica	2,940
Panama	2,760
Puerto Rico	325

Migration from Latin America to United States

55 million Hispanic and Latino Americans are residents of the US; that represents 16% of the US population. Hispanic Americans and Latino Americans (Spanish: hispanos [isˈpanos], latinos) are American citizens who are descendants of the peoples of the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.^[3][4][5] More generally, it includes all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino, whether of full or partial ancestry.^[6][7][8][9] For the US census in 2010, American Community Survey, people counted as "Hispanic" or "Latino" are those who identify as one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the census or ACS questionnaire ("Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban") as well as those who indicate that they are "other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." The countries or people who are in the Hispanic or Latino American groups as classified by the Census Bureau are the following: Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The Census bureau uses the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably. Also important to note is that the Census office of the U.S. excludes Brazilian Americans from the Hispanic and Latino American population (Brazil is part of Latin America, but has a Portuguese language culture rather than a Spanish language culture).^[10][11]

Migration from Latin America to Europe

Latin American migration to Europe is the diaspora of Latin Americans to the continent of Europe, dating back to the early 19th century. Latin Americans in Europe are now a rapidly growing group consisting of immigrants from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

In 2015 more than 5 millions of Latin Americans live in Europe, mostly in Spain, representing 1% of total population of European Union.

There are many reasons for Latinos to migrate to Europe Union:

• Europe countries are used to multicultural societies and to know or hear other languages, since Spain is part of Europe there is not an Hispanophobia feeling as bigger than other countries or continents.^[12][13][14] Europeans instead of disliking Hispanics/Latinos welcome them as a source of workers, scientists, tourist, buyers of goods, houses and lands, as part of their society.
• Universities are free or the yearly tuition is around 10% than other countries (like United States), so Latinos do not need to work 10 or 20 years after studying in EU in order to pay study loans, usually it is paid one or two years after finished university, so they can easily pay for a house since they do not have big school loans^[15]
• Even when taxes are higher than other countries, they are invested in their communities, and no in making wars or on armies, that is one of the reasons why universities fees are so low if there is any tuition cost.

Migration from Latin America to Asia

Mexicans^[16] and Peruvians^[17] had immigrated to the Philippines since Spanish colonial rule. Around 30 to 35 percent of the inhabitants of the Philippine island of Luzon have partial Latino descent.^[18] Furthermore, about 1.2 million citizens of Zamboanga City, in Mindanao island, speak Chavacano, a creole language based on Mexican-Spanish.^[19]

The most significant migration from Latin America to Japan are Peruvian people, followed by Bolivian people. After the Second World War many South Americans went to live to Japan. Latinos in Japan have a higher level of life than their counterparts in the US.

Migration from Latin America to Oceania

Chile and El Salvador are the Latino countries with more immigrants to Oceania;

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See also

• Latino
• Latin American culture
• Migration from Latin America to Europe

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