Vietnamese people in Mexico

Infobox Ethnic group
group=Vietnamese Mexican
"Vietnamita Mexicano"
flagicon| South Vietnamflagicon|Mexico
poptime=10,000
popplace=Puebla, Baja California, Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mexico City, Acapulco
langs=Mexican Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese
rels=Dominant Mahayana Buddhism with Confucianism (Ancestor Worship); large minority Roman Catholicism
related=Vietnamese people, Chinese Vietnamese

Vietnamese Mexican (Spanish: "Vietnamita Mexicano") is a Mexican with racial origin from Vietnam. Also included are the Vietnamese of Chinese descent (or Hoa) who consider themselves both Chinese and Vietnamese by ethnicity.

All of the Vietnamese in Mexico are descendants of refugees who fled the suffering of Vietnam War. Refugees were welcomed to Mexico when the nation sent soldiers to help finish the war and save the victims. Many of the Vietnamese population in Mexico own small shops in the major cities and are found in managerial positions.

An estimated 10,000 Vietnamese live in Mexico. The main communities are Tijuana, Baja California followed by the state of Puebla, the Guadalajara area and Mexico City. Many Vietnamese Mexicans have relatives in the neighboring United States.

Language

Most Vietnamese Mexicans can speak Spanish and still can speak Vietnamese. Chinese Vietnamese, since they can consider Chinese and Vietnamese, can speak Chinese aside from Vietnamese and Spanish, while other Chinese Vietnamese can only speak Vietnamese and Spanish.

Religion

Most of the people are nominally adherents of Mahayana Buddhism with traditional costume of Ancestor worship (Confucian influence). But there is a large number of minority Roman Catholics.

Prominent Vietnamese Mexicans