Peru	Asians in the Americas
General Overview  Brief Description  Demographic Resources  Sources Official Census  Foreign Affairs/Immigration  Municipal Registries  Parochial Records  Information/Research Resources, Dissertations and Scholars  Societies and Associations  Embassies  Miscellaneous

General Overview

ETHNIC GROUPS: Amerindian 45%; mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%; white 15%; black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3% RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 90% LANGUAGES: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara

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Brief Description

Arrival of Asian Peoples:

The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru in 1849. [1] The first Japanese came in 1899. [2] Top of Page

Geographic and Labor Concentration:

Chinese Coolies were brought to Peru to work for the sugar and cotton plantations located mostly in the coastal areas such as Palto, Cayaltí, San Jacinto and Pomalco. Other areas where Chinese have lived or live right now are: Huáuco, Zaña, Humay and Lima. [3] The first Japanese came as contract laborers to Peru for the sugar and cotton plantations located mostly in the coastal areas. Currently, Japanese can be found in the following departments in Perú: Lima, La Libertad, Junin, Madre de Dios, Lambayeque, Ancash, Ica, San Martín, Loreto, Arequipa, Pima, Ucayuli, Cuzco y Huánuco. [4] Top of Page

Demographic and Historical Information:

Demographic information not available. Historical information: see the above sections. Top of Page

Demographic Resources

Official Census:

Statistical agency and contact: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) http://www.inei.gob.pe/ Censo 2000: http://www.inei.gob.pe/censos2000/index.htm Demografía: http://www.inei.gob.pe/inei4/bancogeo/bancogeo.htm Contact Info: Econ. Felíx Murillo Alfaro, Chief Av. General Garzón No 658, Lima 11; Apartado Postal 936, Lima Phone: (Directos de Jefatura) +51 1 433 82 84/31 04; (Centrales) +51 1 433 42 23/38 65 Fax: +51 1 433 31 59 Email: postmast@INEI.GOB.PE Census categories and definitions relevant to Race and/or Ethnicity: [5] Census Taken in Perú (1940-1972)   1940 Race, Language, Religion, Nationality, Place of Birth   1961 Place of Birth: country of birth for foreign born persons; Nationality: Peruvian, Naturalized Peruvian, and Foreign; Religion: Name of Religion affiliation; Language: Language or dialect of parents (lengua materna). The Race category was dropped.   1970 20% sample census. Place of Birth, Place of Residence and Language.   1972 Place of Birth (same as 1961); Place of Residence: actual and previous residence; Language: language of parents (lengua materna), regardless of ability or lack of ability to speak it by people. Examples of languages: Quechua, Aymara, Spanish, and other foreign languages. National repository and contact: Archivo General de la Nacion  http://agn.perucultural.org.pe/index1.htm Address: Jr. Manuel Cuadros s/n. El Cercado - Palacio de Justicia, Lima, Peru Phone #: 427-5930, Fax : 428-2829 Email: agnperu@terra.com.pe Archivo de Fuero Agrario Jr. Paita 429, Rimac 25 Lima, Peru Archivo Historico Militar del Peru P. Colon, 150, Apartado 1785 Lima 1, Peru Archivo Historico Riva-Aguero Camana, 459 Lima 1, Peru Top of Page

Foreign Affairs/Immigration:

Direccion General de Migraciones y Naturalización del Peru  http://www.digemin.gob.pe/ Address: Prolongación. Ave. España, BREÑA - LIMA Phone #: 330-4111, 330-4114, 330-4020, 330-4074, 332-1268, 332-1266, 433-0739, 332-2300 Email for Website: sugerencias@digemin.gob.pe Top of Page

Municipal Registries:

Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil http://www.identidad.gob.pe/ Address: Av. Camino Real N° 355, San Isidro, Lima, Peru Phone #: 441-9040, Fax #: 221-1586 Email: consultas@direccion.identidad.gob.pe Top of Page

Parochial Records:

Arzobispado de Lima   http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/ Address: Arzobispado de Lima, Plaza Mayor s/n. Apartado 1512. Phone #: (51 1) 427-5980, (51 1) 427-5986, (51 1) 427-5987, Fax #: (51 1) 427-1967. Catholic Dioceses of Peru   http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~catholic/wlink/peru.htm A list of all 7 Archdioceses, 18 Dioceses, 11 Prelatures, with physical address, phone numbers and web links. Top of Page

Information/Research Resources, Dissertations and Scholars:

Information not available. Top of Page

Societies and Associations:

Information not available. Top of Page

Embassies:

Embassy of the Republic of Korea Address: Av. Principal Nro. 190, 7mo. piso, Santa Catalina, Lima 13 Telephone #: 476-0815 / 476-0861 / 476-0874, Fax #: 476-0950 Mail Address: Apartado Nro. 18-0375, Lima 18 Email: korembj-pu@tmofat.go.kr Embassy of the Popular Democratic Republic of Korea Address: Los Nogales Nro. 227 - Lima 27 Phone #: 441-1120, Fax #: 440-9877 Embassy of the Popular Republic of China Address: Jr. José Granda Nro. 150 - Lima 27 Telephone #: 442-9458 / 422-8251, Fax #: 442-9467 Email: chiemba@terra.com.pe Embassy of Japan Address: Av. San Felipe Nro. 356 - Lima 11 Phone #: 218-1130(central) / 218-1462 (visas) / 218-1465 (pasaporte, registro civil, matrimonio), Fax #: 463-0302 Mail Address: 3708 LIMA 100 Top of Page

Miscellaneous:

Official site for the Peruvian Government "Portal del Estado Peruano" http://www.perugobierno.gob.pe/ Official site of the "Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros"   http://www.pcm.gob.pe/ The site is a portal for the Peruvian government to access the different departments and agencies in Peru. Top of Page

Sources

[1] Rodríguez Pastor, Humberto. Hijos del Celeste Imperio en el Peru (1850-1900): Migración, Agricultura, Mentalidad y Explotación. Lima: Perú, Instituto de Apoyo Agrarion, 1989. [2] Morimoto, Amelia. Los Japoneses y sus Descendientes en el Perú. Lima: Perú, Congreso del Perú, 1999. [3] Rodríguez Pastor, Humberto. Herederos del Dragon: Historia de la Comunidad China en el Perú. Lima: Perú, Congreso del Perú, 2000. [4] Morimoto, Amelia. Los Japoneses y sus Descendientes en el Perú. Lima: Perú, Congreso del Perú, 1999. [5] Ed. Doreen S. Goyer and Elaine Domschke. The Handbook of National Population Censuses. Westpost: Conn, Greenwood Press, 1983. Top of Page