BURMA CHIN-ZO

Myanmar Indigenous Christian Church

3131 Maplecrest Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46815

260.441.8146 email: abrahamthang at hotmail.com

A Chin Refugees plight, Burma India Border, 2008 VINOD K. JOSE Journalist |

http://www.countercurrents.org/jose190208.htm

The Burmese American Institute (of Indianapolis) has published the following population statistics:

http://www.baci-indy.org/resources/burmese-refugee-population-in-the-us

CHIN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK

http://zomilibrary.com/main/archive/files/a-practical-handbook-of-the-chin-language_e1683aac63.pdf

The Burmese Refugee Population in the US and the Breakdown of Chin, Karen and other ethnic groups from Burma

Since 2001 – as of July 2012
Burmese American Community Institute

www.baci-indy.org

• Burmese refugees resettled in the U.S. since 2001: 97,713
• Chin Refugees in USA since 2001: 30,453
• Karen Refugees resettled in the US since 2001: 57,962
• The rest ethnic groups from Burma: 9297
• Burmese refugees in Indiana: 12,225 (13% of the whole population in the US)
• Burmese refugees in Indianapolis: 8225
• Karen refugees in Indiana: 2704
• Karen refugees in Indianapolis: 1870 (70% of total 2704)
• Chin refugees in Indianapolis: 5765 (primary & secondary migrants)
• Chin refugees in Indiana: 3524 (primary migrants)
• Chin refugees in Indianapolis: 3500 (primary migrants, 99% of IN)
• Chin refugees in Indianapolis: 2265 (secondary migrants)
• Other ethnic groups from Burma in Indianapolis: 590

Source: BACI Summer Scholars Study, June – July 2012. Note: the raw data are primarily obtained from the Word Refugee Processing Center operated by the US Department of State, and also Community leaders