Mongolian Migrants in the USA: Basic Socio-demographic Characteristics

Authors

  • Anna Vinokurova Department of Social Sciences, School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok
  • Innokentii Aktamov Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude
  • Munkhbat Orolmaa Social Research Institute, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
  • Mungunchimeg Sanjaa National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2022.3.2.70-79

Keywords:

migrants and migrations, demographic processes, socio-economic development, social well-being, Mongolia, USA

Abstract

The article considers the main socio-demographic characteristics of Mongolian migrants living in the United States. The main indicators that determine the dynamics of their numbers in general, average age, education level, income level, poverty level are presented. The data of international and national statistics of the United Nations, the International Organization for Migration, the American Pew Research Center, the National Statistical Committee of Mongolia, etc. were used as the main research tools. In general, the United States is one of the most popular destination countries among Mongolian migrants. The main migration strategies of the Mongols in the U. S. are related to labor and educational migration

Author Biographies

Anna Vinokurova, Department of Social Sciences, School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor

Innokentii Aktamov, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Center for Oriental Languages Translation

Munkhbat Orolmaa, Social Research Institute, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Tenured Professor, Director of Social Research Institute

Mungunchimeg Sanjaa, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

PhD Student of the Department of Sociology and Social Work

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2022-07-12

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Vinokurova А. В., Aktamov И. Г., Orolmaa М., & Sanjaa М. (2022). Mongolian Migrants in the USA: Basic Socio-demographic Characteristics. Respublica Literaria, 3(2), 70–79. https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2022.3.2.70-79

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Respublica Literaria

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SOCIOLOGY

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