Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Language: Iu Mien - (ium)
Alternate Name(s): Highland Yao, Lowland Yao, Lao Soung (Highland)
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Daoism / Taoism
Country: Vietnam
Also found in: China; France; Laos; Thailand; United States
Population: 751,000
Global Population: 1,050,500
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Iu Mien of Vietnam, numbering 751,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yao-Mien people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,050,500 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Iu Mien. The primary religion practiced by the Iu Mien is Daoism, one of three major religions with historical roots in China, regarded as part of Chinese folk religion.
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