A Mongolia Society Special Event

Consul Battsetseg Tuvshintugs, Consulate of Mongolia in Chicago

will present the talk

“Mongolian Diaspora in the Midwest: The Consulate’s Efforts to Support the Mongolian Communities”

Friday April 12, 2024 at 4:00 pm EST / 1:00 pm PST

Ferguson International Center, Room 403, 330 N. Eagleson Ave., Bloomington, IN  47405

This event can also be viewed on computer or mobile via Zoom: https://iu.zoom.us/j/82703498625

Mongolian immigrants residing in the midwestern region of the United States have gone through various challenges to settle in a completely different system and environment following the major migration wave that started in early 1990s after the socialist system collapsed in their homeland. The first Mongolian immigrants settled in Colorado and Utah, then they spread to other parts of the country.  After over 30 years of migration, the number of Mongolian Americans has significantly increased and the largest Mongolian community is concentrated in the midwestern region, particularly in the Chicago area.  The community is not only growing, but its economic role is also strengthening with an increasing number of business owners. At the same time, Mongolian American community members have been trying to maintain their close bonds with the native country and to preserve cultural and language heritage.

Battsetseg Tuvshintugs is Mongolia’s first career Consul in the American Midwest. The Consulate’s functions include providing consular services to the Mongolian citizens residing in its consular district and facilitating the development of bilateral cooperation with 15 midwestern states.  The Consulate has also been striving to support and cooperate with Mongolian communities in the region in their efforts to play a more active role in the bilateral relations, to promote Mongolian culture, and to raise the community’s visibility.

Consul Battsetseg Tuvshintugs is a graduate of the National University of Mongolia with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and China Studies. She holds master’s degrees in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Australian National University.

This event is hosted by The Mongolia Society, Department of Central Eurasian Studies (Indiana University, Bloomington), and the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center