People group profile · PG047187
The Han Chinese (Wu) of the United States
The Han Chinese (Wu) of the United States, numbering about 8,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of eastern China's Yangtze delta who speak Wu languages and share a regional heritage rooted in the historic Wu-Yue culture of Shanghai, Zhejiang, and southern Jiangsu.
They are a diaspora people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak Wu Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 8,400
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Wu Chinese (wuu)
- Primary religion
- Atheism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese (Wu) are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Han Chinese (Wu)
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Atheism · Unaffiliated
44% adherents
Primary language
Wu Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Wu Chinese
Gospel resources in Wu Chinese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Shanghainese)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Wu)
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Han Chinese, Wu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102143) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Wu) | China | 92,530,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Wu) | Hong Kong | 56,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Wu) | Canada | 9,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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