Sherpa Migrations and Diaspora

The main migration in the Sherpa's history came hundreds of years ago when they migrated from Tibet to the Khumbu region and other surrounding regions of Nepal. Now a days there's a different migration with some Sherpa moving to the states and other countries around the world. The population of Sherpa around the world is somewhat unknown but it has been estimated in certain reports and studies. In the United States it's believed that NYC has the highest population of Sherpa with about 2,500 individuals. One study had reported that there were about 5,000 Sherpa individuals across Europe and North America, but that was back in 1990! So there are definitely more who have migrated out of their homeland. Nothing against Nepal or the Sherpa regions, but they may have moved for a ton of reasons especially money. It's human nature to want to move to a new place in search of a better life, so no matter what culture we're talking about, someone is going to have moved...

United Sherpa Association here in the US: