[1] The best known "china" was Catarina de San Juan, a girl captured by Portuguese slave traders in Cochin.

Some of the Indians work for "ISPAT Mexicana" which is part of the Laxmi Mittal group, well known in this region for having turned around a sinking steel company in Lázaro Cárdenas.

The Indian presence in Mexico has been greatly appreciated as fifty other business ventures have invested around US$1.58 billion in the country around 1994 to 2000.

[4] In 2020, there were 2,656 people from Indian origin in Mexico, according to the Censo General de Población y Vivienda, by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Some cross over to San Diego to access religious products and Hindu temples, while others practice at home with small altars.

This adaptability allows them to adjust rituals to new realities, influencing gender roles and relationships with their countries of origin and residence.