As Chinese migrants arrived in Peru in as early as the 19th century, nearly three million of Peru's 34 million population are of Chinese descent today.
In Peru, the Spanish word "paisano" sometimes is used to refer to Peruvians of Chinese descent.
This community maintains a profound cultural connection to their ancestral homeland.
"Are they in Peru? Yes, indeed. They are very grateful for this land, but their minds are always with their homeland, because they are truly Chinese at heart," said Flor de Maria Fernandez, whose father is Peruvian, and mother is Chinese.
"In the early 19th century, Chinese migrants arrived in Peru. Through hard work and saving, many built up modest wealth, and by the second or third generation, most were able to pursue higher education. They know that their roots are in China," said Wang Shishen, formerly first secretary and cultural counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Peru.
Peruvians with Chinese heritage maintain connection to homeland
Russia said on Monday that its armed forces had captured another settlement in the Kharkiv region, while Ukraine reported striking Russian targets and power outages following Russian attacks.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces struck 142 areas, including facilities used to transport Western-supplied weapons, as well as ammunition and fuel depots, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries.
It said Russian forces also destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles, various types of artillery and other military vehicles, while air defense units shot down 76 Ukrainian drones.
In addition, the ministry said Russian forces had taken control of the settlement of Vilcha in the Kharkiv region.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on the same day that 223 combat engagements took place over the past 24 hours.
The Ukrainian Air Force, together with missile units and artillery, struck Russian personnel concentration areas and one key target.
The Ukrainian side said its forces repelled the Russian army's attacks in the directions of Kursk, Kupyansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk.
Russian forces launched air strikes on power facilities in Odesa region, Zaporizhzhia region, Dnipropetrovsk region and Donetsk region in the early hours of Monday, according to Ukrainian media reports.
As of Monday morning, some areas in those regions were experiencing power outages.
Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK Group, said Russian forces attacked two of its power facilities in the Odesa region in the early hours of Monday, causing severe damage.
The company said repairs would take time, adding that continued air raid sirens have complicated the work. Technicians are working to restore key facilities and power supplies as soon as possible.
The Russian side has not commented on the attacks.
Russia captures one more settlement in Kharkiv, Ukraine reports power outages from Russian attacks
