This week’s reading introduced us to Salvadoran migration to the US, where the vast majority of Salvadorans outside El Salvador reside. The article places geography (social and physical) as an important lens on how to view transnational migration since it places an importance not only on El Salvador and the US, but also the urban […]
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Week 6 – Japanese Migration to Peru
Japanese migration to Peru was part and parcel of the mass migrations of the mid to late 19th Century. As with any other migration during this time, it can’t be taken out of the global context of the time. Global migration to the Americas this time goes far beyond the images of Ellis Island, or […]
Week 5 – Asian Diasporas in Latin America
Asian Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Historical Overview The presence of different Asian communities in Latin America is a long one, yet a much forgotten or omitted one from history. It was however when Acapulco and Manila connected in 1565 that globalization truly began. With it, global migration also began in to […]
Week 4 – Mexican Migration Continued
Mexican migration is one of the most studied around the world. Research on mobilities from Mexico to the United States has been used as examples when researching other mobilities within Latin America and beyond. A good example of this is the concept of cumulative causation, whereby members build networks from close-knit communities. The pioneer migrant […]
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