Where and Why Do People Move? Crash Course Geography #32

2021-11-01

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People have been migrating and transplanting since before recorded history, and understanding the reasons why people migrate can help explain some of the cultural, economic, and political patterns we see around the world. Today, we’re going to mostly focus on the Indian diaspora, which is the largest in the world with over 18 million people of Indian descent living outside of India. And through this lens, we’ll teach you about many different types of voluntary and involuntary migration throughout history and around the world.

SOURCES

Migration

Getis, Bjelland, and Getis. Introduction to Geography, 15 ed. McGraw-Hill Education. 2017. ISBN: 978-1-259-57000-1

Gregory, Derek, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael Watts, and Sarah Whatmore, eds. 2009. The Dictionary of Human Geography. 5th ed. Willey-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3288-6

https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/international-migrant-stock-2019.html

UN Migration Data Sets: https://migrationdataportal.org/?i=stock_abs_&t=2017&m=1

India

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/india/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/at-18-million-india-has-the-worlds-largest-diaspora-population/articleshow/80290768.cms?from=mdr

https://www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/commonwealth/eurasia/india/diaspora-development-indian-state/#

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=IN

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/04/08/record-high-remittances-sent-globally-in-2018

Trinidad

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/#geography

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/trinidad-and-tobago-history-and-heritage-17893991/

https://scholar.library.miami.edu/emancipation/trade2.htm

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/india/forced.htm

http://www.caribbean-atlas.com/en/themes/waves-of-colonization-and-control-in-the-caribbean/waves-of-colonization/the-experience-of-indian-indenture-in-trinidad-arrival-and-settlement.html

Persian Gulf

https://www.mei.edu/publications/india-gulf-migration-testing-time

https://www.livepopulation.com/country/qatar.html

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-data-hub?qt-data_hub_tabs=1#datahub-tabs

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/global-remittances-guide

https://www.orfonline.org/research/twin-crises-gulf-implications-india-65432/

East (and South) Africa

https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/final-an-overview-of-indian-diaspora-in-africa.pdf

https://idsa.in/africatrends/indian-diaspora-in-africa-a-profile_rkgupta_0614

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/06/15-facts-about-the-indian-diaspora-in-africa/

Refugees

https://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html

https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/refugees

https://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/23/refugee-camps-cities-of-tomorrow-killian-kleinschmidt-interview-humanitarian-aid-expert/

http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/overview

https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/statistics/

https://migrationdataportal.org/themes/migrant-deaths-and-disappearances

https://www.internal-displacement.org/database

https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/global-refugee-crisis-statistics-and-facts/

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