Stories about Migration & Immigration from February, 2010
Jamaica, U.S.A.: Wisdom of Children
“I learned that children are naturally giving and spontaneous and if we are not willing to accept some of the ‘wild energy’ of our children and if we continue to treat our schools as warehouses, then we should be prepared to accept the death of their imagination”: Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey...
South Korea: Citizenship
Ask a Korean! explains the South Korea policy on dual citizenship.
Trinidad & Tobago: Judge & Jury
As the government “seeks to do away with juries and have hearings in front of a judge alone”, Jumbie's Watch comments: “The reason I am doubtful that this is a workable solution in Trinidad and Tobago is because of the clear corruption in the judiciary there.”
Cuba: Identifying with Mandela
Cuban diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense reports that “3 Cuban political prisoners this week delivered their congratulations to South African patriarch Nelson Mandela on this month's 20th anniversary of his release from prison”, and notes that they “identify with Mandela's own 27 years in prison, his lifelong struggle against an illegitimate...
St. Lucia, Jamaica: Commonwealth Writers
“The race to win the coveted titles of Best Book and Best First Book in the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize has begun”: St. Lucia's Caribbean Book Blog reports, while Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp is excited about the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
Syria: One More Expat
Anas Qtiesh, shares some thoughts about his new life abroad and what homesickness is, among others.
Latin America: Celebrating the Contributions of Afro-Latinos
During Black History Month, a group of Afro-Latino bloggers have started a collective blog to raise awareness of the contributions of Latin Americans with a Black African ancestry.
Ukraine: Crimean Tatar Newspapers Going Offline
Window on Eurasia writes about the gradual disappearance of the online editions of Crimean Tatar newspapers.
Haiti: Human Trafficking
The Haitian Blogger gives an update on the story of American “missionaries” trying to take children out of Haiti without proper documentation: “A problem in Haiti which is heightened by the catastrophic earthquake is child trafficking. Thankfully, the 10 Missionaries who attempted to move 33 orphans into the Dominican Republic...
Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti: Tough Questions
“Our conversation begins and ends with Haiti, but digresses down some of the anxious paths my thoughts seem to trace these days”: Nicholas Laughlin has a chat with Scott McLemee.
Jamaica: Last of the “Drumblairs”
Geoffrey Philp acknowledges the passing of Albert Huie, the last survivor of the “Drumblair” group of intellectuals and artists that drove the national movement for Jamaican Independence.
Haiti: Running to Help
Diaspora blogger Peggy Brunache is touched by the outpouring of support for Haiti: “I have always felt that Haiti was like that little kid who everyone tried to hit first and repeatedly during a dodgeball game. After getting pummelled, the little kid would get up, brush herself off and limp...
