Stories about Migration & Immigration from December, 2010
Japanese Expat Population
Adamu at Mutantfrog reviews [en] the situation of the Japanese expats around the world.
Suriname: Art & Houses
“The Surinamese house from the 19th century is disappearing from the Paramaribo scene and with it a piece of our history”: Srananart's Blog features a painter who is passionate about...
Cuba: International Human Rights Day
Uncommon Sense explains why today, International Human Rights Day, is important to him.
Jamaica: On the Internet
Grasshopper Eyes The Potomac asks some pressing questions about the Internet.
Haiti: Unrest Takes Hold
As the debacle over election results continues, Haitian bloggers discuss the mounting unrest in the country, which further complicates efforts to deal with the cholera epidemic.
Jamaica, Haiti: Democracy & Elections
In looking at the fallout over the Haitian elections, Jamaican diaspora blogger Dennis Jones says: “The search for democracy is more than about having free and open elections. People have...
Cuba: Marching for Human Rights
Diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense reports that this Friday, on International Human Rights Day, “Dr. Darsi Ferrer…will again lead a peaceful march in Havana to demand respect for human rights on...
Indonesia: Protecting migrant workers
EngageMedia uploads a video about efforts to improve the protection of Indonesia's migrant workers
Cuba: 11 Prisoners
Uncommon Sense laments the fact that a month after the agreed deadline to release “52 Cuban political prisoners in jail since the ‘black spring’ of 2003…11 of the prisoners remain...
Ukraine: Debate on Number of Holodomor Victims
Kyiv Scoop writes about the “debate over the number of victims” of Holodomor, the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine.
Guyana: Notes on Caribbean Writers
The Signifyin’ Woman shares her notes from a panel discussion that she attended this past weekend on the “Challenges & Choices of Caribbean Writers”.
Russia: North Korean Construction Workers
At Desolation Travel, Jane Keeler writes about North Koreans in Russia.
Caribbean: Regional Reviews
The Caribbean Review of Books has some interesting reading this week.
Cuba: Activist Warned
Uncommon Sense reports on a recent “catch, threaten and release” incident involving Cuban human rights activist Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez.
Haiti: Protests Over Polls
Haiti, Land of Freedom says that “furious demonstrations continued across Haiti…following the Nov. 28 highly contested election in which thousands found themselves unable to vote.”
Haiti: Election Karma
HaitiAnalysis.com and klauvice's posterous comment on the recently concluded Haitian elections.
Cuba: Prison Experience
Uncommon Sense notes that the Committee to Protect Journalists has been publishing blog posts from recently-released Cuban independent journalists and is struck by an account from Normando Hernández González, “who...
Jamaica: The Wikileaks Discussion
Jamaican diaspora blogger Grasshopper Eyes The Potomac says that “the wikileaks debate or discussion will be and should be about what needs to be put in front of the eyes...
