Stories about Migration & Immigration from February, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Home – The Aramco Brats’ Story
Mochness from Saudi Arabia discusses a new documentary on living in the Kingdom, entitled: Home – The Aramco Brats’ Story.
Serbia: A Tribute to Desimir Tošić
Dejan Đokić posts a tribute to Desimir Tošić at East Ethnia: “He was a unique and somewhat unconventional figure in modern Serbian history. Tošić was a politician who placed ideas and ideals above personal and material gain. He was a contemporary of Yugoslavia’s turbulent life and its death(s), but wrote...
Sri Lanka: Tamil Culture and a Matchbox
Tiny Little Fractures isn't too pleased about a students’ association in Canada using the motifs of the LTTE's flag from Sri Lanka.
Nepal: Migrant workers
With 600 people leaving Nepal everyday for jobs abroad, Nepal Monitor makes the case for better services for migrant workers.
Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A.: Obama Sweeps
“Darwin Day was good for Barack Obama,” writes Trinidadian blogger Further Thoughts, adding: “He looks set to win by a similar margin in Maryland.”
Kyrgyzstan: Neo-Nazis in Russia Target Central Asians
The Azamat Report says that many people in Kyrgyzstan are learning more about neo-Nazism in Russian because of increasing number of cases of murder and violent attacks againsts Kyrgyz immigrant workers in Russia.
Cuba: Student Fallout?
The Cuban Triangle finds “two unusual elements in the story” of the Cuban student who questioned Ricardo Alarcon at the recent university meeting, while Uncommon Sense, on learning that the student claimed he was never arrested, says: “The Cuban propaganda machine can be an impressive beast.”
Slovenia: Poetry, Green Views, Cuisine and More
Slovenia is a country with a very healthy blogosphere, which includes blogs from expats. Here's a roundup of what some of them have been talking about in the last few days, in English and Spanish.
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands: American Politics
“American Politics! Didn't I exorcise you back in College?” asks Jamaican Marlon James, while Trinidadian blogger Further Thoughts reports: “With almost 89.9% of the votes, Obama has swept the U.S. Virgin Islands primary.”
Uzbekistan: Uzbeks most attacked in Russia
Jamiyat reports that Uzbeks are most attacked by organized groups of ultra-nationalists in Russia. Saint-Petersburg and Moscow remain the major hotspots of hate crime.
Japan: Japanese bloggers on Super Tuesday
While Super Tuesday has come and gone in the U.S., conversations carry on in its wake among bloggers in the booming Japanese blogosphere. What do bloggers in the world's second largest economy think of the presidential elections of their major trading partner? In this post: Japanese views on Clinton, Obama, Edwards, McCain and Ron Paul.
Cuba, Jamaica: Parable Hunting
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp features Cuban-born writer Ricardo Pau-Llosa in his own words, as he talks about his latest book.
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, USA: Sparrow Backs Obama
“The Mighty Sparrow is comparable as a lyricist only to Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff in the Caribbean,” writes Abeng News Magazine – and proceeds to post a song by the Calypso King of the World endorsing Barack Obama for the US Presidency.
Mexico: Chinese Community Celebrates New Year
Cuadernos de Silicio [es] describes the events surrounding preparations for the Chinese New Year in Mexico City, and that 2008 corresponds to “the Year of the Rat,” a year that members of the Chinese community think “could be favorable for having a lot of children, as it is characteristic of...
Cuba: Students Ask Questions
“Why are Cubans barred from freely using the Internet? Why are those few who are lucky enough to get access to the Internet then banned from using Yahoo?” Child of the Revolution reports that Cuban students asked some tough questions in Havana recently.
India: Etiquette for Migrants
A proposal in the U.K to educated migrant communities on etiquette doesn't sit very well with The Brat, The Bean and Bedlam.
Jamaica: Marley's Birthday
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp realised early on that “good writing, like a good life, cannot be built solely on negation” – and credits that awareness to Bob Marley's “ability to transform through word-power the consciousness of a generation and to show how life-affirming values could be transmitted in poetry through rhythm...
Serbia: President Tadic Gets Re-Elected
The presidential election in Serbia had some bloggers fearing that a decisive victory for the extreme-right nationalism represented by the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) could result in violence. One bloggers wrote, "My babysitter has her bags packed."
Russia: DPNI Newswire
Moscow Through Brown Eyes translates typical headlines from the newswire of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) and notes: “Another thing about this kind of craziness is that it really isn’t worth dissecting, analyzing, arguing with, or linking. But it’s also a little dangerous to ignore it.”
Nepal: Working abroad
Deepak's Diary on the vulnerability of immigrants from Nepal.
Bolivia: Collective Blog from the Diaspora
A new collective blog written by Bolivians abroad attempts to provide a look into the lives of Bolivians living far from home. As the blog states, "To live in two cultures is sometimes a choice, and it is sometimes “an accident.” This a translation of a post written by Karen Heredia from Blogs Bolivia.