Stories about Migration & Immigration from August, 2008
Jamaica: Independence Day
Jamaica just celebrated its 46th year of Independence from Britain and several bloggers marked the occasion with posts that ranged from thoughtful critiques to excited celebration...
Soviet History: Russian-Korean Migration in Central Asia II
Otto's Random Thoughts expands upon a previous story about Russian-Korean migration in Central Asia from the late 1930s.
Cuba: Hunger Strike Over
Uncommon Sense reports that four Cuban political prisoners have ended their hunger strike.
Guyana: For the Record
Signifyin’ Guyana supports the call for the government to publish a collection of the speeches of the country's first Executive President, Forbes Burnham: “They are a valuable part of Guyana's history and should be treated as such.”
Albania: Tourist Boom?
A Nevada Yankee in King Zogs’ Court comments on the increase in tourism this summer in Albania.
Arabeyes: Are Arab-American Men Losers?
“Are Arab-American men really losers?” wonders Asoom, a young Arab-American woman - or are the parents of potential brides out of touch with reality when it comes to selecting a suitable son-in-law?
Cuba, Venezuela: Sound Familiar?
Cuban blogger Babalu thinks that the latest decrees by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sound awfully familiar…
Cuba: Hunger Strike
“It is a small action…it has not made the international press”: Ninety miles away…in another country reports on a hunger strike undertaken by four political prisoners in Cuba.
Jamaica: Blog Deletion?
“Who would have thought that Google would have reached out to a quiet corner of the Internet and threaten deletion? And yet, it happened to me”: Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp explains.
Romania: The Hungarian Minority
Hungarian Spectrum writes about “the Hungarians of Transylvania” – who seem to be “much more conservative and much more nationalistic than those in Hungary proper.”
Georgia: Armenians in Samtskhe Javakheti
Three Armenian bloggers post an alert over the situation of ethnic Armenians living in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. The bloggers are Ditord, Pigh and Arin Berd and call on international human rights organizations and others to campaign for the release of ethnic Armenian activists in Georgia.
Cape Verde: On foreign policy and diaspora
Miguel Cruz Sousa [pt] analyzes the Cape Verdean foreign policy and the country's relationship with its diaspora. “Unemployment, social inequality, insecurity, low wages and the risk of disruption prevail here in the country. In the diaspora, there are persecution, discrimination, employment insecurity, unemployment, xenophobia and discrimination, arbitrary arrests and indifference...
