The oil crisis of 1973 had profound effects on the world economy and spurred trends in labor migration that have continued to amplify to today. The oil crisis began with the Yom Kippur / October War between Israel, supported by the United States, and Egypt and Syria, supported by the Soviet Union.1 In response to […]
Month: November 2020
Reproductive Health Access for Migrant Women
For women who migrate, access to health care, in general, is extremely restrictive. However, reproductive health care has become an even more restrictive resource, especially for women who do not have citizenship or legal status in the country they reside in. Migrant women, compared to men, face increasingly more challenges due to restrictive medical barriers […]
Migration : More “Push” than “Pull”
Imagine packing everything you own into one little suitcase and never having a home. Well this is the experience for Rozina. She was born in Iran after the Islamic revolution in 1979. Almost all aspects of life were changed, especially for women. Rozina is a Persian name and the Iranian government disapproved of any name […]
Exile, Diaspora, and Agency in Inner Asian Folk Narratives
Research Questions and Goals Within my upcoming three blog posts, my aim is to present two narratives of exile present in folk oral traditions in Inner Asia. After discussing the Urkun in my previous post, I realized that I had largely forgotten the issue of individual agency within such significant historical circumstances. To rectify this […]
Clinking Glasses Over Central Asia’s Hardship
The 2020 Covid-19 global pandemic has exacerbated social and economic struggles in Central Asia while strengthening Russia and China’s grasp over the region. While stronger relations with Russia and China can help the five governments of Central Asia appear more legitimate, little progress will be gained for the people of Central Asia. Migrant laborers will […]
Stories of the new ‘forgotten generation’ in South Sudan
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody civil war. Only two years after that South Sudan fell into another long and bloody civil war that started in 2013. In 2016 it was estimated that 50,000 people had been killed and 1.6 million displaced. In 2017 the number of displaced […]
Importing Nationalism: An Introduction to Diaspora Politics in India and Turkey
I was a high school freshman when Narendra Modi won the election as India’s prime minister in 2014. I had little to no knowledge of Indian politics, having never lived there nor understood the intricacies of the policies each political party pursued. However, my parents, grandparents, and community around me were ecstatic with the election […]