This is the continuation of an examination of the effects of recent sanctions against Iran on Iranian migration. In this half I explore more specific circumstances caused by the sanctions that have affected the people of Iran and their decision to leave the country. In November of 2019, thousands of protesters took to the streets […]
International migration
Sanctions Against and Migration from Iran
In my last post I discussed the perilous lives of the Kolberi– Iranian Kurds who traverse the Iran-Iraq border for a living. Specifically, I delved into the effects of economic sanctions on the Kolberi system. This post will examine how these sanctions have recently impacted and continue to impact the Iranian economy and consequently Iranian […]
Assimilation and Belonging: Identity in Migrant Accounts
In our very first class, we discussed why migration tends to elicit such big emotions. Why is the topic of migration, for example, such an emotive political issue in the United States? De Haas says that migration is contentious and emotive because it conjures up themes of belonging and identity, both of which are very […]
The Turkish Experience in the Russian Federation
When we talk about migration to the Russian Federation, the main receiving countries that come to mind are those in Central Asia, but rarely do we think about Russia’s southwestern neighbor, Turkey. Towards the end of the Cold War, Turkey improved their relations with the Soviet Union through trade deals, which allowed Turkish companies to […]
Exodus of Cultural Capital: the Migration of Jewish Uzbekistanis from Bukhara to Broadway
If you walk down 108th Street in Queens, NY, you’ll see some familiar sites of an Uzbek diaspora community: tandoor restaurants, traditional clothing stores, and newspaper stands carrying a publication called the Bukharan Times. More curious things you may find are signs with Hebrew alongside Uzbek Cyrillic, synagogues, and Jewish community centers. One does not […]