Where and Why Do People Move?: Crash Course Geography #32
People have been migrating and transplanting since before recorded history, and understanding the reasons why people migrate can help explain some of the cultural, economic, and political patterns we see around the world. Today, we’re going to mostly focus on the Indian diaspora, which is the largest in the world with over 18 million people of Indian descent living outside of India. And through this lens, we’ll teach you about many different types of voluntary and involuntary migration throughout history and around the world.
SOURCES
Migration
Getis, Bjelland, and Getis. Introduction to Geography, 15 ed. McGraw-Hill Education. 2017. ISBN: 978-1-259-57000-1
Gregory, Derek, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael Watts, and Sarah Whatmore, eds. 2009. The Dictionary of Human Geography. 5th ed. Willey-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3288-6
https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/international-migrant-stock-2019.html
UN Migration Data Sets: https://migrationdataportal.org/?i=stock_abs_&t=2017&m=1
India
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/india/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/at-18-million-india-has-the-worlds-largest-diaspora-population/articleshow/80290768.cms?from=mdr
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=IN
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/04/08/record-high-remittances-sent-globally-in-2018
Trinidad
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/#geography
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/trinidad-and-tobago-history-and-heritage-17893991/
https://scholar.library.miami.edu/emancipation/trade2.htm
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/india/forced.htm
http://www.caribbean-atlas.com/en/themes/waves-of-colonization-and-control-in-the-caribbean/waves-of-colonization/the-experience-of-indian-indenture-in-trinidad-arrival-and-settlement.html
Persian Gulf
https://www.mei.edu/publications/india-gulf-migration-testing-time
https://www.livepopulation.com/country/qatar.html
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-data-hub?qt-data_hub_tabs=1#datahub-tabs
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/global-remittances-guide
https://www.orfonline.org/research/twin-crises-gulf-implications-india-65432/
East (and South) Africa
https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/final-an-overview-of-indian-diaspora-in-africa.pdf
https://idsa.in/africatrends/indian-diaspora-in-africa-a-profile_rkgupta_0614
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/06/15-facts-about-the-indian-diaspora-in-africa/
Refugees
https://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html
https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/refugees
Refugee camps are the “cities of tomorrow”, says humanitarian-aid expert
http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/overview
https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/statistics/
https://migrationdataportal.org/themes/migrant-deaths-and-disappearances
https://www.internal-displacement.org/database
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/global-refugee-crisis-statistics-and-facts/