religious freedom‚ to escape from the persecution they were being forced to endure in their home country. For instance‚ New England was made up of Pilgrims and Puritans‚ while Maryland consisted of devout Catholics. In the case of the Puritans‚ their migration from England to the New World was primarily the result of James VI of Scotland becoming the King of England (hereafter referred to as King James I of England) after the death of Elizabeth I‚ who left behind no heir to the throne. The Puritans were
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The Great Migration was the migration of thousands of African-Americans from the South to the North. African Americans were looking to escape the problems of racism in the South and felt they could seek out better jobs and an overall better life in the North. It is estimated that over 1 million African-Americans participated in this mass movement. The Great Migration created the first large‚ urban black communities in the North. The North saw its black population rise about 20 percent between
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Migration control Australia (MEDC) • Australia has a universal visa system‚ meaning that all visitors‚ temporary residents and permanent migrants to Australia must apply for a visa or a visa equivalent‚ with conditions appropriate to their stay. • The traveller’s risk profile‚ reason for travel and individual characteristics are taken into account‚ and will determine what kind of visa application process is undertaken. • As part of the visa application process‚ all applicants are checked
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Definition Human migration is movement by humans from one place to another‚ sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic‚ often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic people have retained this form of lifestyle in modern times. Migration has continued under the form of both voluntary migration within one’s region‚ country‚ or beyond and involuntary migration (which includes
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Experiences of Migration Peter C. Watson PEM American Military University Experiences of Migration For hundreds of years migration has been the topic of discussion as individuals or mass groups have migrated away from their homelands in search of alternate residency elsewhere throughout the world. Much like today‚ the 19th century migrators have been faced with a plethora of different types of reactions by their newfound territories including both positive and negative in nature.
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Rural-urban linkage generally refers to the growing flow of public and private capital‚ people (migration and commuting) and goods (trade) between urban and rural areas. It is important to add to these the flow of ideas‚ the flow of information and diffusion of innovation. Adequate infrastructure such as transportation‚ communication‚ energy and basic services is the backbone of the urban-rural development linkage approach (Tacoli‚ 2004). There is a positive relationship between adequacy of transportation
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My migration story When I was 16‚ I moved to Melbourne‚ Australia from U.A.E. But why did I? I moved for the larger range of facilities that Australia had even though Dubai had some good ones too. It all started when I was proceeding towards my higher studies‚ I was sure that I wasn’t going to do it in Dubai. So I researched carefully for the perfect place; not too cheap nor too expensive‚ but it had to be a good quality. I then found Australia and it looked pretty good. I searched for good university
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One of the few case studies of undocumented immigrants available‚ this perceptive anthropological study improves a group of people too often abridged to statistics and typecast. The suffering of Hispanic relocation is expressed in the immigrants ’ own accent while the author ’s voice elevates questions about authority‚ typecast‚ settlement‚ and assimilation into American society. Immigrants are torn by contradictory social and intellectual demands‚ while facing the confront of entry into a strange
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WAVES OF MIGRATION 1. The Negritos * first people to come to the Philippines * also called Atis or Aetas * They came across land bridges from mainland Asia about 25‚000 years ago. * Philippines then‚ was connected to Asia by land bridges which later sank below the sea * very small people‚ less than 5 feet tall * Were called "Negritos" because they had black skin‚ short kinky hair‚ thick lips‚ and black noses. * they wore little
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Austronesian Migration Theory propounds on the expansion of a group of people called the Austronesians from Asia into the Pacific by means of Taiwan 6‚000 years ago. It was a theory proposed by Peter Bellwood a professor of Archeology. The theory largely explains the similarities in culture‚ language and physical attributes in different countries in the most Asian countries. The Austronesian migrations began from the Chinese mainland‚ reaching Taiwan first in 3500 BC then the Philippines by 3000
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