#USIU-Africa joins #Carnegie #diaspora #fellowship program. See also https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/SchoolOrEducationalInstitution

USIU-Africa joins Carnegie diaspora fellowship program - https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/SchoolOrEducationalInstitution
http://www.usiu.ac.ke/on-campus/news/usiu-africa-joins-carnegie-diaspora-fellowship-program

#African #leaders vote themselves immunity from new human rights court | #Global #development #Guardian

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/GovernmentalAgency Heads of state at African Union summit vote to strip the African court of justice and human rights of power to prosecute them
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jul/03/african-leaders-vote-immunity-human-rights-court

#Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Announces Call for Applications - See also https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/GrantFellowship

Universities in Africa and #African-born academics in the United States and Canada can now apply for funding to take part in joint projects as part of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. See also https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/GrantFellowship
http://www.iie.org/en/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Press-Center/Press-Releases/2015/2015-10-13-Carnegie-African-Diaspora-Fellowship-Program-Announces-Call-For-Applications

West Africa: A forgotten heritage revealed - #BBC News - https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/CulturalIssues

The British Library exhibition, Word, Symbol, Song, looks at a thousand years of culture in West Africa - from ancient Islamic texts to contemporary rap. See Also https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/CulturalIssues
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34550640

2015 International #Documentary Film #Festival Amsterdam - #Shadow and Act

The 2015 edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) kicks off on November 18, and will run through the 29th.Skimming through
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/international-documentary-film-festival-amsterdam-2015-african-diaspora-highlights-20151019

Gov’t looking at investment proposals from diaspora in Canada - #Trotman - #Stabroek News - www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/CanadianDiasporaPlatform

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/CanadianDiasporaPlatform - The Guyana Government is looking closely at a number of investment proposals which were received by a team of ministers who recently travelled to Canada to
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/news/stories/10/15/govt-looking-at-investment-proposals-from-diaspora-in-canada-trotman/

Call for COUNTRY MEMBERSHIP/COORDINATOR OF THE AFRICAN NETWORK OF YOUTH POLICY EXPERTS #AFRINYPE

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/LobbyingPlatform - Call for COUNTRY MEMBERSHIP/COORDINATOR OF THE AFRICAN NETWORK OF YOUTH POLICY EXPERTS (AFRINYPE)Opportunities For Africans | Opportunities For Africans
http://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/call-for-country-membershipcoordinator-of-the-african-network-of-youth-policy-experts-afrinype/

#Carnegie #African #Diaspora Fellowship Program announces call for applications

#Universities in Africa and African-born academics in the United States and Canada can now apply for funding to take part in joint projects as part of ... Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced a renewal grant to the Institute of International Education that aims to support 140 collaborative projects in 2016 and 2017, building on the success of the first two years of the program. Project requests from universities and applications from scholars are due by December 8, 2015, and projects can begin as early as May 2016.
http://www.scidev.net/global/content/grants_notice.5356DECE-50A5-4F99-AB616FB62B8AE1A0.html

Foreign minister urges diasporans to engage missions abroad | Diasporian News 2015-10-20

Ghana diaspora platform www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/GhanaianDiasporaPlatform - Ghana Foreign minister urges diasporans to engage missions abroad.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Foreign-minister-urges-diasporans-to-engage-missions-abroad-388728

ASIAN IMMIGRATION AND THE MYTHS MODELED AROUND MODEL MINORITIES

ASIAN IMMIGRATION AND THE MYTHS MODELED AROUND MODEL MINORITIES - See more at https://www.diasporaengager.com/Asia
https://www.newamerica.org/the-weekly-wonk/asian-immigration-and-the-myths-modeled-around-model-minorities/

The Great British Immigration Debate- The New York Times

The Great British Immigration Debate. www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/BritishDiasporaPlatform -
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/world/europe/immigration-backdrop-to-rugby-and-great-british-bake-off.html?_r=0

Italian coach and Diaspora talent is perfect mix for Albania - Channel #NewsAsia

Italian Diaspora Platform: www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/ItalianDiasporaPlatform - Italian coach Gianni De Biasi was just the man Albania needed to turn one of European soccer's poorest, most unsuccessful teams into match winners after decades of failure on the international stage
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/italian-coach-and-diaspor/2195806.html

What most people don’t understand about immigrants — but should - The Washington Post

They're more educated than their American-born counterparts. See also https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/consulting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/07/what-most-people-dont-understand-about-immigrants-but-should/

Transform a homebound child's life by Margaret Khumbah Mbeseha - GoFundMe

The school system in Cameroon does not have Special Education available to children with disabilities. These children are homebound, and those that are enrolled in schools soon become dropouts because the schools cannot accommodate them. The St. Rita Foundation Nursery and Primary Inclusive School Buea is an innovative institution providing equitable and quality education to Cameroonian children with disabilities, alongside their peers without disabilities.
https://www.gofundme.com/caminclusiveschool

Nigeria: Maiduguri Blast - #Nigerian #Diaspora Group Advocates De-Radicalisation Curriculum for Schools - #allAfrica.com

Learn more about #Nigerian Global diaspora www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/NigerianDiasporaPlatform
http://allafrica.com/stories/201510160900.html

#Immigration Bill clears first Commons hurdle in UK - #BBC News

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/BritishDiasporaPlatform - Government plans to clamp down on illegal immigration pass their first Commons stage, despite opposition from Labour, Lib Dem and SNP MPs.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34508958

#Anti-Immigration Party Wins #Swiss #Election

Anti-Immigration Party Wins Swiss Election - See also www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/SwedishDiasporaPlatform
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anti-immigration-party-wins-swiss-election_5624e930e4b08589ef47f7cb

Maryland: Morocco's CCME to Debate Moroccan Diasporas Concerns

Learn more about Moroccan diaspora at www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/MoroccanDiasporaPlatform. The Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), through its Working Group “Administration, Users’ Rights and Public Policies” will hold a colloquium on October 23.
http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/10/170770/maryland-moroccos-ccme-to-debate-moroccan-diasporas-concerns/

Open Wallet, Closed Doors: Exploring Japan’s Low Acceptance of Asylum Seekers #migrationpolicy

Japanese Diaspora Platform" www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/JapaneseDiasporaPlatform - Japan is one of the world's most generous contributors to humanitarian appeals, yet accepts a very small number of asylum seekers—indeed only 11 were granted refugee status in 2014. Even as Japan has witnessed a record number of asylum applications, the approval rate has declined. This feature explores Japan's low acceptance of asylum seekers, including institutional barriers and negative public perceptions.
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/open-wallet-closed-doors-exploring-japans-low-acceptance-asylum-seekers

Rwanda: Diaspora Youth Seek Active Role in National Development - allAfrica.com

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/RwandanDiasporaPlatform - Young Rwandans in the Diaspora have asked to be actively involved in the ongoing national development, saying they are ready to contribute through their skills, abilities and resources. ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/201509280837.html

EDITORIAL: Europe struggles with migrants who don't want to integrate - #WashingtonTimes

https://www.diasporaengager.com/European - Germany has a troubled history of ethnic relations, to put it mildly, and Angela Merkel first rejected taking in refugees from the Syrian civil war which has taken more than a quarter of a million lives. Then, no doubt considering how that looked, she put out the welcome map. Soon she was celebrated as "Mama Merkel" in the refugee camps.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/15/editorial-europe-struggles-with-migrants-who-dont-/

THE BLACK IMMIGRATION NETWORK | African-American News

#OIFC to host diaspora business meet on sidelines of LA Pravasi Divas. See also https://www.diasporaengager.com/Africa
http://lasentinel.net/the-black-immigration-network.html

The Strategic War that is Killing Africa and its Diaspora

International Diaspora Blog! Through my experience dealing with diasporas across the globe ( e.g. https://www.DiasporaEngager.com/map), I have learned something very shocking about Africa and America that I would like to share with you today. I noticed that some diaspora groups and countries are very Continue Reading The post The Strategic War that is Killing Africa and its Diaspora appeared first on International Diaspora Engagement Blog.
http://diasporasnews.com/the-strategic-war-that-is-killing-africa-and-its-diaspora/

It isn’t just Asian immigrants who thrive in the US - #BusinessWorld

https://www.diasporaengager.com/Africa - IN A RECENT column in The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof dared to ask the “awkward question” of why Asian-Americans have been so economically successful in the US The most important reasons, he says, are hard work and a reverence for education ...
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=it-isn&8217t-just-asian-immigrants-who-thrive-in-the-us&id=116973

Does Immigration Without A Strong Minimum Wage Increase Inequality? https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/ImmigrantDiasporaMembers

There has been strong debate over whether immigration helps increase income inequality by increasing labor supply so that those hiring workers, especially when job creation is still wavering, can afford to pay less. To know whether this actually happens or not is difficult because there are so many moving pieces to [...]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2015/10/11/does-immigration-without-a-strong-minimum-wage-increase-inequality/

Remarks at the 2015 Global Diaspora Week Launch Event "Partnering for Global Impact". See https://www.diasporaengager.com

Remarks at the 2015 Global Diaspora Week Launch Event "Partnering for Global Impact". https://www.diasporaengager.com
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/10/248072.htm