Why #America makes it hard for #immigrants to assimilate

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/ImmigrantDiasporaMembers #Multiculturalism, meet ISIS. In the latest issue of New York magazine, in an article titled “#ISIS at the Gyro King,” Mark Jacobson tracks the rise of the Uzbek community in the city and the motivation of the three men arrested for attempting to collaborate with America’s enemies. A lot of conclusions reached by Jacobson focus on the difficulty of the immigrant experience. “Many of these recent immigrants had practice...
http://nypost.com/2015/11/08/why-america-makes-it-hard-for-immigrants-to-assimilate/

New Crop of #Immigrants in #Parliament Is Seen as Reflection of #Canada

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/CanadianDiasporaPlatform #OTTAWA — He was a teenage refugee, fleeing civil war in Somalia, when he came to Canada 22 years ago. Now, after completing high school and earning degrees in history and law, Ahmed Hussen is about to be sworn in as a member of Parliament — one of 46 nonwhite candidates elected to the House of Commons on Oct. 19, most of them immigrants. FROM OUR ADVERTISERS “Even as recently as two years ago, if you asked, ‘Would you ever become an M.P. in Canada?’ I would say, ‘Impossible,’ ” said Mr. Hussen, 39, a Liberal who will represent a Toronto constituency. “It speaks well of Canadians that they’re willing to vote for a person based on his views and his platform, not where they come from.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/americas/new-crop-of-immigrants-in-parliament-is-seen-as-reflection-of-canada.html?_r=0

#Racial #Disparities in Higher Education: an Overview - The Chronicle of Higher Education

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/SchoolOrEducationalInstitution The protests in Missouri offer a reminder that efforts to improve diversity among students, faculty members, and administrators have a long way to go.
http://chronicle.com/article/Racial-Disparities-in-Higher/234129?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elq=96402c539336420394088c0a39b81010&elqCampaignId=1797&elqaid=6828&elqat=1&elqTrackId=8f53ff5e74fe4a979b3817f5ebde8105

Why #America makes it hard for #immigrants to assimilate

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/ImmigrantDiasporaMembers #Multiculturalism, meet ISIS. In the latest issue of New York magazine, in an article titled “#ISIS at the Gyro King,” Mark Jacobson tracks the rise of the Uzbek community in the city and the motivation of the three men arrested for attempting to collaborate with America’s enemies. A lot of conclusions reached by Jacobson focus on the difficulty of the immigrant experience. “Many of these recent immigrants had practiced law and medicine in Uzbekistan,” he writes. “But here, with the language barrier, they work long shifts as home health aides and drive taxis, crowding as many as ten in a cramped apartment.” Nothing new here. My father was a doctor in the Soviet Union when he left in 1976; my mother, a teacher. In their first years in Brooklyn, living across the street from where the Gyro King now stands, he was a cab driver and she knitted yarmulkes for a Judaica store.
http://nypost.com/2015/11/08/why-america-makes-it-hard-for-immigrants-to-assimilate/

USCIS Updates Welcome Guide for New Immigrants | USCIS

USCIS has published an updated Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants.
http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-updates-welcome-guide-new-immigrants

National Museum of African American #History and #Culture

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/Volunteer The #National Museum of African American History and Culture has partnered with the firm, People, Places & Design Research, to engage individuals from African Diaspora backgrounds who live in the metro DC area for a study that will help the museum tell stories of contemporary African descent populations in the U.S.—stories that include a wide range of communities and experiences. The main purpose of the audience research is to discover the perceptions toward the museum from diverse African diasporic audiences and to highlight their expressed preferences for the museum. Research findings will assist in the planning of post-inaugural exhibitions, programs and collaborations for the museum, and other Smithsonian Institution initiatives.
http://nmaahc.si.edu/GetInvolved/Africandiaspora

#Exiled but not silenced #Iranian human #rights defenders in the #diaspora

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/IranianDiasporaPlatform This statement was originally published on article19.org on 9 November 2015. ARTICLE 19 has launched a new report on the human rights defenders of the Iranian diaspora. The report is based on interviews with #diasporic human rights defenders (HRDs) across five different countries, with the aim of identifying the obstacles faced by Iranian HRDs in the diaspora. For the very first time, this report assesses the immediate needs and hurdles faced by Iranian activists striving to continue their work outside Iran.
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/238402651/exiled-but-not-silenced-iranian-human-rights-defenders-in-the-diaspora

#Syria regime fears #diaspora vote could tip the balance#Chronicle

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/SyrianDiasporaPlatform Syria regime fears diaspora vote could tip the balance | The Chronicle
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/syria-regime-fears-diaspora-vote-could-tip-the-balance/

#NewBlackMan (in Exile): Did John Hope Franklin Want $100 Trillion in #Reparations for Black Americans?

http://diasporasnews.com/abcs-realistic-african-diaspora-engagement/ As Duke University concludes its celebration of the Centenary of late historian Dr. John Hope Franklin’s birth with a symposium on his work, journalist and activist Bakari Kitwana examines Dr. Franklin’s thoughts on Black Reparations.
http://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2015/11/did-john-hope-franklin-want-100.html?m=1

#African countries offered #CASH if they take back #illegal #immigrants @European

https://www.diasporaengager.com/European Plans have been drawn up for Brussels to bankroll a package of support for which will encourage the ‘return and sustainable reintegration of irregular migrants’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3309022/African-countries-offered-CASH-illegal-immigrants-reached-Europe.html

The 10 Most #Corrupt Countries in the #World - #Corruption #Perceptions Index

https://diasporaengager.com/extPage/GovernmentalAgency Corruption and economic turmoil often go hand-in-hand. In western nations like the United States and many European countries, we often see corruption come to light as the result of whistleblowers or journalistic efforts. But in many other areas of the world, however, corruption plays a major role in fostering staggering poverty and broken economic systems in a much more blatant way. Oftentimes, specific power structures and government architectures provide an easier means for corrupt politicians, businessmen, or military officials to exploit the system. Many governments have their roots in constitutions from generations ago, and have outgrown their current systems. Many other countries are ruled by a variety of independent tribal leaders and often lack a centralized power structure with any meaningful sway. #Transparency #International developed a comprehensive list of the world’s most corrupt nations last year, and ...
http://www.transparency.org/cpi2013/results

#South #Africa to Encourage #Student #Immigration

https://www.diasporaengager.com/extPage/Student Like other countries around the world, South Africa has acknowledged the value and importance of international students to its university system and growing economy. And the nation, which boasts the second largest #economy in #Africa, wants those international students to stay in South Africa once they finish their studies. Last month, South Africa's minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, announced that the country will be developing initiatives to encourage international students to remain after graduation. Let's take a closer look at the plans. Gigaba revealed the plans in October during a speech at an International Student Dialogue on International Migration. The Minister explained that South Africa hopes that “skilled immigrants” will help grow the country's economy, and that the forthcoming plans would “make it easy and straightforward for ...
http://www.masterstudies.com/news/South-Africa-to-Encourage-Student-Immigration-526/

#Africans are now one of the fastest growing #immigrant populations in the #US - #Quartz

https://www.diasporaengager.com/directory #Africans are becoming one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the United States. The number of foreign-born Africans moving to the US has nearly doubled every decade since 1970, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. As a percentage of the total immigrant population, they make up only 4.4% but when compared to other major immigrant groups, they have...
http://qz.com/539258/africans-are-now-one-of-the-fastest-growing-immigrant-populations-in-the-us/

From #Palestine to #Peru, D.C. #Embassies Reach Out to Respective #Diasporas

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/PalestinianDiasporaPlatform To say Bryan #Lukano is excited about #Biogen Kenya would be an understatement. His company collects used cooking oil from hotels and restaurants, converts it into biodiesel and sells it at a steep discount for use in trucks, electric generators or anything with a diesel engine — with the goal of producing a sustainable alternative to traditional fuel.
http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12618:from-palestine-to-peru-dc-embassies-reach-out-to-respective-diasporas&catid=1537&Itemid=428

#Libya warns it could flood #Europe with migrants if #EU does not recognise new self-declared government - #Telegraph

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/LibyanDiasporaPlatform : Libyan Diaspora Platform Breakaway government in Tripoli issues veiled threat in response to West's refusal to accept their legitimacy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11970313/Libya-warns-it-could-flood-Europe-with-migrants-if-EU-does-not-recognise-new-Islamist-government.html

How does #Diaspora #Engagement can Help You for Free

Looking for the global diaspora? Seeking help to succeed abroad? Trying to find your diaspora and engage them into the development of your country?
http://diasporasnews.com/how-does-diasporaengager-help-individuals-organizations-and-nations/

New #Documentary Explores the Tensions of Being Both #African and #American | #Colorlines

https://www.diasporaengager.com/Africa Nadia Sasso explains why it's a good thing that her new documentary, “Am I: Too African To Be American or Too American To Be African?” is making some viewers uncomfortable.
https://www.colorlines.com/articles/new-documentary-explores-tensions-being-both-african-and-american

#Diaspora digested: What the #Irish abroad crave from home - #irishtimes

It’s the guilty pleasures - not the Irish mammy’s dinners - that make the tummies rumble . We moved across the Irish Sea to join the Irish in London brigade three years ago, and food from home, when we can get our hands on it, often rekindles old memories and transports us back to Ireland, if only just for a few mouthfuls. We’ve developed a number of trad-with-a-twist recipes stemming from our own longing for the familiar, which are published on our blog, gastrogays.com. One example is a combination of two iconic Irish tastes - Tayto and a chicken fillet roll - resulting in a Tayto Fillet Roll featuring chicken breast crumbed in a smashed pack’s worth of cheese ‘n’ onion. What’s your favourite local dish? Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Irish abroad: Tell us about your favourite nosh What’s Food Month all about? Looking to build a career in food: Culinary arts lecturer JJ Healy of the department of tourism and hospitality in Cork Institute of Technology giving a demonstration to sec
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/diaspora-digested-what-the-irish-abroad-crave-from-home-1.2414212

#Paul #Ryan Promises: No #Immigration Reform under #Obama Administration | #NationalReviewOnline

http://diasporasnews.com/immigrants-diasporas-easily-return-back-home/ Paul Ryan has signed off on a letter promising restless members of the House Freedom Caucus that he won’t push immigration reform while President Obama remains in office.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/426097/paul-ryan-promises-no-immigration-reform-obama-administration

Is the #Diaspora dying? - #JERUSALEM REPORT #JEWS

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/IsraeliDiasporaPlatform Demographic trends notwithstanding, Jewish leaders in America insist that the Diaspora is here to stay – no matter what the future holds for Israel.
http://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/Is-the-Diaspora-dying-430504

#Buhari Must Urgently Sign The #Diaspora #Bill - #Adewusi

www.DiasporaEngager.com/extPage/NigerianDiasporaPlatform Samuel Olugbenga Adewusi is in Nigeria to foster relationships with the Nigerian government and other bodies and organisations.
https://www.naij.com/621845-buhari-must-urgently-sign-diaspora-bill-adewusi.html

#Immigrants caught at #U.S. #border reveal why they made dangerous trek - #CBS #News

http://diasporasnews.com/help-immigrants-diaspora-return-back-home/ Internal intelligence files suggest the U.S. government's efforts to discourage illegal crossings may have been unsuccessful
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrants-caught-at-us-border-reveal-why-they-made-dangerous-journey/