Colonial diaspora explained

A colonial diaspora is a group of people that live outside of their ancestral homeland because their ancestors migrated as part of a colonial-era practice. Depending on the source, the term refers to either people originating from the colonizing group or those whose ancestors were shifted under colonial pressure.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Colonial diasporas by origin

Europe

See also: European emigration. In ancient times, the Greek Empire established colonies around the Mediterranean and as far away as Northwestern South Asia.^{[5] [6]}

During the colonial era that ended after World War 2, Europeans migrated around their global empires, with significant groups settling in the Western Hemisphere and Australasia.^[7]

South Asia

See also: South Asian diaspora. Over 1 million Indian people were taken as indentured servants to other parts of the world during the British Empire, primarily to the Caribbean and Southeast Africa.^{[8] [9]} Because they had left South Asia before the establishment of the current independent nations of that region, they were often denied citizenship in South Asia,^[10] and because they were also sometimes expelled or otherwise treated like non-citizens in their host countries, some of them or their families were forced to migrate twice.^[11]

Postcolonial diasporas

Postcolonial diasporas are similar to colonial diasporas in that both groups often migrated in a way that addressed the global demand for labor.^[12] Postcolonial diasporas tend to split into those who have migrated as part of a "post-national" clique that has economic dealings with multiple countries, and those who have migrated out of a sense of exile.^[13]

See also

• African diaspora

Notes and References

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2. Book: Cohen, Robin . Global diasporas: an introduction (Revised edition 2008).
3. Jacobs . Johan U. . 2016 . The trauma of home and (non)belonging in Zimbabwe and its diaspora: 'Conversion disorder' in Shadows by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma . Literator (Potchefstroom. Online) . 37 . 1 . 1–11 . 10.4102/lit.v37i1.1237 . 2219-8237. free .
4. Web site: Diaspora . 2023-11-16 . education.nationalgeographic.org . en.
5. Rozen . Minna . 2008-01-01 . Homelands and diasporas: Greeks, Jews and their migrations .
6. van Dommelen . Peter . 2012-10-21 . Colonialism and Migration in the Ancient Mediterranean . Annual Review of Anthropology . en . 41 . 1 . 393–409 . 10.1146/annurev-anthro-081309-145758 . 0084-6570.
7. Varadarajan . Latha . 2008 . Out of Place: Re-thinking Diaspora and Empire . Millennium: Journal of International Studies . en . 36 . 2 . 267–293 . 10.1177/03058298080360020501 . 0305-8298.
8. Kaur, Manveen. "Understanding Diaspora: From Colonial to Post-Colonial Period." IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature (IMPACT: IJRHAL) 7 (2019): 319-326.
9. Book: Kesavapany, K. . Rising India and Indian Communities in East Asia . 2003-08-01 . Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. . 978-981-4517-60-7 . en.
10. Book: Writing imperial histories . 2013 . Manchester University Press . j.ctv18b5gw6 . 978-0-7190-9679-2.
11. Web site: Global South Asians: Introducing the Modern Diaspora . 2023-11-16 . grfdt.com.
12. Sadiq . Kamal . Tsourapas . Gerasimos . September 2021 . The postcolonial migration state . European Journal of International Relations . en . 27 . 3 . 884–912 . 10.1177/13540661211000114 . 1354-0661. free .
13. Book: Suna-Koro, Kristine . In Counterpoint: Diaspora, Postcoloniality, and Sacramental Theology . 2017-05-01 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-62564-710-8 . en.