Interview 11

Year 2021, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 147 - 152, 30.03.2021

Simone A. James Alexander

Abstract

The proliferation of the practices of diaspora runs parallel to transnational encounters and exchanges. While displacements and dispersals remain foundational to the formation of diasporas and diasporic communities, migrations and migratory experiences have resulted
in the continued evolution of the concept of diaspora to suit the needs and demands of ever-changing im/migrant communities. This flexibility and adaptability of diaspora accommodate the exchange of goods and services, for example, remittances, the transfer of funds by migrants to their home countries, which has become one of the largest financial inflows to these receiving countries.

Keywords

Diaspora, Diaspora Studies, Migration

References

• Aihwa Ong, Flexible Citizenship: The Cultural Logics of Transnationality. Durham: Duke University Press, 1999.