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Archetypes of Escape #2: “I felt compelled to escape grinding poverty and exploitation”

October 31, 2019June 30, 2022 Ellysse V. Dick 1935 Views 0 Comment Before The Journey, Bribery and Corruption, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Fletcher students’ research experience, Friends and Networks, Identity and Documents, Money and Finance, Nepal, Religion, Smuggling, The Journey

Includes: escape from debt; Juju; weakening incomes; exploitative work like sex work; indentured farm labor

Central and South America Sub-Saharan Africa Visual Journeys

The Story of Precious

October 30, 2019April 8, 2021 Ellysse V. Dick 2151 Views 0 Comment Before The Journey, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Fletcher students’ research experience, Friends and Networks, Identity and Documents, Money and Finance, Religion, Smuggling

A nearly blind mother of three leaves Cameroon to travel alone through South and Mesoamerica in hopes of reaching the

Central and South America Central and South Asia Multimedia North America Sub-Saharan Africa Videos

The Other Migration, Part 1: Who and Why

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 1583 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Before The Journey, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Destinations, DRC, Ecuador, Family, Ghana, Haiti, Identity and Documents, India, Nepal, Pakistan

As countries across the globe crack down on immigration, migrants and refugees are forced to uncover new travel routes in search of safety and stability. The Other Migration examines the journey of migrants from Africa and Asia as they travel across the world to South America and up through Central America. Part one of this three-part series examines who is traveling on this migration route and why.

Central and South America Central and South Asia Essays & Articles Long-Distance Journeys Publications

Retaining, Changing, and Surrendering Hegemonic Masculinities

April 30, 2019January 15, 2022 Lori Zimmermann 1239 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Gender, India, Nepal, Pakistan, The Journey

By Subin Mulmi, under the supervision of Kim Wilson. Transatlantic migration from South Asia is a long, arduous, and expensive journey but each year many South Asians risk their lives to reach the supposed dreamland of the United States. A large majority of the South Asians that I met during our re-search in 2018 in Costa Rica were men, prompting a focus on how men experienced long-distance migration.

Central and South America Central and South Asia Essays & Articles Long-Distance Journeys North America Publication Spotlight Publications

Tracing the Financial Journeys of Nepali Migrants

April 30, 2019June 30, 2022 Lori Zimmermann 1680 Views 0 Comment Bribery and Corruption, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Fletcher students’ research experience, India, Lodging and Food, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Smuggling, The Journey, USA

By Subin Mulmi, under the supervision of Kim Wilson. The 2015 earthquake in Nepal resulted in the deaths of 8,970 people with 22,302 injured. Several reports have estimated that more than one million houses were destroyed, affecting the lives of six million people. Only a handful of families have been relocated to safer places. Even before the quake, the country was reeling from the effects of the decade-long civil war that claimed the lives of 13,236 people and led to the disappearance of thousands more. In June 2009, the Nepal IDP Working Group reported that up to 70,000 people displaced by the conflict had not yet found durable housing. They remained unable to return home, integrate locally, or resettle elsewhere.

Central and South America Central and South Asia Long-Distance Journeys North America Publication Spotlight Publications Reports Sub-Saharan Africa

The Other Migration: The Financial Journeys of Asians and Africans Traveling Through the Americas

April 30, 2019February 5, 2023 Lori Zimmermann 1656 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Bribery and Corruption, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, DRC, Friends and Networks, Gender, Ghana, Haiti, Host and Transition Communities, Identity and Documents, India, Language, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Religion, Smuggling, Technology, The Journey

By Kim Wilson et al.

Central and South Asia Europe Long-Distance Journeys Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Publications Reports Sub-Saharan Africa

The Financial Journey of Refugees: Evidence from Greece, Jordan, and Turkey

September 30, 2017June 30, 2022 Ellysse V. Dick 1394 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Barriers, Before The Journey, Bribery and Corruption, Burundi, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Family, Friends and Networks, Gender, Greece, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Language, Lodging and Food, Money and Finance, Palestine, Saving and Lending, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, Technology, The Journey, Turkey

A full report, executive summary, and a compendium of field notes, by Kim Wilson and Roxanne Krystalli. The Financial Journeys of Refugees investigates what money and financial transactions can reveal about the journeys and experiences of forced migration. We examine money as a key node of the displacement experience: fueling transactions among formal and informal actors along the way; determining livelihood options; shaping or restructuring kinship networks; and coloring risks, vulnerabilities, or protective forces available to refugees. Our inquiry highlights these transactions and the power dynamics that unfold among refugees as well as between refugees and formal or informal authorities.

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