Migration, Diasporas & Refugees

41+ min ago   (439+ words) The Intergenerational Report projects population growth slowing from an average of 1.4% a year over the last 40 years to 0.9% a year over the coming four decades....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (649+ words) A wall can look like a border from above, but archaeologists test the idea through gates, roads, visibility, construction layers and excavation context. A line of stones can look decisive from the air. It may curve around a mound, cut…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (860+ words) Por Jacopo Prisco, CNN Un nuevo análisis de la red de calzadas del Imperio Romano ha desmentido el persistente mito de que “todos los caminos llevan a Roma”, demostrando en cambio que otras ciudades importantes —como Constantinopla, la actual Estambul…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1245+ words) Tour guide Mike Christiansen said Bromborough Pool, which includes this Grade II-listed village hall built in 1858, was a "forgotten village" in contrast with nearby Port Sunlight While Port Sunlight on the Wirral is a well-known example of an industrial model…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (488+ words) Winnie McHugh’s brief conversation with President Catherine Connolly came some 75 years after she left Co Donegal for Scotland in search of work, but the 92-year-old’s command of the Irish language has never waned in the interim. You never forget the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (815+ words) Professionally, he was a lawyer and he helped run a relief agency for sick and wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. But insofar as George Templeton Strong (1820–1875) is remembered today, it is as a diarist: “the greatest diarist”, as…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (544+ words) Afro-Latinos have a rich and complex history in America, shaped by their diverse African and Latin American roots. Every year, from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. But…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (151+ words) Overnight celebrations in downtown kicked off Mexican Independence Day in Chicago. Video shows crowds march and dance on Michigan Avenue in the Loop overnight. Plenty of Mexican flags were on display to celebrate the country's independence. There was a heavy…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (224+ words) An ethnographic essay in The Elephant documents sea baptisms of Chinese traders in Praia, set against Cape Verde's decades-old Chinese migrant community. An ethnographic essay published by The Elephant on 16 September documents the baptism of three Chinese traders on a…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (421+ words) Ancient DNA from Finland shows how coastal and inland communities followed different population paths during the Middle Ages. Researchers from the University of Turku studied the genomes of 34 people who lived in southwestern Finland and Häme. The team compared their…...