Exploring The Similarities And Differences Theories On Diaspora

Transnationalism is defined as as “the process by which immigrants forge and sustain multi-stranded social relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement.”(lecture Mixtects). When a native person becomes a transnational they are then participating in sustaining their culture and memories where ever they travel. Transnationalism implies that native migrants continue to be involved in the life

Marcus Garvey, a ‘proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements” (), once stated that “a people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” (Good Reads Quotes) He was in fact very much so right. Most people in this world care about where they come from, who they descended from and where the backbone of their identity lies. Have you ever wondered why almost most orphans tend to look for their family lines or go out in search of where they belong? It is with this very essence my quest to look for answers and investigate about two very distinct yet similar groups. The groups I examine throughout this paper are Africans and African-Americans. What I seek to find out is why two very ‘distinct’ yet similar groups of people fail to see eye to eye, judging from the fact that Africans and African-Americans look alike, originated from Africa and their histories and culture somehow intertwine with each other. The main question here really is: what are the factors that hinder the relationship between Africans and African-American people.

To change the “status quo”, Afrocentricity must serve as both a corrective factor and a critique. Africans throughout the world including the America’s have experienced the sensation of dislocation. Through the act of re-centering the African person and making them an agent, we shed the belief of the unquestioned European domination. In that way, it serves as a corrective factor. Afrocentricity also strives to critique the process and the extent of the dislocation of African peoples that was the result of the domination of the Europeans in all matters. In order to change the circumstances,

Much of my life has pertained to being an outsider. I immigrated to America from detrimental circumstances in Haiti, therefore I was always viewed as foreign. If my accent did not reveal my identity, then my Caribbean island boy demeanor or way of dress surely would. At a young age, I gained interest in African history because as a citizen of a developing black nation, I had experienced their economic struggles, encountered similar social discriminations, and inherited comparable cultural values. Today, my academic aspirations focus primarily on the history of the African Arab States and understanding the complex events and leaders which have shaped this ever-changing region. As seen by the European refugee crisis, what happens here influences the political discourse of the world.

Diaspora Studies is the study of the experiences blacks had when they were spreaded throughout the world from the continent of Africa. African Diaspora is the term regularly used to depict the mass scattering of people groups from Africa amid the Transatlantic Slave Trades, from the 1500s to the 1800s.This Diaspora took a huge number of individuals from Western and Central Africa to various areas all through the Americas and the Caribbean.

At its most fundamental, diaspora focuses on the physical movement of people. However, comprehensive scholarship elevates “diaspora” beyond

It is essential to note that the term African Diaspora does not describe any single event, group of people or set of customs. It represents a current state of being for many citizens of the world and provides context for understanding the social structures and intercultural relationships of the world we live in today. Collin Palmer provides great insight into the context of diaspora. He writes that there have been several movements, massive migrations of people, throughout history. There is no single “diasporic movement or monolithic diasporic community” to be studied, but rather a confluence of people, events and ideologies that span thousands of years, across every continent. Each period of movement, each diasporic stream, happened for different reasons. Palmer’s approach to the African Diaspora begins with a look nearly 100,000 years into the past. He identifies five major streams, with the first African diaspora that occurred as a

In The Southern Diaspora, James N. Gregory tells the story of migration between the whites and blacks of the south. He focuses on how the whites and blacks moved from the south to the north. Gregory illustrates how two completely different races come together to uplift the American society. Not only does he illustrate the unity of blacks and whites, he also focuses on how the two races had to adapt to a new way of living. Gregory concentrates on how this particular migration recreated the social and political perspective of America.

Diaspora refers to the dispersion of a people whether forced or by choice. African Americans were forced into slavery, they endured hardships and learned to adapt or evolve in order to survive being slaves. For when professionals are better equipped to help these in-need children they will be more successful in supporting them during their grief where by these children will be less likely to fall through the cracks, be misunderstood and labeled as problem

The African diaspora has to do with the forced mass dispersion of African persons during the transatlantic slave trade. As a result, different black cultures emerge in different locations across the globe. At the same time, even though there is a physical separation, there still exists a shared identity due to an awareness of common origin, (Africa) as well as a common experience of marginalization in their respective locations. Paul Gilroy’s Black Atlantic, published just a year before Louisiana explains this result of the African diaspora:

Migration studies are a field that can be and should be analyzed and explored in conjunction with other fields of thought and disciplines. By linking migration studies to other theories and approaches an intersectional look at migration is achieved. In order to understand migratory experiences and processes thoroughly, different lenses must be applied in order to ensure that all migrants have a voice, not just a select few. By lenses, I mean highlighting how gender, race, class, ethnicity, etc., shape migrants’ experiences.

The reconstruction of African Diaspora has been a constant clash through the historical outline as rewriting and uncovering the veracity has been challenging.

In Homeland-Diaspora Relation, it states that one of the essential aspects of the diaspora is their transpolitical linkage to the homeland. There have been impacts on the diaspora externally, which have directly involved Israel. The bat-mitsva from the U.S, Judaism coming from Europe and Maimuna flowing from North Africa. Some differing culture patterns were brought back to the hostland. Two examples are the German rank and title system as well as

Who are African Diasporas, do we refer to people who were forced to disperse to the Americans and Caribbean during the 1500s to 1800s, or we refer to native Africans moving abroad to settle down. Any of these group falls under the name African diasporas, the culture and values of the African people brought down from generation to generation might have been forgotten by the Africans been forcefully dispersed, but for the native Africans settling in parts of Europe and America, it a question of how to preserve one’s culture in a foreign land. . This diaspora, this African diaspora started in the 16th century, included an estimated 10.7 million forced migrants—about 2 million had died during the Middle Passage—from West, West-Central, and Southeastern

Throughout American history, the exploitation of Africans and members of the diaspora continues as a controversial topic among cultural critics. Discussions on whether the sentiments of slavery still impact people of the African diaspora is intricate. Furthermore, the marginalization of people of the African Diaspora continues to complexify the issue. Social concepts in modern America such as education, nationhood, fact making, discrimination, racism, systematic oppression, etc. all relate back to history, specifically slavery. Ultimately, European’s dehumanization, exploitation, and demoralization of African slaves during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries continues to negatively impact Black Americans and people of the African Diaspora today.