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Who counts as migrants?

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What is migration?

• Movement from one place to another in order to find work or better living 

  Conditions.

• Any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are; or (4) what the length of the stay is.

• the permanent change of residence by an individual or group; it excludes such movements as nomadism, migrant labour, commuting, and tourism, all of which are transitory in nature

Who counts as a migrant?

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 How long do you have to stay for to called a migrant?

• Few Months

• A year

• 2+ years

• With an intention to stay permanently

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What motives count to be called a migrant?

• Forced migration

• Due to conflict

• For economic opportunities

• Environmental degradation

• All of the above

​What is migration?

 migration has no set definition but involves moving away from their ‘home’ country and often distinguishes between permanent and temp migration.

Some definitions involve migration being

for more than 1 year to be recognized as so

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​Movement from one place to another in order to find work or better living  conditions. (OED)
​Any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are; or (4) what the length of the stay is.
​the permanent change of residence by an individual or group; it excludes such movements as nomadism, migrant labour, commuting, and tourism, all of which are transitory in nature   (Britannica)

​What is a diaspora?

‘The dispersion or spread of people from their original homeland

1. collective transfer
2. collective memory of ‘homeland’
3. will to survive as a minority (exceptions?)
4. sustain position over time’

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If you were/are a migrant, What is home?

• Have two homes

• Country of citizenship 

• Country of ethnicity/

  ancestral

  origin

• Destination country

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Is the majority of Singapore part of a diaspora?

• Yes

• No

According to a 2017 survey by the Institute of Policy Studies, 49% of Singaporeans identify with both the Singaporean identity and their ethnic identity equally, while 35% would identify as "Singaporeans" first and 14.2% would identify with their ethnic identity

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What does this tell us about being Asian?

Migration and Diaspora blurs definitions based on borders.

Understanding this allows us to see beyond 'national' identities, our shared and influenced histories and perhaps an inclusive idea of who an 'Asian' is.