admin | October 12, 2022
Last week a video emerged on social media of a woman, who appeared to be in Jamaica, berating those of the Diaspora for sending small amounts of money through remittance services. The woman accused Jamaicans abroad of a lack of sense or conscience for sending US$100 or less because those amounts, in her estimation, were too small and Jamaicans at home were going to start refusing those sums
admin | September 21, 2022
It should not be a matter of surprise that so much of the playbook and fault lines of Indian politics are being reproduced among the Indian diaspora.
admin | September 21, 2022
By Omaris Z. Zamora As a second-generation Black Dominican born and raised in Chicagos Puerto Rican Humboldt Park neighborhood, I understand that there are contexts in which my dominicanidad is invisible or misread at best
admin | September 21, 2022
Language rights, an expression of national and ethnic identity, have long been a focus for Tibetan human rights advocates. That focus has sharpened in recent years as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ratcheted up its efforts in restricting Tibetans under its control from exercising their language rights. This language restriction is part of a longer trend of ethnic cleansing and minority suppressionseeking to strike at Tibetans ability to access their heritage and identity through their language.
admin | September 21, 2022
Richard Todwong, the Secretary-General of the ruling NRM party has revealed that the rampant protests staged by National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters in the diaspora are threatening the existence of the Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD. Todwong made the revelation during an IPOD members visit to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon.
admin | September 21, 2022
PTI Washington, September 15 Congratulating the Indian-American community for celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at the US Capitol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that members of the diaspora are admirable Indian ambassadors of the country. In a message to the Indian-American community as they gathered here to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Modi on Wednesday said the community had spread the fragrance of Indian values by living them.
admin | September 21, 2022
PTI London, September 16 It is the silence of the usually bustling and echoing 900-year-old Westminster Hall in London where Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is Lying-in-State that is most striking as thousands of mourners file past, including members of the Indian diaspora. The occasional muffled sobs become all the more poignant and enhanced in what is the oldest building of the UK's parliamentary estate, which has seen many historic events dating as far back as the 11th century. The mourners, many of whom have been on their feet for anywhere between five to eight hours in a queue extending over 5 km, are made up of the elderly and babies, some on wheelchairs and others accompanied by guide dogs.
admin | September 21, 2022
Strong Black woman. Its a phrase weve heard many times before
admin | September 21, 2022
The 20th anniversary of the AU also witnesses the launching of the Daylight Africa Scholarship. Claude Koudor, Political Advisor of ECOWAS who was speaking on behalf of the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray and the ECOWAS Resident Representative in the country, said: It is an honour for ECOWAS to be invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, in collaboration with the African Union Day Foundation, as special envoy to deliver a statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of the transformation of African Union from the Organisation of African Unity, and also to celebrate our brothers and sisters who are living in the Diaspora and are contributing tremendously to the political and social-economic stability of Africa. The ECOWAS Political Advisor thus expressed appreciation to the AU, UNDP, and African Diaspora based in New York City, USA for the laudable initiative of organising such kind of ceremony in The Gambia, saying: You made no mistake for organising such kind of forum in the country.
admin | September 8, 2022
Editors note: This is the second in a series of stories about how Latinos are redefining narratives within Hollywood. Click here to read the first in our series. Both pieces first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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