Diaspora, Community and Communication: Internet Use in Transnational Haiti

Parham, Angel Adams

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“…Literature is emerging in migration studies to address the possible consequences of online communication for migration processes (Adams Parham 2004;Diminescu 2008;Hiller and Franz 2004;Kissau 2012;Komito 2011;Madianou 2012;Ros 2010;van den Bos and Nell 2006). Most research so far has focused on the internet as a provider of traditional one-to-one communication tools used to maintain social ties.…”

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How social media transform migrant networks and facilitate migration

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“…As Parham (2004) observes, 'We are still, however, in the beginning stages of understanding what combinations of geographic and Internet-based organization best facilitate community expression and networking in diasporic communities' (Parham 2004: 214).…”

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“…Communication through the Internet connects scattered populations in previously unimagined ways both across and within national boundaries (Franklin 2003;Graham & Khosravi 2002). As both transport and communications have become faster and more affordable, a diverse array of migrants have developed forms of community and identity connecting places of residence and family ancestry in novel combinations (Parham 2004;Levitt 2001). In fact, some analysts, such as Appadurai (1996), refer to the ways in which 'everyday subjectivities' are transformed by the creation of 'diasporic public spheres' arising from participation on these Internet websites.…”

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Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites

Parker¹,

Song²

2007

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk In previous work we have drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture (Parker 1995;Song 1999). No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided an important forum for many British-born Chinese to grapple with questions concerning their identities, experiences, and status in Britain.In this paper we explore the ways in which Internet usage by British-born Chinese people has facilitated a) forms of self-expression and forms of collective identity production; and b) forms of social and political action.i This examination of British Chinese websites raises important questions about inclusion and exclusion, citizenship, participation and the development of a sense of belonging in Britain. These issues are usually overlooked in relation to a group which appears to be well integrated and successful in higher education.Unlike the South Asian and African Caribbean populations in Britain, whose cultural and political presence is undeniably felt in Britain, there are hardly any references to British Chinese people in mainstream cultural and political life. One reason for this is that the British Chinese are a numerically smaller group. Estimates of the Chinese population in Britain vary. According to the Office of National Statistics, the Chinese comprise 0.4% of the total population -about 247,000 (ONS 2005), of whom 38% are aged 16-34 (ONS 2002). The true figure is likely to be considerably higher, because many recent migrants from mainland China are undocumented and work in the Chinese informal economy. One Chinese organization, Min Quan, suggests that the total population is more likely to be around 400,000.The dominant image of Chinese people in Britain stems from their long-standing presence in most cities and neighbourhoods running restaurants and take-away businesses. New Chinese migrants have also recently received attention as vulnerable and exploited undocumented workers, in the aftermath of the 58 Chinese people suffocated in a truck in Dover in 2000 and the death of 23 Chinese cockle pickers at Morecambe Bay in 2004.While many Chinese people still run such ethnic catering businesses (especially new Chinese migrants to the UK), this image of the Chinese is increasingly dated, given the increasing diversification of the British Chinese population as a whole. Research suggests that many second generation British Chinese are now young adults, are highly regarded by their teachers (Francis and Archer 2005), and have entered into higher education and ...

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“…The disciplines of Cultural Studies and Global Studies have studied transnational migrants' use of technologies, such as the internet (Graham & Khosravi 2002;Karim 2003;Parham 2004;Bernal 2006), phone cards (Vertovec 2004;Wilding 2006) and mobile phones (Horst 2006). However, there has been minimal consideration of the specific importance of technology to refugees, who are similarly affected by issues of migration and marginalisation.…”

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Telecommunications across borders

Leung¹

2010

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This article reports on recent research examining refugees as a particular user group of communication technologies. The term 'refugee' refers to all people who are exposed to refugee-type experiences and may include displaced people, asylum seekers and resettled refugees who have been granted residency in Australia. A review of literature has found that refugees as technology users have had very little attention across different disciplines, although the research has shown that technology is key to sustaining emotional wellbeing and precarious connections with family members when displaced. In particular, the telephone is the most critical technology for refugees in terms availability and familiarity. However, the access and affordability of telecommunications services and other technologies during displacement impacts on refugees' adoption and use of technology in the settlement process.

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Diaspora, Community and Communication: Internet Use in Transnational Haiti

Cited by 91 publications

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How social media transform migrant networks and facilitate migration

How social media transform migrant networks and facilitate migration

Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites

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