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January CultureCAT: Migration / Displacement
"Map-of-human-migrations" by original file turned by 180°, Circled Letters in the image also turned, color legend turned, inkscape-SVG is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.
“Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another (external migration), but internal migration (within a single country) is the dominant form of human migration globally.” (from wikipedia)
“Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced ‘as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations’” (from wikipedia)
Suggestions
Migration:
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration / Isabel Wilkerson
- The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck
- The Arrival / Shaun Tan
Immigrants:
- The Boat People / Sharon Bala
- Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? / Anita Rau Badami
- Orphan Train / Christina Baker Kline
- Shanghai Girls / Lisa See
- The Shoemaker's Wife / Adriana Trigian
Displacement (have to admit, the first thing I think of with this is the Japanese internment camps in Canada and the US, so those are what my suggestions include; I guess this is the “forced displacement” as defined by wikipedia, though I’m sure there are plenty of other instances of displacement):
- They Called Us Enemy / George Takei
- Tallgrass / Sandra Dallas
- Forgiveness / Mark Sakamoto
- Obasan / Joy Kogawa
Other types of displacement can include people leaving as refugees due to war or other reasons you can think of.
And, please do update the wiki with what you read this month: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2025_CultureCAT
"Traveller Migrations" by tochis is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/?ref=openverse.
"Map-of-human-migrations" by original file turned by 180°, Circled Letters in the image also turned, color legend turned, inkscape-SVG is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse.
“Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another (external migration), but internal migration (within a single country) is the dominant form of human migration globally.” (from wikipedia)
“Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced ‘as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations’” (from wikipedia)
Suggestions
Migration:
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration / Isabel Wilkerson
- The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck
- The Arrival / Shaun Tan
Immigrants:
- The Boat People / Sharon Bala
- Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? / Anita Rau Badami
- Orphan Train / Christina Baker Kline
- Shanghai Girls / Lisa See
- The Shoemaker's Wife / Adriana Trigian
Displacement (have to admit, the first thing I think of with this is the Japanese internment camps in Canada and the US, so those are what my suggestions include; I guess this is the “forced displacement” as defined by wikipedia, though I’m sure there are plenty of other instances of displacement):
- They Called Us Enemy / George Takei
- Tallgrass / Sandra Dallas
- Forgiveness / Mark Sakamoto
- Obasan / Joy Kogawa
Other types of displacement can include people leaving as refugees due to war or other reasons you can think of.
And, please do update the wiki with what you read this month: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2025_CultureCAT
"Traveller Migrations" by tochis is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/?ref=openverse.
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Ack! This was, of course, meant for the 2025 group! I don't think I can delete this, so please ignore!
