How migration shapes cultural assimilation

Migration can bring cultures into contact and accommodation, creating a new culture and changing attitudes toward the original culture. The lessons answer how migration can affect cultural practices, identity, and coexistence. They consider how these changes unfold across communities and societies.

2 articles, 1 video, 1 book · about 59 min of reading and viewing

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   the impact of migration on culture · Wikipedia · 31 min read

   Māori readily and early adopted some aspects of European-borne material culture (metals, muskets, potatoes) relatively rapidly, while imported ideas, such as writing, Christianity, monarchy, sectarianism, everyday European-style clothing, or disapproval of slavery, spread more slowly. Canada's approach to the impact of migration on culture has shifted from cultural assimilation to cultural integration. Integration aims to preserve a minority society's roots while allowing smooth coexistence with the dominant culture. A study found that people who arrived in the US at or before the age of nine from non-English speaking countries tend to speak English at a similar level as those from English-speaking countries.

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   Acculturation orientations affect the evolution of a multicultural society - PMC · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 27 min read

   Chinese immigrants' migration to Peru influenced resident culture: approximately 100,000 Chinese immigrants who arrived in nineteenth-century Peru helped shape 'chifa', a culinary tradition rooted in Chinese cuisine but incorporating Peruvian elements.

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   The truth behind Europe's migration policy | DW Documentary · YouTube · 1 min watch

   The EU has disrupted Mediterranean migration routes and outsourced border control to countries in the Sahara and Sahel, to stem irregular migration. Some of the funding goes to partnerships with African countries such as Libya, and NGOs warn it indirectly benefits militia-linked networks and contributes to human rights abuses.

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   The Warmth of Other Suns · Bookshop.org

   The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the decades-long migration of black citizens from the South to northern and western cities, describing how an exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America from 1915 to 1970. Wilkerson compares this migration to those of other peoples in history.

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