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Human Migration

We live in a globalized and interconnected world. The movement of people around the world, from immigration and international travel to forced displacement and trafficking, impacts societies, their economies and politics, and their cultures and histories everywhere.

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Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist.
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12.14.23

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Jelena Golubović

Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and International Affairs

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Why allowing more migrants into the US could boost the economy
05.31.23

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How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived
11.01.22

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With storms threatening to intensify, should Floridians stay or should they go?
10.25.22

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Did Ron DeSantis violate human trafficking laws by sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard?
09.20.22

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Ukraine-Russia war shows EU’s hypocritical stance on refugees
09.15.22

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For Ukrainians abroad, war has also meant a flowering of identity
08.09.22

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Isabel Martinez

Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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At war’s end, will Ukrainian refugees come home–or thrive elsewhere?
04.11.22

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Give refugees dignity, wherever they are
04.05.22

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As the West opens its doors to Ukraine, millions more refugees suffer around the world
03.30.22

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Why aren’t all war refugees treated like those from Ukraine?
03.25.22

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Europe is throwing open its doors for Ukrainians. For Afghans and other refugees, it’s detention and even beatings
03.17.22

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Unlike other refugees, Ukrainians are being met with open arms in Europe. Is it racism, or a new attitude toward those fleeing war?
03.17.22

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If only all refugees were treated like Ukrainians
03.11.22

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Q&A: Understanding Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugee crisis
03.10.22

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How will the Russian invasion of Ukraine end? And at what cost?
03.10.22

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Ukraine refugees encounter chaos, racism—and also ‘extraordinary humanity’
03.07.22

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Why it’s more difficult to flee Ukraine if you’re not from Ukraine
03.07.22

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