Category / International / Migration and Movement / Themes
-
![]()
“True” Singaporeans
There is no one “true” Singaporean, just as there is no one “true” American, but the changing face of the Chinese-majority city-state came under intense scrutiny in the General Elections held on September 11. The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), espousing mostly conservative social and economic policies, sought to defend the supermajority of seats they…
-
![]()
The Newest Migrant of the Seas
Many people complain that the news is garbage. But for more than six months in 1987, it actually was. We’re talking real garbage. Trash. Waste. More than 3,150 tons of it, all on one barge—the Mobro 4000. An almost-bankrupt Alabama businessman, wary that one New York town’s landfill was almost full, suggested its trash be…
-
![]()
St. Louis’ Legacy as An Asylum for Refugees
One winter afternoon in 1995, fifteen and a half-year-old Hedija went down to the river by her house to do her family’s washing. Like other rural Bosnians, she always did her laundry by hand. Hedija’s baby was by her side when, suddenly, she heard the noise of a bomb falling overhead. She knew from it’s…
-
![]()
International Humans of WUSTL
Unless you’re one of the few who is actually from St. Louis, you technically “migrated” to attend Wash U. While we’re taking the time to discuss migration on a national and international scale, it seems wrong not to discuss the processes of migration to our own campus, especially for those who must take an international…
-
![]()
Is It Really About Economics? The EU and Freedom of Movement
Any political debate in modern Britain is inevitably turning into a litany of issues caused by immigration. This year’s race to Labour Party leadership, following Ed Miliband’s resignation after he lost the general election last May, was no exception. From the four candidates, hundreds of thousands of Labour’s members and supporters could hear about problems…
