GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 09 May 2016 – Kaieteur News
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- PPP/C wants govt. to make new rice deal with Venezuela
- East Bank Demerara Road expansion…Min. Patterson eyes June deadline for project
- Audit finds…NIS employees at risk of electric shocks, other dangers in leaky buildings
- No fence, no security lights, no generator…Golden Grove Police Station ill equipped to house high-profile inmates
- High incidence of unreported cases of rape, sexual assault continues to plague Guyana – US reports
- Infant mortality rate “at all-time low,” Norton says…Six infant deaths last month at GPHC
- Guyana’s manufacturing sector…Too many traders, too few manufacturers
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Who are we away from ‘home’? A View of Diaspora Identity – By Lear Matthews
Who are we away from ‘home’? A View of Diaspora Identity
Participants in Guyana’s Golden Jubilee Symposium Series will explore four interrelated questions: Who are we? What has been our journey? What can we become? How can we get there? In this article, the writer interrogates the first question: “Who are we”? specifically as it relates to the Diaspora (i.e. Guyanese immigrants). My goal is to begin the conversation.
Diaspora Identity: How is it shaped?
The experience of the immigrant community can be both gratifying and challenging, characterized by opportunities and risks. Adaptation and identity are shaped by trans-cultural and psychological factors, including the extent of social/emotional place attachment to country of origin. Bi-national labels such as Caribbean-American, a function of sustained links to the homeland, may reflect ethnic grounding and national pride. In this regard, cultural practices/customs among immigrants demonstrate expressed identification with the home country. Continue reading →
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