visualizing diasporas
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Presentation to the Visualizing Diaspora Meet Up group, June 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Visualizing DiasporasAlvaro Lima, June 2013
Transnational Communities- not your grandfather’s diaspora -
Traditional Understanding – The Migration Flow
ADMISSION: Who? How many?
What kind?
poverty
stagnation
overpopulation
etc…
Traditional Understanding – The Migration Flow
WHY?
CountryTotal
Population (millions)
Population from
Developing Countries (millions)
Percent of Total
Population
Top Five Source
Countries (percent of
total)
Top Five Source Countries
United States
Spain
France
UK
Netherlands
Portugal
Japan
281.4
40.8
58.5
58.8
16.0
10.4
127
28.4
1.5
3.7
3.0
1.2
0.5
1.2
10.1
3.7
6.4
5.1
7.6
4.5
1.0
45.2
44.2
20.4
30.1
48.6
62.8
69.6
Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, India, China
Morocco, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jamaica, South Africa
Suriname, Turkey, Indonesia, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles
Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Cape Verde, Venezuela
North Korea, South Korea, China, Brazil, Philippines
Foreign-Born Population of Rich OECD Countries from Developing Countries
Source: Let Their People Come, Lant Pritchett, 2006
Integration policies are skeletal, ad hoc, under-funded and dominated by the ideology of assimilation – MELTING POT
labor market
housingeducation
etc…
Traditional Understanding – The Settlement
ESOL
entrepreneurship
Immigrants forge economic, social, cultural and political relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement…
New Understand - Immigrant Transnationalism
Drivers of Transnationalism
Developments in the means of transportation and communications have changed the relations between people and places (costs);
International migrations have become crucial to the demographic future of many developed countries;
Global political transformations and new international legal regimes weakened the state as the only legitimate source of rights;
Fostered by global consumption, global production, and immigration, cultural hybridization are substituting folkloric romanticism and political nationalism enshrined as essences of national cultures;
Some Implications of Transnationalism
Portability becomes crucial for transnational migrants – education and certification processes; investment and retirement schemes, health insurance, etc.;
The concept of “community,” “society,” as well as “the local,” must be redefined as space of flows (relationships), pluri-local and nation-state-boarder spanning, instead of bounded geographic places – geographic and social container spaces;
Transnational immigrant entrepreneurs’ contributions to the economy have to be recognized as such and not as just “ethnic;”
Nation-state ideals of identity in both sending and receiving countries are challenged by transnational practices – double citizenship, transnational rights, regimens, etc…;
States must re-conceive immigration and adapt their policies and practices to accommodate transnational realities;
Transnational platform
New Possibilities – Transnational Platform(s)
Transnational platform
First Generation Innovation Portfolio
Digaai.com
Transnational Index
Diaspora Capital Services
Educational Delivery & Partnership Models
Health Care Management & Insurance Provision
Social Security
Political Representation
itBrazil
Japan
United States
Portugal
Angola
Spain
Paraguay
Brazilian Transnational Community
Digaai Transnational Platform
capture everyday life practices
capture social practices
capture economic activity
(PHASE I)
SEARCH AGGREGATE ARCHIVE CURATE
PHASE II
DATAVERSE
…
SLIDESHARE
…
it
Brazilian Transnational Community
capture everyday life practices
capture social practices
capture economic activity
(PHASE I)
SEARCH AGGREGATE ARCHIVE CURATE
(PHASE II)
MASHUPS JOURNALING TAGGCLOUDS …
Gen
eral
Mod
el
Transnational Platform Model
WIKI
…
DATAHUB
…
DATAVERSE
…
SLIDESHARE
…
Conectando brasileiros mundo afora
www.digaai.com
digaaí - [dig-ă-ēē ]
1. To give your opinion; to
speak up; popular
Brazilian expression used
as a greeting such as
“What is happening?” or
“How are you doing?”
2. di-ga [verb] – to say; to
express; to enunciate; to
present an idea or
opinion; to inform or
affirm
3. a-í [adverb] – here; in
this place; close to the
person you’re speaking
with
Other Tools:
http://digaai836.apphb.com/acervoNewspapers & Magazines
http://digaai836.apphb.com/acervoVideos
http://mapa.digaai.org/index.phpWeb News
Infographics
Vojo
Yelow page
http://varjotahoje.com/rb/grafico01.php
http://vojo.co/en/users/digaai
http://viuachou.com/index.php
http://exaptive.com/
Data visualization of Brazilian Immigrant newspapers
Existing Data:
MEASURING TRANSNATIONALISM
$875
$398
$331
$218
$-
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
Brazil
EcuadorMéxico
Guatemala
Guyana
Dominican R.
Colombia
Nicaragua
El Salvador
HondurasCuba
Monthly Remittance by Nationality
$278 $274
$192 $188 $185 $177
$113
ABOVE AVERAGE
BELOW AVERAGE
AVERAGE = $294
45.4%
20.5%17.8%
5.1% 4.9% 3.7%1.6% 0.8% 0.2%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
Foods and spices
Videos, DVDs, C
Ds
Clothing
Newspapers/magazines
Books
Alcohol
Cigarettes
Craft Items
Others
Purchasing of Nostalgic Products Among Brazilians
37.6%
28.9%26.0%
5.5%
1.6%0.3%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Does nothave / NR
Checkingaccount
Savingsaccount
Credit card Investmentaccount
Foreigncurrencysavings
Financial Accounts in Country of Origin - Brazil
MEASURING TRANSNATIONALIS
M
46.6%
36.80%
27.0%
22.7%20.0%
15.3%14.0%
10.3% 9.1%
5.7%3.7%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
GuyanaBrazil
Ecuador
Honduras
Colombia
Nicaragua
Dominican R.
MéxicoCuba
El Salvador
Guatemala
Help Beyond Remittances
AVERAGE = 19.2%
ABOVE AVERAGE
BELOW AVERAGE
19
26.3%
12.4%
10.0%
6.7%5.0%
4.0% 3.5% 3.3% 2.8% 2.4%
0.0%0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
GuyanaBrazil
Ecuador
Honduras
Colombia
Nicaragua
Mexico
Dominican R.
Guatemala
El Salvador
Cuba
Support of Hometown Associations
AVERAGE = 6.7%
ABOVE AVERAGE
BELOW AVERAGE
MEASURING TRANSNATIONALIS
M
MEASURING TRANSNATIONALIS
M
Existing Data:
REMITTANCES
FINDINGS FROM 2007 SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN REMITTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2007 SURVEY:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2007 SURVEY:
Existing Data:
U.S Census & American Community
Survey
Total Foreign-Born and Total Foreign-Born Total Foreign-Born and Total Foreign-Born Brazilian Populations in the United StatesBrazilian Populations in the United States
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 1996 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Thou
sand
s
Mill
ions
Immigration Trends in the U.S. (1930-2007)
Total Foreign-Born Brazilians
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, BRA Research Division Analysis
1982 deadline for U.S. residence Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986
Immigration Act of 1965
Welfare Reform Act of 1996
US Patriot Act of 2001
United States
Ranking Country 31,107,889
1 Mexico 9,177,487
2 China: 1,518,652
3 Philippines 1,369,070
4 India 1,022,552
5 Vietnam 988,174
6 Cuba 872,716
7 Korea 864,125
8 Canada 820,771
9 El Salvador 817,336
10 Germany 706,704
11 Dominican Republic 687,677
12 United Kingdom 677,751
13 Jamaica 553,827
14 Colombia 509,872
15 Guatemala 480,665
16 Italy 473,338
17 Poland 466,742
18 Haiti 419,317
19 Japan 347,539
20 Russia 340,177
21 Ecuador 298,626
22 Iran 283,226
23 Honduras 282,852
24 Peru 278,186
25 Ukraine 275,153
26 Pakistan 223,477
27 Nicaragua 220,335
28 Brazil 212,428
29 Guyana 211,189
Population Ranking – United States, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, SF3 Data Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
United States
Rankings Countries Estimate
1 Mexico 11,424,600
2 China: 1,870,796
3 Philippines 1,648,025
4 India 1,469,946
5 Vietnam 1,098,664
6 El Salvador 1,053,978
7 Korea 1,016,207
8 Cuba 940,031
9 Canada 840,197
10 Dominican Republic 744,540
11 Guatemala 686,120
12 Germany 637,967
13 Jamaica 612,567
14 Colombia 584,735
15 Haiti 504,750
16 Poland 487,597
17 Italy 413,749
18 Honduras 406,476
19 Russia 389,159
20 Peru 384,891
21 Ecuador 383,060
22 England 374,792
23 Japan 355,293
24 Taiwan 352,602
25 Brazil 342,732
26 Iran 321,151
27 Ukraine 317,945
28 Pakistan 263,458
29 Guyana 250,878
30 Nicaragua 232,337
31 Trinidad and Tobago 221,893
32 Hong Kong 209,949
Population Ranking – United States, 2007
Source: American Community Survey (ACS), 2007, BRA Research Division Analysis
Population Ranking – Brazilian Population, 2000 and 2007
Massachusetts
Ranking Country 772,983
1 Portugal 66,627
2 China: 54,450
3Dominican Republic
46,744
4 Canada 40,247
5 Brazil 36,669
6 Haiti 33,862
7 Vietnam 30,457
8 Italy 28,319
9 India 28,086
10 United Kingdom 25,403
Population Ranking – Massachusetts, 2000
Metro Boston
Ranking Country 531,089
1 China 34,086
2 Haiti 28,336
3 Brazil 26,360
4 Canada 25,672
5Dominican Republic
24,124
6 Italy 21,929
7 India 20,048
8 Vietnam 19,342
9 El Salvador 16,179
10 Portugal* 16,035
Population Ranking – Metro Boston, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, Public Use Microdata (PUM) 5% Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
Boston
Ranking Total: 151,836
1 Haiti 15,423
2 China: 13,497
3Dominican Republic
12,608
4 Vietnam 9,741
5 El Salvador 6,318
6 Jamaica 6,315
7 Cape Verde 6,076
8 Colombia 5,001
9 Ireland 4,951
10 Brazil 4,652
Population Ranking – Boston, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, SF3 Data Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
Boston: 10th
Metro Boston: 3rd
Massachusetts: 5th
United States: 28th
Population Ranking – Brazilian Population, 2000 and 2007
Massachusetts
Rankings Countries Estimate
1 Brazil 76,934
2 China 69,707
3 Portugal 61,720
4 Dominican Republic 55,921
5 Haiti 41,379
6 India 39,612
7 Vietnam 34,897
8 Canada 34,185
9 Italy 26,285
10 El Salvador 23,421
Population Ranking – Massachusetts, 2007
Source: American Community Survey, ACS, 2007, BRA Research Division Analysis
Boston
Rankings Countries Estimate
1 China: 14,220
2 Haiti 14,169
3 Dominican Republic 13,207
4 Vietnam 9,179
5 El Salvador 7,641
6 Colombia 7,174
7 Jamaica 6,781
8 Brazil 6,731
9 Mexico 4,044
10 Ireland 3,499
Population Ranking – Boston, 2007
Boston: 8th
Metro Boston: Massachusetts: 1th
United States: 25th
Source: American Community Survey, ACS, 2007, BRA Research Division Analysis
United States
Ranking Country 31,107,889
1 Mexico 9,177,487
2 China: 1,518,652
3 Philippines 1,369,070
4 India 1,022,552
5 Vietnam 988,174
6 Cuba 872,716
7 Korea 864,125
8 Canada 820,771
9 El Salvador 817,336
10 Germany 706,704
11 Dominican Republic 687,677
12 United Kingdom 677,751
13 Jamaica 553,827
14 Colombia 509,872
15 Guatemala 480,665
16 Italy 473,338
17 Poland 466,742
18 Haiti 419,317
19 Japan 347,539
20 Russia 340,177
21 Ecuador 298,626
22 Iran 283,226
23 Honduras 282,852
24 Peru 278,186
25 Ukraine 275,153
26 Pakistan 223,477
27 Nicaragua 220,335
28 Brazil 212,428
29 Guyana 211,189
Population Ranking – United States, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, SF3 Data Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
Massachusetts
Ranking Country 772,983
1 Portugal 66,627
2 China: 54,450
3 Dominican Republic 46,744
4 Canada 40,247
5 Brazil 36,669
6 Haiti 33,862
7 Vietnam 30,457
8 Italy 28,319
9 India 28,086
10 United Kingdom 25,403
Population Ranking – Massachusetts, 2000
Metro Boston
Ranking Country 531,089
1 China 34,086
2 Haiti 28,336
3 Brazil 26,360
4 Canada 25,672
5 Dominican Republic 24,124
6 Italy 21,929
7 India 20,048
8 Vietnam 19,342
9 El Salvador 16,179
10 Portugal* 16,035
Population Ranking – Metro Boston, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, Public Use Microdata (PUM) 5% Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
Boston
Ranking Total: 151,836
1 Haiti 15,423
2 China: 13,497
3 Dominican Republic 12,608
4 Vietnam 9,741
5 El Salvador 6,318
6 Jamaica 6,315
7 Cape Verde 6,076
8 Colombia 5,001
9 Ireland 4,951
10 Brazil 4,652
Population Ranking – Boston, 2000
Source: U.S. Census 2000, SF3 Data Sample, BRA Research Division Analysis
Boston: 10th
Metro Boston: 3rd
Massachusetts: 5th
United States: 28th
Population Ranking – Brazilian Population, 2000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Percentage of Brazilians by County – United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tract - Massachusetts
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – Boston and North Shore
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – Boston’s Metro West
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – South Shore and Cape Cod & Islands
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Percentage of Percentage of Brazilians by Census Brazilians by Census Tracts – City of BostonTracts – City of Boston
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – City of Census Tracts – City of BostonBoston
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – FloridaNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Florida
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – CaliforniaNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – California
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – MiamiNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Miami
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – OrlandoNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Orlando
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – San Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – San Francisco BayFrancisco Bay
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Los Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Los AngelesAngeles
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, BRA Research Division Analysis, Digital Cartography & GIS
Fonte: Fazendo America, Alvaro Lima & Pete Plastrik, 2007
Other database: Naturalizations
Removals
Brazilian Immigrant voting patterns
Brazilians by countries
Brazilian data from other countries (census, reports, etc…)
Existing studies
Brazilian census
Other databases