visualizing diasporas

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


M


M

Existing Data:

REMITTANCES

FINDINGS FROM 2007 SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN REMITTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS

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

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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

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5

10

15

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30

35

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1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 1996 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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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


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



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


31 Trinidad and Tobago 221,893

32 Hong Kong 209,949


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


Population Ranking – Massachusetts, 2000

Metro Boston


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


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


Boston: 10th

Metro Boston: 3rd

Massachusetts: 5th

United States: 28th

Population Ranking – Brazilian Population, 2000 and 2007

Massachusetts


1 Brazil 76,934

2 China 69,707

3 Portugal 61,720


5 Haiti 41,379

6 India 39,612

7 Vietnam 34,897

8 Canada 34,185

9 Italy 26,285



Source: American Community Survey, ACS, 2007, BRA Research Division Analysis

Boston


1 China: 14,220

2 Haiti 14,169


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


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


4 India 1,022,552

5 Vietnam 988,174

6 Cuba 872,716

7 Korea 864,125

8 Canada 820,771


10 Germany 706,704



13 Jamaica 553,827

14 Colombia 509,872


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


28 Brazil 212,428

29 Guyana 211,189



Massachusetts


1 Portugal 66,627

2 China: 54,450


4 Canada 40,247

5 Brazil 36,669

6 Haiti 33,862

7 Vietnam 30,457

8 Italy 28,319

9 India 28,086



Metro Boston


1 China 34,086

2 Haiti 28,336

3 Brazil 26,360

4 Canada 25,672


6 Italy 21,929

7 India 20,048

8 Vietnam 19,342


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


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



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


Number of Brazilians by Census Tract - Massachusetts


Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – Boston and North Shore


Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – Boston’s Metro West


Number of Brazilians by Census Tract – South Shore and Cape Cod & Islands


Percentage of Percentage of Brazilians by Census Brazilians by Census Tracts – City of BostonTracts – City of Boston


Number of Brazilians by Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – City of Census Tracts – City of BostonBoston


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – FloridaNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Florida


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – CaliforniaNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – California


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – MiamiNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Miami


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – OrlandoNumber of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Orlando


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – San Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – San Francisco BayFrancisco Bay


Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Los Number of Brazilians by Census Tracts – Los AngelesAngeles


Fonte: Fazendo America, Alvaro Lima & Pete Plastrik, 2007

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