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014815
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2005.
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56pGrey Spine
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People on the move
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Explores the movements and migration of economic migrants.
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Introduction -
How would you feel?
The push factors -
Population growth
Case study : transmigration in Indonesia
The slave trade
The great migration
Unemployment and poverty
Case study: The United States in the 1930s
The pull factors -
The pull of city life
Industrialization
Case study: the lure of land
The land of opportunity
Gold rushes
The mother country
Guest workers
The issues -
Left behind
In a new country
Economic migrants: benefits and costs
Integration and diversity
Conclusion -
Diverse societies
Statistics: migration facts and figures
Map of migration routes
Timeline of key events and migrations
Glossary
Find out more
Index
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1403469598 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014566 | 304.81/DAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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003197
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Singapore, Editions Didier Millet, 2006.
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415pDark Blue Spine
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Movements of people to create diaspora communities have been one of the fundamental building blocks of our modern world. Among these movements, that of the Indians has been particularly striking in its range and impact.
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9814155659 Hb.
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| 003563 | 304.80954/LAL | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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025497
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New York, Harper Collins Children's Books, 2016.
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299pWhite spine
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Traces the inspiring story of Syrian refugee Nujeen Mustafa, who after being born with cerebral palsy and denied an education because of her disability made a harrowing journey by wheelchair from her war-ravaged home to safety in Germany.
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9780062567741 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 023256 | FIC/MUS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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023282
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London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2017.
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138pDark blue spine
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This is a powerful and timely story about one boy's epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout. Ebo: alone. His sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his sister.
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9781444934007 Hb.
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| 021422 | FIC/COL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019168
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New York, Kids Can Press, 2006.
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64pRed Spine
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The Kids Book of
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Canada is a diverse land with a rich immigration history. Our roots begin with the Aboriginal peoples who have lived here since time immemorial and extend to the wide array of newcomers who have arrived over hundreds of years from almost every part of the globe. People from more than 200 cultures now call Canada home -- and each one has a fascinating story to tell. Many of their stories, past and present, and their amazing contributions to this country are told in these pages. Featuring stories of ethnic groups, mini-profiles, maps, archival documents and first-person accounts, this richly illustrated title in the Kids Book of series is a celebration of multicultural Canada and a comprehensive look at our fascinating immigration history.
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9781553374843 Hb.
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| 018148 | 325.71/HOD | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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021360
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New York, National Geographic Society, 2016.
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144pYellow spine
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National Geographic
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The Syrian and other refugees streaming into Europe since 2015 have roiled its politics and tested its tolerance. But they’re just the latest of many waves of immigrants since World War II. Indians in Britain, Algerians in France, Somalis in Sweden are some of the immigrants who are reshaping the continent. Commissioned by National Geographic Magazine, Robin Hammond travelled through Europe to tell the stories of ‘The New Europeans.’
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| 019950 | 304.894/NAT | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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003483
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London, Penguin Group, 2000.
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228pOrange Spine
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Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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0141304766 Pb.
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| 004169 | FIC/NAI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019644
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Maine, Tilbury House Publishers, 1993.
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32pGreen and brown spine
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Describes the new life of Nary, a Cambodian refugee, in America, as well as his encounters with prejudice. Includes some general history of U.S. immigration. This title provokes a dynamic dialogue about migration and migrants, about belonging and fundamental rights.
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0884481697 Pb.
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| 018482 | FIC/KNI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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