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How Can Talent Abroad Induce Development at Home? Towards a Pragmatic Diaspora Agenda
Highly skilled diaspora members can catalyze institutional development at home, but only when engagement strategies are pragmatic and tailored to local conditions.
Tuareg Migration: A Critical Component of Crisis in the Sahel
For the Tuareg, a nomadic Berber group, continuous movement is both a survival strategy and cultural cornerstone.
Young Children of Black Immigrants in America: Changing Flows, Changing Faces
This event marked the release of an MPI volume on the children of Black immigrants in the United States, covering topics of education, health, and demographics.
Forced Migration: No Resolution in Sight for Syrians, Violent Outbreaks Displace Thousands across African Continent
More people were displaced internationally in 2011 than at any other point in the prior decade.
Black Immigrant Mothers in Palm Beach County, Florida, and their Children's Readiness for School
Children of Black immigrant mothers in Palm Beach County's distressed areas score higher on kindergarten readiness than children of Latina immigrants or Black native mothers.
Patterns and Predictors of School Readiness and Early Childhood Success among Young Children in Black Immigrant Families
Children in Black immigrant families enter kindergarten with stronger skills than Hispanic and Black native peers, with socioeconomic status accounting for much of the gap.
Black and Immigrant: Exploring the Effects of Ethnicity and Foreign-Born Status on Infant Health
Black immigrant mothers have better birth outcomes than U.S.-born Black women but worse outcomes than nearly all other immigrant groups. The gap remains unexplained.
Parenting Behavior, Health, and Cognitive Development among Children in Black Immigrant Families: Comparing the United States and the United Kingdom
Children in Black immigrant families show health advantages and developmental disadvantages, defying expectations based on differing UK and U.S. policy contexts.
U.S. Secretary of State’s Global Diaspora Forum: Moving Forward by Giving Back
The second annual Global Diaspora Forum, hosted by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, focused on how new technology can empower and increase diaspora philanthropy, volunteerism, social entrepreneurship, and innovation. MPI was the knowledge partner for the forum.
Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development
The Washington DC launch event for the MPI/IOM handbook on diaspora engagement with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, and MPI's Kathleen Newland.