Questions: Migration and Transnationalism

Please review all questions: Write a reflective piece on the notion of transnationalism. Do you believe that it is possible to be bi-national? what does this mean in everyday terms?

Massey, D. S., Goldring, L. and J. Durand.

1. What are the general trends in migration discussed in the Massey et al. article? How does migration start, and what is the usual sequence of events as a migration rates increase within a community?

2. How do the migration experiences of women and men differ for Massey’s Western Mexican communities?

Hirsch JS

1. What does Hirsh mean by ‘En el norte la mujer manda’?

2. How do women view migration in Hirsh’s study? How do they feel it alters their expectations and options in life?

Kanaiaupuni, S. and K. M. Donato.

1. What do Kanaiaupuni and Donato find to be the impacts of migradollars on infant mortality, and how does this effect vary over time?

2. Why do they think that migradollars have the effects that they describe?