Lebanese diaspora

language plays an important role in the maintenance and expression of group and cultural identity. In a multicultural society such as Australia, the development of ethnolects and ethnic varieties of English is inevitable as integration of ethnic minorities into mainstream society occur, especially in the case where the mother tongue is phased out in favour of English. This socio-linguistic phenomenon can be seen in the case of young Lebanese Australians who have adopted features of their mother tongue into the Lebanese Australian English variety; for example the lexeme ‘habib’ is used extensively in the speech of young Lebanese Australians and has similar functions as the lexeme ‘mate’. However, according to a young Lebanese Australian: “habib and mate differ [because] mate is like a friend, just to make fun with them. But with the term 'habib ' when you 're talking to him, is like a serious talk.” The use of these lexemes juxtaposed with Standard English lexemes reflect the distinctiveness between Australian mainstream cultural values and Lebanese culture; where friendship is thought of being more intimate. Hence, language can reflect the values of their group and cultural identity, for example a Billboard advertisement of Surf Life Saving have used language to associate themselves as “a can-do movement. Optimistic at every turn”. The age long requirement of groups to be distinct can be achieved through the use of Jargon. From the time when Australia was first settled,…

family’s needs and kids’ education; the expenses needed to sustain a household in Lebanon can be a hassle with only a thousand dollars per month. Thus, the Lebanese youth is aimed toward searching for job opportunities abroad with higher salaries and better working and living environments. Older adults would still be motivated to do the shift to the United States for their children and their future generations to have supplementary chances of success regarding their education and…

In “Ethnicity in an Age of Diaspora” by R. Radhakrishnan theorizes how diaspora is viewed between generation and how it affects their ethnicity and background as a whole. He poses to the reader that being Indian-American, as a hyphenated aspect does not mean that an individual is being Indian. The reader begins to question, “What does “being Indian” mean in the United States? How can one be and live Indian without losing clout and leverage as Americans? How can one transform the so-called…

The Oxford dictionary defines identity as “The characteristics of determining who or what a person or thing is”. The Hebrew word “Galut”, “initially referred to the setting of colonies of Jews outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile”, when translated into Greek leads us to the etymology of the term “diaspora”, based on “speiro” (to sow) and the preposition “dia (over)” and in Ancient Greece it referred to “colonization” and “migration.” (Shuval, 2003) Thus, diaspora refers to the…

Exile is the state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. Exile is seen as alienating, cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged, or enriching, improve or enhance the quality or value of, but is a controversial statement whether it is justified or not. Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced…

a. Migrant – a person that migrates or travels. The term also can be redefined when use in the text “Migrant Workers,” which means a person who moves place to place in order to get work, especially in the agricultural realm. I originally believed this term to be a discriminatory term for Mexicans, and not an actual term to describe farm workers. b. Pinteada- a term Victor uses for working for one dollar for each bucket. c. Pesticide- Another term I once believed meant something different. I was…

Relationshipis the bondage in which the Indian society prevails. Githa Hariharan being an Indian women writer has written many novels and short stories. In all her novels she deals with the theme of social, political issues. She also deals with problems faced by women in Indian society. One another theme is relationship. In all her novels, she deals with some kind of relationship. In the novel The Ghosts of Vasu Master Hariharan deals with the relationship between a teacher and a student. She…

Trade diaspora is defined by Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World’s Peoples as “a network of merchant settlements dispersed across foreign lands but united by common origins, religion, and language, as well as by business dealings.” This definition is the best form of evidence that there was, in fact, a coherent community residing near and around the Indian Ocean by 1500. On the surface, this broad trade network is just that—a network. However, a closer look at the crises and…

This diaspora will often come from non-majority members of the sending society, be comprised heavily of families, and will closely mirror whatever the social class of the minority group was in the sending country. Regardless of whether this type of diaspora has been outside their home country for five of fifty years, it is highly unlikely to support state-driven efforts to mobilize its diaspora through political parties or economic development projects. Instead, if Class A diaspora continue to…

Hezbollah, translated as the “Party of God”, is a Lebanon-based Shiite populous which has been a direct threat to many European Union (EU) countries as well as a direct threat to the United States. Hezbollah has murdered more Americans before September 11th, 2001 than any other hybrid threat or terrorist organization. How might they be so capable in achieving such atrocities? What defines Hezbollah as a hybrid threat? We have defined prior to this discussion board a hybrid threat as the…