17. Remittances vs. Investment & Aid
Investment
Business & Policy
Foreign Aid
Remittances
Jobs & Relationships
Source: http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2011/international-migration-recession-remittances.aspx
25. To the Extent We Have Access to
Enhanced Mobility & Interconnectness, it is...
EASIER for Diaspora Groups to Remain Cohesive
EASIER to Access Many Cultural Value Offerings, including Values, Biases & Fears
EASIER to Remit Money & Invest Abroad
EASIER to Consume “Alien” Media and to “reject” elements of home culture
EASIER to Crowd-Organize and paradoxically sometimes to Monitor
HARDER to Protect Privacy & Intellectual Assets
HARDER to Disappear
These Axioms Have Exceptions,
These New Patterns Are Monetized,
and Geographic Boundaries Mean Less.
Access is Growing.
Thank you.
Editor's Notes
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In 1971 when the native corporations were formed, (homogenous population)
Today, more than half of SE Alaska natives live outside of Alaska. The largest single “village” is Seattle. The second largest, Anchorage Alaska. The third largest population center is Juneau, the largest city in SE Alaska. Only a small fraction of natives live in the villages, which are comparatively beset with social issues, including alcoholism, poor education, ... . Presently, over half the village population is under 21 years old. Young people emigrate at a high rate, particularly young women – to the point where marriable men often outnumber women by 3 or 5 to 1 in villages.
While >50% of the population has left Alaska, 11 out of 13 corporate directors are drawn from SE Alaska village districts (Juneau?). Corporate job-creation strategies focus mostly on the villages, and mostly on jobs for men. Corporate philanthropic benefits have been almost entirely for SE Alaska. Those who have left the SE Alaska have, in the eyes of some, left the people.
As we looked at the situation, we found that hte ways traditionally used to identify the community are most volatile (red) and exclusionary, and that demographic trends –
My project was largely about supporting my sponsor’s argument for a more embracing community definition (the green model) and for greater community outreach and engagement beyond Alaska – and the search for a value offering for the broader, trans-geographic, trans-ethnic SE Alaska community.
The point is that we “ARE” something – we are a component and product of our society. We have a defined identity.
And we put them all on a world
This is kind of a satire... we are a Rainbow of Fruit Flavors. It was more true in the past, but it’s getting Less and Less So...
Cultures Exist Discretely
Boundaries Are Definable
Hybrids are Definable
“Multicultural” is Measurable
Everybody Has a “Place”
Control of Definitions = Power
And maybe we always have, but the strong constraints on identification have been stronger, and the marketplace has been less open.
Add External Factors that Constrain – Parts are objective, parts are subjective, they may be equally valid but can move independently.
