Demographic and Social Consequences of Political Changes

Andrea Koozer and Amara Perry

South Asians to Britain1932 there were about 7,000 South Asians settled in the UKAfter World War II semi-skilled and unskilled came in search of employmentIndian migration to the UK increased through the 1950s and 1960sCommonwealth Immigrants Act 1962Act was amended by the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968Immigration Act 1971

Algerians to France1830 - 1962 France occupied Algeria1961 Algerian independence1968 Algerian and French set quotas on migrants1973 oil crisisMarch 1974 embargo was lifted1980 Algerian and other North African workers lost their union rights and benefits1990s Algerians had no voice in the French political system

Filipinos to United StatesApril 11,1899 Spain sold the Philippines to the USFilipino American War from 1898 to 1902Pensionados allowed to come to US and learn in universitiesEarly 1900s Filipinos came to HawaiiTydings - Mcduffie Act of 1934World War II 250,000 to 400,000 Filipinos served in militaryJuly 4, 1946 Philippines independentImmigration Act of 1965

Interaction Between Humans and the Environment:People migrate from one place to another1973 Oil crisisDevelopment and Interaction of Cultures:When people move, they take their cultures with themUS educated Filipinos - learned their cultureInteraction Between Economic Systems:In times of economic crisis (i.e. Great Depression) immigrants weren’t likedDevelopment and Transformation of Social Structures:Immigrants were low in society

Genocide in Cambodia

1953: Independence from France after 100 years of colonial rule1970: Prince Norodom Sihanouk deposed; leaned on Khmer Rouge1975: Khmer Rouge captured capital Phnom Penh & evacuated city1979: Vietnamese troops chased out Khmer Rouge and established a socialist government.1989: Vietnamese withdrew; left behind a pro-vietnamese govt. under Hun Sen

Displacement in Darfur

2003: two rebel groups rose against govt., blaming neglectGovt. accused of arming militia drawn from Arab tribes in order to suppress the rebel groups JEM and SLA2009: ICC issued arrest of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir2010: Fighting escalated, ICC issued second arrest

At height of conflict (2003-2005), 2 million people are displaced after fleeing homes.

Interaction Between Humans and the Environment:Migrations of people:

Vietnamese to Cambodia Sudanese to Chad

Development and Interaction of Cultures:Diffusion of ideas and culture when Vietnamese govt. installed in CambodiaInteraction Between Economic Systems:Pol Pot attempted to change the economy to totally agrarian Development and Transformation of Social Structures:Govt.’s mismanagement caused rise of rebel groupsUpper class was purged in Cambodia in order to create a communist society

Works Citedhttp://www.movingpeoplechangingplaces.org/migration-histories/south-asians-making-britain.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indianhttp://countrystudies.us/algeria/49.htmhttp://www.csuchico.edu/ncpaso/filipino.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#American_periodhttp://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1879785,00.htmlhttp://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_cambodia2.htmlhttp://www.trust.org/spotlight/Darfur-conflict