diaspora
Sign in to savethumb|Indian diaspora|India has the world's largest annual emigration. Pictured at Ricoh Coliseum, in Toronto, Canada, on April 15, 2015 thumb|The Emigration from Mexico|Mexican diaspora is the world's second-largest; pictured is Mexican day celebrations in [[Germany.]]
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A diaspora is a large population of people who have emigrated from their home country and settled in other parts of the world, such as Indians and Mexicans who have spread globally. Diasporas matter because they represent significant human migration patterns and cultural communities that maintain connections to their countries of origin while contributing to their adopted countries.
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- Etymology
- Definition
- Scholarly work and expanding definition
- Notable diaspora populations
- African diasporas
- European diasporas
- Internal diasporas
- Canada
- Brazil
- Italy
- 20th century
- World War II, colonialism, and post-colonialism
- The Cold War and the formation of post-colonial states
- 21st century
- Middle East
- Venezuelan refugee crisis
- Diaspora Internet services
- Diaspora languages
- In popular culture
- See also
- Specific diasporas
- Religious diasporas
- Country-specific diasporas
- Forced migration
- Conflicts and genocides
- Statelessness
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Indian diaspora|India has the world's largest annual emigration. Pictured at Ricoh Coliseum, in Toronto, Canada, on April 15, 2015 thumb|The Emigration from Mexico|Mexican diaspora is the world's second-largest; pictured is Mexican day celebrations in [[Germany.]]
A diaspora ( ) is a population dispersed across multiple regions outside its geographic place of origin, typically comprising people who continue to identify—culturally, politically, religiously, or emotionally—with a particular homeland while residing elsewhere. The term originates from the ancient Greek (, ), which was first used in reference to the Jewish exile following the Babylonian captivity. The term now broadly encompasses communities formed through voluntary migration (such as trade, labor movement, or education) as well as through forced displacement caused by conquest, persecution, enslavement, famine, or war.