Study, work, reunions and return
Migration, family and memory
Read seven histories of family migration, overseas study, women’s oral histories, village investment, farming and return visits.
7 entries · 14 min reading, calculated from article text
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Your reading goal
Distinguish a migration category, an individual journey, a household study and a remembered account while retaining each source’s place, date and participants.
- 01Diaspora · 2 min read
Family reunification and Punjabi migration
Family migration joined some relatives while leaving others apart, and its history includes women’s work as well as changes in admission rules.
- 02Diaspora · 2 min read
Punjabi student migration histories
Institutional histories trace individual routes through overseas study, while a historical statute distinguishes study from employment as a purpose of entry.
- 03Diaspora · 2 min read
Diaspora women oral histories
Women’s migration histories become visible through deliberately collected interviews, family memory and the study of everyday song.
- 04Diaspora · 2 min read
Remittances and village change in Punjab
Studies of landholding, public facilities and household poverty show why money sent home can change Punjab unevenly.
- 05Diaspora · 2 min read
Punjabi farming in northern Italy
Dairy work in northern Italy connects employment, housing and family life; it should not be confused with a census of Punjabi-owned farms.
- 06Diaspora · 2 min read
Gurdwaras and migrant welfare abroad
Gurdwara kitchens and related Sikh charities have supplied food, social contact and practical support through documented local partnerships.
- 07Diaspora · 2 min read
Return migration and heritage visits to Punjab
Plans to resettle, households spread between countries and short heritage visits are different ways of maintaining a relationship with Punjab.
A question to carry with you
Choose one claim from your reading. Identify its source and locator. What does that source directly establish, and what would need a second source?