Makematic
U.S. Settlement: Growth and Conflict
The mid-1800s saw diverse groups moving into the American interior. While this fueled U.S. growth, it also displaced Indigenous peoples, whose struggles continue today.
Curated Video
Why So Many Americans Move To Florida And Not Georgia
Florida and Georgia make up just about 10% of the entire United States' population. But while at one point Georgia was home to many more Americans than Florida, over the last few decades Florida has exploded in growth to become more than...
Curated Video
Populating the World: Migration
Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...
Curated Video
Illegal Immigration: Crossing the Sahara
The desperation to seek out a new life in Libya or beyond leads many people to attempt one of the most dangerous illegal migration routes out of Africa... Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Every year,...
Curated Video
China's Mass Migration
The largest mass migration in the world is taking place, as Chinese farmers flock from their rural homes to urban areas. But their search for better standards of living does not always turn out as they'd hoped... Human Geography -...
Curated Video
The Rise of Parisian Bistros: A New Era for Working-Class Dining
As Paris grew into an industrial hub, bistros emerged to serve the city's expanding working-class population, many of whom migrated from regions like Auvergne and Brittany. These establishments offered affordable meals and a sense of...
The Guardian
Island of Uncertainty: Waiting for Asylum on Christmas Island
Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia, has become a holding place for many of people seeking asylum in the country. The isolation and prison-like conditions of the facility take a toll on the physical and mental health of many...
The Guardian
The Mental Toll of Waiting for Asylum
Meet a young, Afghani man who is being held on Christmas Island while his asylum claim is processed. Sit in on a trauma counselling session to hear how life on the island is impacting him and what he misses about home. The Island part 2
The Guardian
Waging an Online War Against Immigration
Who are the people that get so angry online? Meet the internet warriors and hear their explanations about why they are so passionately against immigration and integration. Internet Warriors part 1
The Guardian
From North Africa to the Roya Valley: Migration in the 21st Century
This video reviews the path migrants travel from Libya to the Roya Valley, a region that connects France and Italy. Hear from the people impacted by this large wave of migration. People in towns in the region share their experiences...
The Guardian
Seeking Refuge on Christmas Island
Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention...
The Guardian
Life as a Migrant in Southern Italy
After a harrowing journey from Northern Africa to Southern Italy, Fata and Yankuba are stuck in rural Italy, unable to work and waiting for papers. From racism to boredom to inconsistent electricity, learn about some of the difficulties...
The Guardian
In troubled waters: the rescue crew saving migrants in the Mediterranean
The Guardian spends five days with the Migrants Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) meetings its crew and the migrants it saved. MOAS, a privately funded search-and-rescue vessel, was founded in 2013 and is made up of international humanitarian...
The Guardian
How the Covid pandemic has led to more Channel crossings
A record number of people are expected to cross the Channel to the UK in small boats this year to claim asylum.Amid the coronavirus pandemic, more than 10,000 people have already made the dangerous and potentially fatal 21-mile journey...
The Guardian
Norway's Muslim immigrants attend classes on western attitudes to women
Every asylum seeker in Norway must attend classes on female rights and respect for women. The lessons were made compulsory after a string of sex attacks by immigrants in the western city of Stavanger. With exclusive access to a class in...
Curated Video
Immigrants and Migration
Immigrants and Migration analyzes how political, environmental, social, and economic factors cause people to move from place to place by defining the terms migration and immigrants.
Jabzy
Japanese Plans to Ally with African Americans | Japan WW2, US Invasion, Japanese Empire
Japanese Plans to Ally with African Americans | Japan WW2, US Invasion, Japanese Empire
Religion for Breakfast
Who were the Sea Peoples? | The Bronze Age Collapse
Who were the Sea Peoples? | The Bronze Age Collapse
TLDR News
’Australian Style Points Based Immigration’ Explained - TLDR News.
The Conservatives keep talking about Australian Style Points Based Immigration Systems. It's become a somewhat unwieldy catchphrase for the party and a core to how they see the UK operating post-Brexit. In this video, we explain what it...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yanis Varoufakis: Europe by (Mis)Design 4/4
In part 4 of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about Varoufakis's new book The Global Minotaur: America, The True Origins of the...
TLDR News
Points Based Immigration: The UK's New System Explained - Brexit Explained
Last week the UK government finally explained how immigration will work post brexit, laying out their new points-based immigration system. We explain how the new system works, how points are earned and who will gain entry to the UK. We...
Financial Times
Mexico's migrant crackdown
The FT's Central America correspondent Jude Webber travels to the Mexico-Guatemala border to meet migrants desperate to make it to the US and the 'coyote' people smugglers profiting from their pain. Has Mexican president Andrés Manuel...
Ancient Lights Media
Persian Gulf States of Qatar, Bahrain & Kuwait
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climates and cultures of the Persian Gulf States of Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Kult America
Africans Immigrants in Poland (Feat. Vin from Ponki)
With the huge influx of African immigrants coming to Europe, I was curious how those already here are living, what they contribute to society, and how they feel as foreigners in Warsaw Poland. I had the great opportunity to meet with...