Writing Assignment: Autobiography

Reimagining Diaspora Student Name Institution Professor Name Course Date Reimagining Diaspora In the introduction of The Diaspora Strikes Back, Juan (2008) lays down the context for his analysis of the diaspora by reflecting on the role of Puerto Ricans. He stresses the diaspora’s active and reciprocal nature, contrary to the conventional understanding of diaspora as a movement from the homeland to the host country. However, Juan (2008) offers diaspora as a dynamic process of people’s continuous cultural exchange and change. He stresses the need to view diaspora from the subject’s standpoint, which makes diasporic identity diverse and multifaceted. In the chapter titled “Thinking Diaspora from Below,” Juan (2008) takes a closer look at the concept of diaspora by going beyond the highbrow and top-down approach to focus on the lower classes within the diaspora. He posits that to understand diaspora, one must focus on the bottom-up processes, activities, and existence of communities. Juan (2008) also talks about how mu...