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Accepted Paper:
Return migration of the Tamil diaspora? Regional identity across global spaces
Christabel Devadoss (Kent State University )
Paper short abstract:
This paper examines the return migration of Tamil diaspora to and from the cultural home in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and host landscapes in the United States, particularly Cleveland, OH.
Paper long abstract:
This paper examines the return migration of Tamil diaspora to and from the cultural home in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and host landscapes in the United States, particularly Cleveland, OH. Through an autoethnographic approach—including interviews in Tamil Nadu and the United States—as well as references to visuals and soundscape, the paper demonstrates how the image of an idealized home and the concept of 'returning' are constantly in flux. Ultimately, the paper emphasizes how state-based reverse migration takes precedence over a national reverse migration, especially as a construct of Tamil diasporic cultural transmission.
Return migration of South Asians: thoughts about returning and coming home
Session 1