Geography
How Diaspora Communities Maintain Transnational Cultural Connections
Quick fact
More than 280 million people live outside their country of birth, and many maintain such strong transnational ties that their cultural practices are often more preserved abroad than in their home countries.
Why this is interesting
You can celebrate Diwali in London, eat 'mama's' recipe in Toronto, and hear your native language in a São Paulo market—but how do people keep these traditions alive when they live thousands of miles from their homeland?