Throughout this semester, I deepened my knowledge in today's global refugee crisis. Headlines on our daily newsletters reflect the devastation that has occurred globally but rarely give the reader the impression on exactly how widespread the crisis is. Our group attempted to clarify this through focusing regionally and thematically on the causes of today's migration. From the devastating Syrian conflict to the hopelessness of central and northern Africa, we discussed the diversity of Middle Eastern refugees--namely Syrian, Iraqi, Afghani, and Lebanese refugees, and African refugees--from Eritrea's famine to Nigeria's reigning Boko Haram.
Organizing our research to fulfill our posts required communication. We began by splitting our posts into regions, and designating a leader for each post. As an African studies minor, my knowledge was most utilized in our post on the African migration, and its causes. In a way, this post forced me to further my own knowledge in order to make sure that we were telling as whole a story as possible, representing as many conflicts and causes as possible without overgeneralizing.
Despite the hectic moments during this project, I enjoyed working with my group and diving into a topic that is so clearly going to define much of the near future in our world. Not only does this topic matter but it is worsening day by day and without people, like my group members, to learn and teach more, its a dim future for all migrants seeking asylum.
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