ANCHORING CULTURAL PRESERVATION IN ANOTHER LAND: ETHIOPIAN DIASPORAS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The study aims to investigate the motivational factors and efforts made by diasporas and their descendants to maintain and preserve their heritage, customs, and traditions despite being far from their homelands. The study employed the quantitative research design and collected data from Ethiopia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universitatii din Oradea
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Română de Geografie Politică |
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| Online Access: | https://rrgp.uoradea.ro/art/2024-2/rrgp.262106-382.pdf |
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| Summary: | The study aims to investigate the motivational factors and
efforts made by diasporas and their descendants to maintain and
preserve their heritage, customs, and traditions despite being far from
their homelands. The study employed the quantitative research design
and collected data from Ethiopian diaspora members who reside in
Johannesburg using non-probability convenience sampling. Findings
showed that the diasporas seek to keep their cultural identity alive,
creating a "home away from home" through cultural events that reflect
their culture. However, the study found that cultural preservations in
host countries have challenges, such as a lack of awareness of where
the cultural events are held and highlights the need for support to
enhance cultural preservation by migrants. The study contributes to the
literature on anchoring cultural preservation as diasporas.
Policymakers, governments, and managers must establish targeted
policies and strategies to support the integration of migrants into host
societies while promoting multiculturalism, inclusiveness, resilience,
and sustainable communities, thus contributing to sustainable
development goal 11 and bridging the gap of missed opportunities from
diaspora tourism. The study provides future research directions. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-7763 2065-1619 |