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Be sure to review the DB Guidelines prior to posting to any of the Reading Review Discussions.

Colonialism: you will discover this topic in both assigned books this term and in other course materials. This topic has had a huge impact on many people, such as indigenous communities, emigrants and immigrants. It has impacted the environment, economies, political systems, etc. of thousands of people. Our entire culture was built on colonialism and the mentality is still with us today. 

Your migration: Take a look at this article and colonialism map: https://www.vox.com/2014/5/8/5691954/colonialism-collapse-gif-imperialism (Links to an external site.) 

Trace your family's migration, as best as you can, then think about the migration you have made in your lifetime or your family’s migration for the past couple of generations. In paragraph form, answer the following questions: 

 How often have you migrated (different neighborhoods, schools, states, countries, etc.)? Was this by choice, an expectation, welcomed or unwanted? Have your “people” lived in the same environment for more than 10 generations? Who taught you how to survive in your environment? What was the knowledge of your elders based on? Who taught them their parenting skills? Where to obtain food? What structures to live in? Do you know whether your family migrated as an adaptive strategy or as a coping mechanism? Were they being persecuted in their original place? Do you believe that your children may migrate to another area when they become adults? Why or why not? 

After making your initial post, please read other students’ posts and choose to respond to at least one other student’s. Perhaps you have a similar migration or perhaps you have a very different one. Base your response on any comparisons or contrasting experiences you and your family have had over the course of time.  

Your initial response to the prompt should be at a minimum 500 words, and your response to a classmate’s post should be 150-200 words. Initial post due by Thursday, July 30th 11:59pm PST and response post(s) due by Sunday, August 2nd 11:59 PST.

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