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Interview with Fr. Edwin Corros

2024-01-24T11:39:25+00:00

Japan is not a country that is traditionally known for its cosmopolitanism. Japans long history of isolationism is invariably discussed in the context of contemporary Japanese immigration policy. However, immigration has started to be seen as the most obvious solution to the demographic challenge facing the country. Where do migrants people come from and how this growth is changing the image of  Japan? According to the Ministry of Justice, the top ten foreign populations in Japan as of October 2021 come from China, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Nepal, Indonesia, USA, Taiwan and Thailand. From about twenty years ago, [...]

Interview with Fr. Edwin Corros2024-01-24T11:39:25+00:00

Interview with Ariela Mitri

2024-01-24T11:47:09+00:00

The Balkan migration route is a significant passageway for migrants and asylum seekers heading towards Central and Northern Europe. Countries in the region are seeing a significant resumption of refugee and migrant movements from the Middle East and Central Asia. How migration flows have changed from the 2015 crisis. Which is the situation after what is happening in Afghanistan? It is not just about migrants: it is about the whole person, about all people. Over the years the Balkans represented, and still are, a bridge between East and West. However, the migration crisis that affected the Balkans since the beginning [...]

Interview with Ariela Mitri2024-01-24T11:47:09+00:00

SIMI Talks with Mary Gautier

2022-10-04T08:53:54+00:00

With Mary Gautier we talk about the international and multicultural dimension of the new generations of sisters in the United States analyzed in the recent volume Migration for Mission: International Catholic Sisters in the United States. Mary L. Gautier (Ph.D. Sociology, Louisiana State University) retired in 2019 as senior research associate at CARA, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, a position she held for 21 years. Before coming to CARA in 1998, Mary taught sociology at Louisiana State University and at Texas Christian University and served as a lay pastoral associate in Baton Rouge, [...]

SIMI Talks with Mary Gautier2022-10-04T08:53:54+00:00

Interview with Fr. Rico Almedilla Talisic 

2024-01-24T11:57:30+00:00

During the pandemic induced lockdown, seafarers have played a vital role in the global supply chain and global trade flow. One of the distinctive traits of the apostolate of Stella Maris has always been visiting ships with closeness to the seafarers and fishers. How is the assistance changing at the moment? What is the situation specifically in Cape Town? The Stella Maris ministry of visiting seafarers and fishers onboard ships has changed dramatically. Before the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Chaplain and ship visitors were normally most welcome onboard. We have felt the hospitality of seafarers and their joy in welcoming us [...]

Interview with Fr. Rico Almedilla Talisic 2024-01-24T11:57:30+00:00
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