À propos de la conférence
This presentation will explore the translocal connectivity of the Sherpa community from the Everest region in Nepal to Kathmandu and New York City. Grounded in geography, the research is based on in-depth interviews and multi-sited fieldwork to examine Sherpas' transmigration and its impact on the environment and development of their native region. Sherpas are historical trans-Himalayan seasonal migrants and became more recently permanent transnational ones as they form a visible diaspora in New York City. This study reveals a high level of connexion between Nepal and United States through financial, social and even environmental remittances engaged by “translocal sherpas”. To characterize the intricate connections between international migration and local transformation, three layers of networks have been identified: i) the key role of sponsorship, ii) the active association Sherpa kiydug and iii) the intense use of social network. Those physical and virtual ties transcend the boundaries of home and host countries, collectively forming a substantial aspect of “translocality”.
Zoom: https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/8892424519?pwd=TFBKS3ZmRFppZmVNWUZJaXBpR1djQT09&omn=63106567514
À propos du conférencier : Ornella Puschiasis (Université de Montréal)
Ornella Puschiasis is a geographer and a visiting professor in the University of Montreal. She is research associate to the Center for Studies and Research on India, South Asia and the Diaspora (CERIAS) in Canada and to Center for South Asian and Himalayan Studies (CESAH) in France. Her research focuses on environmental perception, water resources management, and the tranlocal connectivity between diasporic communities. In Nepal, her investigations have delved into the perception of climate change on water resources, focusing on the collection of local knowledge and experiences, predominantly among the Sherpa ethnolinguistic group. She has recently published a chapter in the 3rd edition of Anthropology and Climate Change, based on a decade-long experience studying climate change with the anthropologist Pasang Yangjee Sherpa: 'A Reflexive Approach to Climate Change Engagement with Sherpas from Khumbu and Pharak in Northeastern Nepal (Mount Everest Region)'. She has expanded her focus from Central Himalayas and North America to analyse the interconnectedness between the Khumbu territory and individuals/or families migrating to New-York.
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