Diaspora | The Harriet Tubman Institute

Beatrice Nkundwa

rebsl — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:35:07 +0000

Beatrice Nkundwa is an undergraduate student in environmental arts and justice at �첥��Ƶ. She studied Swahili a language from Tanzania and she is a Kirundi interpreter and translator. Clientship and human settlements are part of her research on social, economic and political development. Humanitarian assistance is one of her areas of studies and work.

Keywords: Language, African Culture, Diaspora, Humanitarian Assistance

Boniface Ifeanyi Orji

rebsl — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:44:22 +0000

Orji Boniface Ifeanyi, Ph.D, is a member of the Economic History Society, United Kingdom, Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) and Lagos Studies Association (LSA). He has a Ph.D in History and International Studies, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has won academic distinctions, prizes, and awards, including the coveted Osaka University Nakashima Centre Essay Award (2010) and University of Ilorin Departmental Prize for Best Academic Result for the 2010/2011 academic session. Orji is currently a faculty at the Department of History and International Studies, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo. He has been involved in a series of high-profile national and international research projects over the years, and his interest spans Migration and Diaspora Studies; Economic and Social History, Igbo/Lagos Studies and Environmental Conflict. He has published widely in Peer-Reviewed Indexed Journals and Publications, including notable Chapters in scholarly books.

Keywords: Migration, Diaspora, Economic Development, Economic History, Igbo Studies

Mary Uhunoma Isibor

rebsl — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:12:56 +0000

Mary Uhunoma Isibor, PhD is a Lecturer in History and International Studies at the University of Benin, Nigeria. Her research spans gender and economic history, entrepreneurship, migration and diaspora studies, socio-cultural history, and peace and conflict studies, with current work examining the resilience of African and Black women entrepreneurs in Toronto and across the diaspora.

Keywords: gender, entrepreneurship, migration, diaspora, resilience, African and Black women

Jake Dabang Dan-Azumi

rebsl — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:33:14 +0000

Jake Dan-Azumi is a professor of Political Science and Development Studies and the Technical Assistant to the Director General, the National Institute for Legislative & Democratic Studies, Nigeria National Assembly. He has extensive experience in development work focusing on democratic governance and public policy, parliamentary institutional strengthening, research, peace and security, human rights, conflict and peacebuilding, and gender. He previously worked as a Special Assistant to the President of the Senate, Sen. (Dr.) David Mark, GCON, between 2011 and 2014. Jake possesses extensive experience in the design and delivery of parliamentary and democratic support programmes. He holds a Doctorate Degree in International Development from University College London (UCL); an MSc in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University; a BA (First Class, Honours) from the University of Zimbabwe, where he was awarded the Book Prize for the Best Student; and a BA (First Class) from the University of South Africa. His other qualifications include a Postgraduate Diploma in Research Methods from the University of Bradford, UK.

Keywords: Democratic Governance, Parliament, National Development, Diaspora, Civil Society & Parliamentary Engagement

Chris Francois

rebsl — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:47:10 +0000

Chris Francois is a master’s student in the Development Studies program at York. Their research interests include queer migration, diasporas, and Latin American and Caribbean identities. Francois holds a previous master’s degree in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, and a bachelor’s degree in peace and conflict resolution from Manchester University. They currently serve as an Ambassador for Peace for Haiti with the Universal Peace Federation, an NGO in consultative status with the UN.

Mary Goitom

rebsl — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:11:40 +0000

Mary Goitom is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, �첥��Ƶ. Dr Goitom’s research explores migration, mobilities, diasporic connections, transnational processes, and social relations. Her work is centered on community-based research and is grounded in Ethiopian epistemologies and larger African traditional knowledge systems. Dr Goitom’s work explores transnational social fields in relation to the constitution of settlement, citizenship, well-being, agency, resilience and identity making.