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Showing posts with label migration. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Monday, August 11, 2025
DNA of Iceman Otzi shocks scientists
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| Ötzi's old clothes |
- Stone & Bone; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Monday, February 24, 2025
LA activists disrupt Trump's ICE raids
Activists disrupt ICE raid in L.A. County
Monday, January 27, 2025
Native American origins: Japan, Siberia?
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| New study overturns idea that 1st Americans originated from Japan. It was likely Siberia. |
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Did Native Americans originally migrate from Japan [or was it Siberia]?
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| The Great Spirit placed us here protect it. |
- NOTE: This is of interest to Wisdom Quarterly because Indigenous populations have strong links to Buddhism both from pre-Christian missionary work (Edward Payson Vining, 1885) and from migration from either Buddhist Japan or Buddhist Siberia, where a great deal of shamanism is blended with the Buddha Dharma.
- An Inglorious Columbus; or, Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the 5th century, AD (by Edward P. Vining/Internet Archive)
- Buddhism in Russia (Siberia)
- Buddhism in Japan
- How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
Chukchi nomads became American Indians?
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| An Inglorious Columbus (Edward P. Vining) |
For decades, archeologists have pointed to similarities in stone tools to support the theory. They argue that early Indigenous populations followed a coastal route along the northern Pacific, crossing the Bering Land Bridge [between Siberia, Russia and Alaska, USA] to reach North America.
Once there, they spread rapidly across the [American] continent, reaching South America’s southernmost tip within 2,000 years.
Central to this hypothesis has been the resemblance of stone artifacts crafted by the Jomon [縄文, "straw rope pattern"] people and those found at early First Peoples sites in the Americas.
However, this latest study, conducted by experts in human teeth biology and Ice-Age genetics, suggests otherwise.
Led by Prof. Richard Scott, an anthropologist with nearly 50 years of experience studying dental structures worldwide, the research team employed advanced statistical methods to compare tooth samples from populations in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific.
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| Many archeologists currently believe that Indigenous Americans, or "First Peoples," migrated to the Americas from about 15,000 years ago (© The Brighter Side of News). |
THE RESULTS revealed minimal overlap between the Jomon and Native American samples. Only 7% of the teeth showed any connection to non-Arctic Native Americans.
"We found that the human biology simply doesn’t match up with the archeological theory," said Prof. Scott. "These people who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago are an unlikely source for Indigenous Americans. Neither the skeletal biology nor the genetics indicate a connection. The most likely origin for Native Americans appears to be Siberia."
The genetic evidence aligns with the dental findings. Co-author Prof. Dennis O’Rourke, an expert in the genetics of Indigenous Americans, explained that maternal and paternal lineages in early Jomon and American populations do not overlap.
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| Diorama of Jomon people at Sannai Maruyama: food gatherers, hunters, with some agriculture. |
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"Recent studies of ancient DNA from Asia show that the two groups diverged from a common ancestor much earlier than previously thought," he stated.
This view was echoed by co-author Prof. Jennifer Raff, who has extensively studied the genetics of Ice-Age populations.
Their findings build on earlier work by O’Rourke and Raff, including a groundbreaking analysis of ancient DNA from Ice-Age remains in Alaska in 2016. This latest study, supported by archeological and ecological experts, adds another layer of complexity to the story of human migration to the Americas.
Adding weight to the study’s conclusions is a recent genetics paper on the Japanese population, which found evidence of three distinct migrations into Japan, rather than two as previously believed.
This supports the idea that the Jomon population’s genetic makeup is distinct from that of Indigenous Americans.
Moreover, a separate archeological discovery in New Mexico unveiled human footprints dating back 23,000 years. These footprints, described as definitive evidence of human presence in North America before the Last Glacial Maximum, challenge previous timelines. Yet, they offer no support for the theory that Indigenous Americans originated from Japan.
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| Jomon teeth vs. Native American teeth (G. Richard Scott, University of Nevada Reno) |
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The study’s authors acknowledge limitations, such as the relatively young age of available Jomon DNA and dental samples, which date back less than 10,000 years.
Despite this, they argue these samples are reliable proxies for earlier populations in Japan.
"We assume they represent the Incipient Jomon or the people who made stemmed points in Japan 16,000–15,000 years ago," the authors wrote.
The findings call for a reevaluation of how we understand the migration of the First Peoples. While it remains likely that they reached the Americas via the Northwest Pacific coast, their origins appear to lie in Siberia, not Japan.
Prof. Scott emphasized, "The Incipient Jomon population represents one of the least likely sources for Native American peoples among non-African populations."
This study marks a significant shift in our understanding of early human migration. By combining advanced genetic and dental analyses, it highlights the importance of revisiting long-held assumptions.
The search for definitive answers continues, with scientists exploring new evidence to refine the complex story of how humans first populated the Americas. Source
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- Joseph Shavit, 1/25/25, thebrighterside.news, Did Native Americans originally migrate from Japan?; Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Monday, November 25, 2024
Natives who settled the Americas (PBS)
The ancient tribes that settled the Americas | First Peoples | Full Episode 1 | PBS
- Originally aired in 2015: Watch more of this series with PBS Passport: to.pbs.org/3BJNXmd
ABOUT: First Peoples. See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe or across the plane. Archaeology, genetics, and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.
Monday, October 14, 2024
DNA study reveals Japan's 1st inhabitants
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| Japan is perhaps best known for this giant metal Buddha statue originally built indoors. |
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| Let's see what the ancient written record says |
Were the kami "ancestors" the first to arrive on the islands, followed by Shinto priest-shamans to deal with them? Were the "white" Ainu in Japan before the East Asian Japanese there today? Yes. Were the Ainu aliens from neighboring Russia? No. Or could the first inhabitants of Japan come from the Koreas, China, Mongolia, Taiwan, or Tibet? If only science had a means of looking at the DNA code and giving a reliable and replicable answer to these mysteries.
Genome study cracks the mystery of Japan's first inhabitants
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| Kami Shinto temple, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto |
- [This is in line with what the Koreans have always been saying about themselves, that they were the progenitors copied by Japan and China, not the other way around. Where did the Koreans come from?]
Japan may be an international travel hub for business and pleasure today, but the islands were relatively isolated until about 3,000 BC.Its earliest inhabitants were the Jomon people, a collection of hunter-gatherer societies that lived an isolated life on the islands since 14,000 BC.
- [What about the mysterious "white" Ainu people, who look like a blend of Russian shamans and Asians?]
It wasn’t until the Yayoi and Kofun periods between 3,000 BC and 538 AD that immigration to the islands from continental Asia started.More than 80 per cent of the genomes of modern Japanese people consist of ancestries related to East and Northeast Asia. How the Japanese population acquired these ancestries and what was the pattern of early immigrations that contributed to them has long been a matter of debate.
Science has its say
The new study, published in the Journal of Human Genetics, analyzed the genome of a person dating to the Yayoi period whose remains were uncovered at the Doigahama archaeological site in Yamaguchi prefecture.Scientists from the University of Tokyo compared this individual’s genome with those of ancient and modern populations in east and northeast Asia. More:
- Genome study cracks the mystery of Japan's first inhabitants
- Archaeologists are too scared to open up the tomb of China's first emperor guarded by thousands of terracotta warriors Archaeologists are terrified to open the tomb of, in the Shaanxi province of China.
- VIDEO: Floating bridge thrills in Zhejiang, China
- The lost island of Atlantis may have been found 2 kms under the ocean
- MSN.com, 10/14/24; CC Liu, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, July 25, 2024
John Oliver reviews RNC and 'migrant crime'
RNC & ”Migrant Crime”: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Friday, October 6, 2023
Why do Jews speak "Yiddish" gibberish?
Feli from Germany, Oct. 24, 2022; Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
German-American gal reacts to Yiddish language
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Did you know that German is one of the main influences on the Yiddish language? But wait...does this mean that Yiddish speakers and German speakers can understand each other? 🤔 Let's find out! Feli reacts to YouTube videos of people speaking Yiddish. How much will she be able to understand? How many exclamation marks can she use? What sponsored product will she pitch in the middle of it? More
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- 1:35 What is Yiddish?
- 5:26 Common Yiddish words
- 6:06 Suri - Wikitongues
- 17:19 German and Yiddish speaker conversation
- 30:39 Matt - Wikitongues
- 32:30 Declaration of Human Rights in Yiddish
- 37:07 How much did I understand?
- 39:08 Yiddish words in German
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Gen Z is moving to big cities, Boomers out
Emily Bloch, photographer Heather Khalifa (Philadelphia Inquirer, inquirer.com, 2/29/23); Crystal Q., CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Gen Z is moving to big cities — while older generations flee
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| Formal religion means very little to us. |
Moving to a big city? "Slay." Or at least, that’s how Gen Z sees it. As older generations are trying to escape larger cities, Gen Z is flocking to them. Philadelphia is no exception.
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| It's better than DeSantis' Florida. Don't say gay. |
An analysis of the Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey by Today’s Homeowner revealed that Gen Z-ers (or Zoomers) are consistently breaking tradition with older generations’ migration patterns, targeting the areas their predecessors now deem too expensive or too crowded.
In Philadelphia, for example, census data estimates that 12,947 Gen Z movers settled. How Philadelphians feel about housing security and affordability:
Repairing all the homes in the Philly area would cost at least $3.7 billion. Black and Latino residents in the Philly region can get help buying their first home from new mortgage program.
Burned alive in border detention, MX/Texas
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez (democracynow.org), 3/29/23; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
38 die in fire inside Mexican immigration jail amid broader crackdown near U.S. border
Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence of "irregular migration."
The deaths in Mexico came just hours after the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees urged the Biden administration not to adopt a proposed anti-asylum rule that would turn more refugees away at the border.
[This means our U.S. policy contributed to their wrongful detention, their abusive conditions without enough food and care, overcrowding, protesting, and being burned alive as guards walk away.]
Democracy Now! speaks with the U.S.-Mexico border-based journalist Luis Chaparro.
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Friday, March 17, 2023
The forgotten Irish Buddhist monk (video)
L. Cox, B. Bocking, TNTS, 8/13/20; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The Rainy Season Research Series is courtesy of the Transnational Network of Theravada Studies (TNTS) and hosted by Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU) and King’s College London. Webpage: theravadastudies.org.
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| Researchers and authors Laurence Cox, Brian Bocking, and Alicia Turner |
Laurence Cox and Brian Bocking on the "Forgotten and remembered: U Dhammaloka the Irish Buddhist monk"
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| The Irish Buddhist: Faced Down the British Empire |
Speakers: Prof. Laurence Cox (National University of Ireland Maynooth) and Prof. Brian Bocking (University College Cork).
Abstract: This talk introduces one of the first Western Buddhist monks, his remarkable life (including his dramatic adventures in Burma and his travels with the Saopha of Kengtung). How and why he was forgotten – and what this tells us about memory, lineage, and the history in Buddhism.
Why does remembering U Dhammaloka ["U," pronounced \oo\, is just an honorific applied to any monk, the Burmese way of saying "venerable sir" or "mister"] make a difference?
- Who was he? Ven. U Dhammaloka was born in Booterstown, County Dublin, in 1856 and given the name Laurence Carroll. He reportedly used at least five names, including Laurence Carroll, Laurence O'Rourke, and William Colvin. On occasion he used the nom de plume "Captain Daylight." He was Irish, a Dubliner, lived in the 1850s, and emigrated to the United States, possibly via Liverpool. He then worked his way across the USA as a migrant worker before finding work on a trans-Pacific ocean-liner. Leaving the ship in Japan, he made his way to Rangoon, Burma, arriving in the late 1870s or early 1880s, before the Third Anglo-Burmese War, which marked the final conquest of Burma by the British [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. More
Friday, November 25, 2022
Moving out of Los Angeles (Tongvaland)
Stacker.com via MSN.com; Xochitl, Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
(MSN) To learn more about migration patterns in the US, Stacker compiled a list of where Los Angelenos (people living in LA County, California) are moving to the most using data from the US Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the county from Los Angeles County between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration. More
Fray Gerónimo Boscana, a Franciscan scholar who was stationed at San Juan Capistrano for more than a decade beginning in 1812, compiled what is widely considered to be the most comprehensive study of precolonial religious practices in the San Juan Capistrano valley.
Where people in Los Angeles County, California, are moving to most
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| When one tires of Tongvaland and has gathered a big fortune, there's Acjachemen territory. |
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US occupation and genocide of Indians followed by land stealing ("territorial conquest")
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| What does the flag of the "United States" represent to Native people post-genocide? |
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Following the American occupation of California in 1846 and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, "Indian peoples throughout California were drawn into the 'cycles of conquest' that had been initiated by the Spanish."During the 1850s alone, the California Indian population declined by 80 percent. Any land rights Native people had under Mexican rule were completely erased under American occupation, as stated in Article 11 of the treaty:
"A great part of the territories which, by the present treaty, are to be comprehended for the future within the limits of the United States, is now occupied by savage tribes."
As the United States government declared its right to police and control Native people, the "claims of Indians who had acquired land in the 1841 formation" of the San Juan pueblo, "were similarly ignored, despite evidence that the [American] land commission had data substantiating these Juaneños' [Acjachemen] titles" [13].
By 1860, Juaneños were recorded in the census "with Spanish first names and no surnames; the occupations of 38 percent of their household heads went unrecorded; and they owned only 1 percent of the land and 0.6 percent of the assets (including cattle, household items, and silver or gold)."
It was recorded that 30 percent of all households were headed by women "who still lived in San Juan on the plots of land that had been distributed in 1841" under Mexican rule.
It was reported that "shortly after the census was taken, the entire population began to leave the area for villages to the southeast of San Juan."
A smallpox epidemic in 1862 took the lives of 129 Juaneño people in one month alone of a population now "of only some 227 Indians." The remaining Juaneños established themselves among the Luiseño [farther south], who they "shared linguistic and cultural similarities, family ties, and colonial histories."
Even after their relocation to various Luiseño villages, "San Juan remained an important town for Juaneños and other Indians connected to it" so that by the "latter part of the nineteenth century individuals and families often moved back and forth between these villages and San Juan for work, residence, family events, and festivals" [14].
American occupation resulted in increasing power and wealth for European immigrants invaders and Anglo-Americans to own land and property by the 1860s, "in sharp contrast to the pattern among Californios, Mexicans, and Indians."
In the Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano townships, most Californios lost their ranchos in the 1860s. By 1870, European immigrants and Anglo-Americans now owned 87 percent of the land value and 86 percent of the assets.
Native people went from owning 1 percent of the land value and assets, as recorded in the 1860 census, to 0 percent in 1870. Anglo-Americans became the majority of the population by the mid-1870s and the towns in which they resided "were characterized by a marked lack of ethnic diversity" [15].
In the 1890s, a permanent elementary school was constructed in San Juan. However, until 1920, for education beyond sixth grade, "students had to relocate to Santa Ana – an impossibility for the vast majority of Californio and Juaneño families" [16].
Modern day
On December 10, 2021, the Juaneño people celebrated the opening of Putuidem Village, a [token] 1.5-acre park (0.61 ha) in San Juan Capistrano, [a miniscule] part of their original lands, which commemorates their history [17].
Religion
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| Spokesperson Clarence H. Lobo, 1946-1985 |
Religious knowledge was secret, and the prevalent religion, called Chinigchinich, placed village chiefs in the position of religious leaders, an arrangement that gave the chiefs broad power over their people [18].
Boscana divided the Acjachemen into two classes -- the "Playanos" (who lived along the coast) and the "Serranos" (who inhabited the mountains, some three to four leagues from the Mission) [19].
The religious beliefs of the two groups regarding creation differed quite profoundly: On the one hand, the Playanos held that an all-powerful and unseen being called "Nocuma" brought about the earth and the sea, together with all of the trees, plants, and animals of sky, land, and water contained therein [20].
The Serranos, on the other hand, believed in two separate but related existences -- the "existence above" and the "existence below."
These states of being were "altogether explicable and indefinite" (like brother and sister), and it was the fruits of the union of these two entities that created "...the rocks and sands of the earth; then trees, shrubbery, herbs and grass; then animals..." [21]. More
Friday, October 14, 2022
Call for submissions: TRANSIT (UC Berkeley)
University of California, Berkeley, German Dept.; CC Liu, Dhr. Seven (eds.) Wisdom Quarterly
UC Berkeley's TRANSIT (A Journal of Travel, Migration, and Multiculturalism in the German-speaking World) is currently accepting submissions for Volume 14, Issue 1 on Automated Precarity. Please view the CfP HERE. The deadline for submissions is December 2, 2022. TRANSIT accepts translation and book review submissions year-round. Please submit to transitjournal@berkeley.edu.
Some potential topics might include:
- Automated surveillance, border policing and criminal justice in refugee/migration experiences
- Ecocritical migration studies projects that reconsider the relationship between the human, natural and technological
- The connection between technology and (im)mobility, e.g. the 9 Euro Ticket, multimillion dollar infrastructure investments
- Automated storytelling techniques, e.g., recursive storytelling in video games, AI-generated texts, social media
- Feminist practices in (studies of) digital literature
- Glitch, malfunction, Störungen and other forms of (culture) shock in literary texts
- Topics that engage with any of these issues in the context of TRANSIT’s ongoing focus on travel, migration, and multilingualism. More
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