Meredith Anne Zopf
Anthropology 1005W
20, November 2002
Why migrate? ... The question here, is why. ... Of course, why in the world would the Tongans need money when they have everything they need? ... ” (Small, 87)
Additional motivation to migrate came from the idea that once settled in America, one could earn enough money to send back home in support of loved ones, and encourage as well as sponsor others to migrate. ... ” (Small, 63) The first Tongans to migrate to the U. ...
While not a main drive in the decision to migrate, the process was glorified through the exposure to American films, magazines, news programs, and television commercials. ...
More importantly, it was now easier than ever for Tongans to migrate due to the expansion of international airlines. ... So, now that it was becoming more and more common to migrate overseas, the reasons to go started to outweigh the reasons to stay.
Usually though, in the end, the decision to migrate incorporates most or all of the above reasons. ... Not only that, but once established in America, the income that is produced can support loved ones who decided not to migrate, or support those who decided they wanted to leave. And sometimes the final decision to migrate was not made by the individual, but by family members or the government who believed that they would be better suited for a life overseas than in Tonga for a variety of reasons, including lack of land, education, or marriage prospects, just to name a few.
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