Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Granting Department
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
Major Professor
Beatriz Padilla, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Adriana Novoa, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Aaron Augsburger, Ph.D.
Keywords
Argentina, diaspora engagement policies, emigration, migration
Abstract
This thesis examines the Argentine diaspora settled in the United States. It analyzes both the experiences of Argentines who have migrated to the United States in the last decade and the transnational ties they develop with the home country as well as the diaspora engagement policies put in place by the Argentine State. The research addresses three key questions: What are the main characteristics of Argentine emigrants who have moved to the United States over the past decade? How do recent Argentine migrants in the United States construct and maintain their transnational ties with their country of origin? Is the concept of diaspora applicable to Argentine emigrants in the United States, and why? Argentines in the United States are members of a national community abroad that comprise a diaspora because they share an imaginary, an identification, and a will to belong which manifest as a group identity based on their national origin. That national community abroad created by the citizens who emigrated may be understood as an extension of the Argentine society connected through transnational ties, which are promoted by both the Argentine government and members of the diaspora themselves. As citizens abroad, emigrants have become the focus of concrete policies and social initiatives to build, maintain, and reinforce those transnational ties with Argentina. Because of that, this research, based on semi-structured interviews with recent Argentinean migrants, with Consular officials, and documental analysis, explores the policies and initiatives developed as a response to recent emigration processes. It shows that the Argentine diaspora maintains deep-rooted connections to Argentina through transnational relationships with the country of origin.
Scholar Commons Citation
Villach Vaquer, Anabela Cibele, "Argentine Diaspora in the United States: Experiences of Recent Emigrants and their Ties with the Homeland" (2025). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/11017
