Synopsis Recent debates on the configuration of ethnic and race boundaries in an era of global transformations, have re-focused academic attention on the concept of Diaspora. Diaspora denotes transnational movement and ties in with arguments around globalization and the growth of non-nation based solidarities in the contemporary period. Debates on globalization have identified the economic and political dismantling of national borders, as well as the growth of transnational cultural formations. New notions of Diaspora identities and experiences have emerged.