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24 Immigrants
       • Being an Immigrant: Is life lovely i Sverige? Is it full of racism? Does it feel a bit schizo having roots in two countries? If the children in a family have adjusted to life in the new country more quickly than older family members, does that generate conflicts?

Labour migration: When someone moves to another country to work there
       • Many people move to jobs in Germany (mostly from Turkey), the USA (mostly from Latin America), Canada, Australia, etc.
       • Many moved to jobs in Sweden during the 1950s-1970s, from the Nordic countries (primarily Finland) and from countries near the Mediterranean Sea.
       • Many planned to work in Sweden for a few years, but stayed.
       • Immigrants' work matters. Many immigrants work in publically-financed organisations (organizations) such as Kista International School & other schools, health care, public transportation, etc.
       • Businesses in Sweden (since Dec 2008) are permitted to bring people to jobs in Sweden from anywhere in the world (as long as they are paid fair wages and provided with decent conditions).
       • Many immigrants have no education which counts in Sweden. Others are highly educated specialists who work for example among the thousand researchers in Kista Science City.
       • Immigrants (to Sweden) have won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry (H. von Euler-Chelpin, de Hevesy, Crutzen), in Medicine (Bárány, Granit), & in literature (Sachs).
       • Past immigrants to Sweden:
              · Finns (1500s -1600s- and 1950s - 1970s)
              · The Dutch (1600s, especially in Gothenburg, which they developed so that it bears a resemblance to Amsterdam)
              ·  De Geer, a miner, & other Wallons (from Belgian & northern France, 1600s -1700s)
              · The French (1700s). One (Jean Baptiste Bernadotte) was made king of Sweden (year 1818).
              · Bonnier (well-known in media & books) & other Jews (1700s)
              · A Scottman's son started what led to Chalmers(Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, 1800s)
              · German businessmen (1800s etc). A man by the name of Becker sold paint.
              · The Italians (1800s). One, Zoéga, gained a reputation for his coffee.
              · Baltic & Nordic immigrants worked in forestry & industry (during WWII).
              · Zlatan's parents were two of the many who came from southern Europe (1950s - 1970s).
                                          (Also during the 1970s: A young woman named Silvia moved to Sweden to become Queen.)
              · Chakraborty (from India) owns & runs 26 Elite Hotels in Sweden.

â–º Drawing on class discussion, etc, write about how it is & how it feels to be an immigrant in Sweden.

â–º What is labour migration about?

â–º In additon to Sweden, two countries that many people move to in order to work are...

â–º Is immigrants' work needed?

â–º Immigrants are...
       a) highly educated      b) low skilled      c) both

â–º Two people who moved to Sweden more than 100 years ago are, for example...