Anthropology
Open Access

Abstract

Time-trend of the Albanian Migratory Movements

Erarba Çiraku and Gentian Vyshka

Finding a promised land has been a continuous test for human beings. Migratory movements have obviously a time trend, and Albanians have constantly moved westwards, with Americas being the main final destination. The authors describe in the present paper some of the archival details from the Albanian immigration in the United States, exploring the reasons for these human movements, and describing the time trend of the latter. Prior to such movements, Albania has been familiar to other displacements, mainly towards Italy, a phenomenon of centuries before that recently saw a reactivation, obviously related to economic grounds.