Diaspora refers to the dispersion or dispersal of a population from their original homeland to other regions or countries. It usually describes groups of people who have emigrated or dispersed from their homeland but maintain connections with their cultural, historical, or national identity.

• Safran, W. (1991). Diasporas in modern societies: Myths of homeland and return. Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, 1(1), 83–99.