The events of recent months, and above all the wave of international terrorism that has reached Russia, have raised many questions, the very formulation of which until recently seemed absolutely incredible. Among them is the national problem in Russia. However, its discussion is mainly, as they say, at the household level - in the kitchens of apartments, in factory workshops, in public transport. However, recently, newspapers and magazines, radio and television have been increasingly involved in discussions. There is an alarming trend: among a significant part of the population, hostility towards "persons of Caucasian nationality", which many identify with Chechen bandits, is growing and gaining strength, and there are statements in favor of restricting entry to the capital and residence in Moscow of residents of the southern Russian national republics, as well as the Transcaucasian and Central Asian CIS countries. Meanwhile, the problem of the status and living conditions of people of non-indigenous nationalities is by no means a purely Russian one. There are such diasporas in many countries, and "embedding" them in another country and another culture is not always a simple and easy process. Nevertheless, world practice has accumulated a fair amount of experience in solving these issues in a civilized manner. National diasporas not only "get along" with the indigenous population, but also play an important and sometimes irreplaceable role in the social and cultural life of countries that have become a second homeland for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. The experience of the United States is instructive, where for decades Chinese, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Filipino and other diasporas have co-existed with the English-speaking Irish and African majority. An interesting experience of" growing " into the American society of the Philippine diaspora is considered on the example of California - a region of multilingual and multiethnic origin. According to r ... Read more