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In his October 18, 2007 talk titled  "Local Events, Global Outcomes: Contemporary Mexican Migration," Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Ohio State University, spoke about the causes and consequences of migration, both internal and international, of Mexicans from the southern state of Oaxaca.  Cohen outlined the local factors which pushed Oaxacans to leave their communities in search of higher standards of living, sending them to other parts of Mexico or to the United States, especially Los Angeles.  Professor Cohen also commented on recent social, political and economic disturbances in Oaxaca sparked by the 2006-07 teacher union's strike.  Interviews conducted by Cohen of rural Oaxacans suggest that the fallout of the violent confrontation between activists and the Oaxacan Governor has driven more Oaxacans to choose migration.  Discussion followed the talk.