Diaspora has become a global topic because it relates to a big society. People who do diaspora and they bring their culture to another country, can cause some social phenomenon. Immigrants who move from the homeland to the host- land by the bad situations create some effects for the immigrants. This study is about the issue of diaspora and its effects which are experienced by the Indian family as the first generation of immigrants.
The object of this study is a novel by Richard C. Morais entitled The Hundred Foot Journey. This study used Descriptive Qualitative method and diaspora theory. The method of the study was used to analyze the data collected through dialogues, prologues, monologues, and narration in the novel. There were several steps used in the process of collecting data, such as reading novel, identifying the data, classifying the data, and reducing the data.
Based on the discussion, there were some conclusions as the result of the study. First, it was found that war, oppression, traumatic and economic situation affected to Papa’s life, so he and his family had to do diaspora. Second, Papa and Hassan performed acculturation and memory of the homeland as the effects of diaspora in the host-land.
Keywords: Diaspora, Factors Which Cause Diaspora, Acculturation, Memory of the Homeland.