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Research on migration, identity, social movements and violence tends to focus on migration patterns, identity, the organizational structure of social movements, and how individuals and governments respond to violence. Less attention has been focused on the emergent characteristic of migrant networks themselves, improving methodologies for tracking networks, and the implication certain network patters may have on integration and peace outcomes. Networks do not emerge in a vacuum and are directly influenced by the environment created by the host country and the interests and desires of the migrant population. For this research paper I use cyber network data collected on nearly 10,000 websites connected to the Kurdish Diaspora to explore the impact of government policies on network properties and peace outcomes. By examining the network structure itself, the languages used on the websites, the ethnic identity symbols used, and the number of ethnic Kurds that follow and recommend content from each website we can begin to develop both a strategy for understanding an ethnic minority’s identity and the degree to which they attempt to integrate or isolate themselves in their host country.