Description
Book SynopsisExplores the African immigrant experience from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The contributions in this work shed light on the factors behind the wave in African immigration to the US and Canada, the socio-economic characteristics of African immigrants, their spatial distribution, and obstacles.
Trade ReviewThis book brings together excellent contributions from some very hard-working scholars in the field of African Diaspora studies. The editors should be commended for their commitment and leadership in putting together a work that will advance the field in significant ways. -- Isidore Okpewho, State University of New York, Binghamton University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 An Overview of African Immigration to the U.S. and Canada Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on African Migration Chapter 3 The Contradictions of Globalization: Causes of Contemporary African Immigration to the United States of America Chapter 4 Location and Settlement Patterns of African Immigrants in the U.S.: Demographics and Spatial Context Chapter 5 African Immigrants in Canada: Trends, Socio-demographic and Spatial Aspects Chapter 6 Creating the Vertical Village: Senegalese Traditions of Immigration and Transnational Cultural Life Chapter 7 Ethnic Identity Conflict and Diasporic Constructions in the New World:The Case of Asante in North America Chapter 8 Still Praisin' God in a New Land: African Immigrant Christianity in NorthAmerica Chapter 9 Nigerians in North America: New Frontiers, Old Associations? Chapter 10 Africans in the Diaspora: Black-White Earnings Differences Among America's Africans Chapter 11 Unintended Consequences: Liberalized U.S. Immigration Law and the African Brain Drain Chapter 12 Knocking at the Door: Professional African Immigrant and Refugee Women's Experiences: in the Toronto Labor Market Chapter 13 Lifting the Yoke of Tradition: New African Market-Women Diaspora: From Kaneshi, Accra to Harlem, New York Chapter 14 English Language Acquisition and Some Pedagogical Issues Affecting the Adaptation of African Immigrant Children Chapter 15 Transnationalism Among African Immigrants in North America: The Case Ghanaians in Canada Chapter 16 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
