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Book SynopsisHow do children of immigrants from countries in sub-Saharan Africa negotiate multiple identities as Black, as African, and as Canadian?
Trade Review"In Where are you From? Gillian Creese discovered that some second generation African-Canadians reject Canadian identity, while others strongly assert being Canadian. She also found that boys had it easier than girls growing up in Vancouver. Frequently, teenage boys experienced popularity as ‘the cool Black guy,’ while girls in contrast found much less popular Black female imagery, making it harder for them to fit in." *
BC Bookworld *
"This accessible and well written book gives us pause as to how we treat those in our midst who we might perceive as different from ourselves." -- Jean Barman, University of British Columbia *
The Ormsby Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Imagined Communities, Discourses of Blackness, and the New African Diaspora in Vancouver 3. “No one looked like me”: Remembering Migration and Early Childhood 4. “Cool Black guys” and Girls “trying to feel good in your own skin”: Navigating Adolescence 5. “More of my friends are Black”: Adult Friendships and Romantic Relationships 6. “I have so much more opportunities”: Education and Career Goals 7. Living "under a microscope": Navigating Public Spaces 8. “People still ask me where I’m from”: Belonging and Identity 9. Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Place References Index
