African & American : West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America (Nation of Nations)

Halter, Marilyn/ Johnson, Violet Showers

New York University Press（2014/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 352 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780814760581
• DDC分類 305.8966073

Full Description

Examines what it means to be African and American through the stories of recent West African immigrants
African & American tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African
immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years. Interrogating the complex role of post-colonialism in the recent history of black America, Marilyn Halter and Violet Showers Johnson highlight the intricate patterns of emigrant work and family adaptation, the evolving global ties with Africa and Europe, and the translocal connections among the West African enclaves in the United States.
Drawing on a rich variety of sources, including original interviews, personal narratives, cultural and historical analysis, and documentary and demographic evidence, African & American explores issues of cultural identity formation and socioeconomic incorporation among this new West African diaspora. Bringing the experiences of those of recent African ancestry from the periphery to the center of current debates in the fields of immigration, ethnic, and African American studies, Halter and Johnson examine the impact this community has had on the changing meaning of "African Americanness" and address the provocative question of whether West African immigrants are, indeed, becoming the newest African Americans.

Contents

Contents Preface: Griots from Different Shores ix Introduction: The Newest African Americans? 1 1. West Africa and West Africans: Imagined Communities in Africa and the Diaspora 35 2. Occupational Detour: New Paths to Making a Living 75 3. Capturing a Niche: The West African Enclave Economy 115 4. Transnational Ties/Translocal Connections: Traversing Nations, Cities, and Cultures 141 5. More Than Black: Resistance and Rapprochement 179 6. Young, Gifted, and West African: Transnational Migrants Growing Up in America 211 Conclusion: Further into the Twenty-First Century 255 Notes 259 Bibliography 295 Index 323 About the Authors 335