Full Description
By its focus on the African immigrant family, Engaging the Diaspora: Migration and African Families carves its own niche on the migration discourse. It brings together the experiences of African immigrant families as defined by various transnational forces. As an interdisciplinary text, Engaging makes a handy reference for scholars and researchers in institutions of higher learning, as well as for community service providers working on diversity issues. It promotes knowledge about Africans in the Diaspora and the African continent through current and relevant case studies. This book enhances learning on the contemporary factors that continue to shape African migrants.
Contents
Part One: The African Immigrant Family in the Diaspora: Intersecting Forces
Introduction: (Re)Configuring African Migration Since the Last Forty Years: Issues, Concepts and Contexts by Pauline Ada Uwakweh
Chapter 1: Negotiating Marriage and Motherhood: A Critical Perspective on the Immigration Narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie by Pauline Ada Uwakweh
Chapter 2: Who is the Parent and Who is the Kid?: The Changing Face of Parenting for African Parents in the Diaspora by Ifeyinwa Mbakogu
Chapter 3:
Migrant African Children Remembering War: Memoirs and Stereotypes by Joya Uraizee
Chapter 4:
The Algerian Diaspora in the United States: Dynamics of Language by Khadidja Arfi
Chapter 5: Physical Activity and Recreation Lifestyle in Transition: A Study of African Immigrant and Refugee Youth by Jerono Rotich
Part Two: Adapting the Diaspora: Perspectives on African Immigrant Employment and Spirituality
Chapter 6: The Experiences of African-born Professors in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study by Comfort Okpala and Amon Okpala
Chapter 7: Diamonds on the Soles of their Shoes": Experiences of African-born Educators in U.S. Predominantly-White Colleges by Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers
Chapter 8: The Golden Ticket: Adjustment of African Diversity Visa Lottery Winners in America by Michael Kremer
Chapter 9: The Role of Cultural Associations: National and Ethnic in Africa and Diaspora by Iheanyi Osondu
Chapter 10: Fusing Faith and Place: An Examination of Localized Civic Engagement in African Immigrant Churches by Amy Duffuor
