01839nam 22003493 450 99660257110331620240617084511.09783111440767(electronic bk.)(MiAaPQ)EBC31465770(Au-PeEL)EBL31465770(CKB)32293603300041(EXLCZ)993229360330004120240617d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Somali-Norwegian Saga My Journey from Refugee to Cab Driver to Professor1st ed.Berlin/Boston :Walter de Gruyter GmbH,2024.©2024.1 online resource (218 pages)Print version: Thomas, Paul A Somali-Norwegian Saga Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH,c2024 Intro -- Contents -- 1 Confessions: Navigating the Third Space -- 2 Setting the Stage: A Prelude to the Odyssey -- 3 Beginnings -- 4 From Cricket to Snowy Woods -- 5 Big Brother is watching out for you -- 6 Exploring Somali Experiences in the USA and Norway -- 7 "Learning to See Whiteness": An Unaddressed Education -- 8 Refugees, Self-Reliance, and Education -- 9 Fare and Unfair: Perils and Pitfalls of Taxi Livelihood -- 10 Immigrant Workers in Norway's Taxi and Care Sectors -- 11 East is East and West is West: Bonding and Bridging cultural differences -- 12 From the "Melanin Meter" to Scholar -- 13 Beneath the City Lights: Anomie, Crime, and Urban Despair -- 14 Melanin in Ivory Towers: Sharp Elbows and Steely Resolve -- 15 Conclusion: Bridging Worlds -- Bibliography.Thomas Paul387560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ996602571103316A Somali-Norwegian Saga4168464UNISA