Engaging the diaspora : migration and African families / / edited by Pauline Ada Uwakweh, Jerono P. Rotich, and Comfort O. Okpala

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.626
• Soggetto topico: African diaspora; Africans - United States - Social conditions; Africans - Europe - Social conditions; Immigrants - Social conditions; Immigrant families - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Emigration and immigration
• Altri autori: UwakwehPauline Ada RotichJerono P OkpalaComfort O
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The African immigrant family in the diaspora : intersecting forces. Introduction : (re)configuring African migration since the last years : issues, concepts, and contexts / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Negotiating marriage and motherhood : a critical perspective on the immigration narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie / Pauline Ada Uwakweh -- Who is the parent and who is the kid? : the changing face of parenting for African parents in the diaspora / Ifeyinwa Mbakogu -- Migrant African children remembering war : memoirs and stereotypes / Joya Uraizee -- The Algerian diaspora in the United States : dynamics of language : "hdar bil-arbiya! ma' tqulsh pen! qu'l stylo!!" (speak in Arabic! don't say pen! say stylo!!) / Khadidja Arfi -- Physical activity and recreation lifestyle in transition : a study of African immigrant and refugee youth / Jerono P. Rotich. Adapting the diaspora : perspectives on African immigrant employment and spirituality. A phenomenological study of African-born professors in higher education : a focus on historically black colleges and universities / Comfort O. Okpala and Amon O. Okpala -- "Diamonds on the soles of their shoes" : experiences of African-born educators in U.S. predominantly-white colleges / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers -- The golden ticket : adjustment of African diversity visa lottery winners in America / Michael Kremer -- The role of cultural associations : national and ethnic in Africa and diaspora / Iheanyi N. Osondu -- Fusing faith and place : an examination of localized civic engagement in African immigrant churches / Amy Duffuor.
• Titolo autorizzato: Engaging the diaspora
• ISBN: 1-4985-1548-7; 0-7391-7974-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818612903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Africana experience and critical leadership studies.