A Somali-Norwegian Saga : My Journey from Refugee to Cab Driver to Professor

• Autore: Thomas Paul
• Pubblicazione: Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: A Somali-Norwegian Saga
• ISBN: 9783111440767
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996602571103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno