African immigrants and the American experience : race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream /: race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream. (2023)
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- Title:
- African immigrants and the American experience : race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream /: race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream. (2023)
- Main Title:
- African immigrants and the American experience : race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Imali J. Abala, Kefa M. Otiso.
- Editors:
- Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala
Abala, Imali J, 1962-
Otiso, Kefa M - Contents:
- List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: African Immigrants and the American Experience by Wanjala S. Nasong’o, Imali J. Abala, and Kefa M. Otiso Part I: African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence Chapter 1: A Geographic, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Portrait of Recent African Immigrants to the United States by Kefa M. Otiso Chapter 2: “I want my father to tell me how I should deal with being Black in America”: Disruption of Racial Socialization in Black African Immigrant Households by Margaret Gichane and Faith Maina Chapter 3: Antiblackness and American Exceptionalism: African Immigrants Navigating the Racial Contours of American Life by Brenda Nyandiko Sanya Chapter 4: Deadly Encounters with American Law Enforcement: African Immigrant Victims of Police Violence by Wanjala S. Nasong’o Part II: Education and Pursuit of the American Dream Chapter 5: African Immigrants and the Pursuit of the American Dream in Higher Education by Wycliffe W.S. Njororai Chapter 6: by Educational and Career Trajectories of African Immigrants by Fatuma Guyo and Gloria Nziba Pindi Chapter 7: A Fragmented Life in the Land of the Free by Imali J. Abala Chapter 8: An African Immigrant in Pursuit of the American Dream by Lyndah Wasike Part III: Socioeconomic Portraits and Health and Wellbeing Chapter 9: The Lived Experiences of Senegalese Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Little Senegal, New York City in the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic by DavidList of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: African Immigrants and the American Experience by Wanjala S. Nasong’o, Imali J. Abala, and Kefa M. Otiso Part I: African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence Chapter 1: A Geographic, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Portrait of Recent African Immigrants to the United States by Kefa M. Otiso Chapter 2: “I want my father to tell me how I should deal with being Black in America”: Disruption of Racial Socialization in Black African Immigrant Households by Margaret Gichane and Faith Maina Chapter 3: Antiblackness and American Exceptionalism: African Immigrants Navigating the Racial Contours of American Life by Brenda Nyandiko Sanya Chapter 4: Deadly Encounters with American Law Enforcement: African Immigrant Victims of Police Violence by Wanjala S. Nasong’o Part II: Education and Pursuit of the American Dream Chapter 5: African Immigrants and the Pursuit of the American Dream in Higher Education by Wycliffe W.S. Njororai Chapter 6: by Educational and Career Trajectories of African Immigrants by Fatuma Guyo and Gloria Nziba Pindi Chapter 7: A Fragmented Life in the Land of the Free by Imali J. Abala Chapter 8: An African Immigrant in Pursuit of the American Dream by Lyndah Wasike Part III: Socioeconomic Portraits and Health and Wellbeing Chapter 9: The Lived Experiences of Senegalese Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Little Senegal, New York City in the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic by David Monda Chapter 10: African Diaspora and Cultural Identity: West African Immigrant Community Experiences in Memphis, Tennessee by Abou-Bakar Mamah Chapter 11: African Immigrant Health Issues in the US by Lilian Nyindodo Chapter 12: Negotiating Race and Health Within African Refugee Immigrant Communities, by Anne Jebet Rotich About the Contributors … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Lanham : Lexington Books
- Publication Date:
- 2023
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (256 pages), illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 305.896073
Africans -- United States -- Social conditions
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions
Black people -- Violence against -- United States
United States -- Race relations - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781666925050
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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