African Immigrants and the American Experience
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African Immigrants and the American Experience

Race, Anti-Black Violence, and the Quest for the American Dream

  1. 251 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

African Immigrants and the American Experience

Race, Anti-Black Violence, and the Quest for the American Dream

About this book

The population of African immigrants in the United States has grown rapidly over the past few decades. African Immigrants and the American Experience: Race, Anti-Black Violence, and the Quest for the American Dream by Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Imali J. Abala, and Kefa M. Otiso explores contemporary sub-Saharan African immigrants' experiences with issues of race, ethnicity, and systemic violence in the United States. Each contributor within this volume dissects how these issues have impacted, and in many cases snuffed out, the immigrants' quest for the fabled American dream. Divided into three sections, each chapter focuses on these main themes: race and anti-black violence, educational attainment among African immigrants in pursuit of the American dream, and African immigrant's socioeconomics, health, and well-being. Through research and first-hand accounts, the contributors provide perspectives of what it truly means to be a sub-Saharan African immigrant in the United States.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures and Tables
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I: African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence
  12. Chapter 1: A Geographic, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Portrait of Recent African Immigrants to the United States
  13. Chapter 2: ā€œI want my father to tell me how I should deal with being Black in Americaā€: Disruption of Racial Socialization in Black African Immigrant Households
  14. Chapter 3: Antiblackness and American Exceptionalism: African Immigrants Navigating the Racial Contours of American Life
  15. Chapter 4: Deadly Encounters with American Law Enforcement: African Immigrant Victims of Police Violence
  16. Part II: Education and Pursuit of the American Dream
  17. Chapter 5: African Immigrants and the Pursuit of the American Dream in Higher Education
  18. Chapter 6: Educational and Career Trajectories of African Immigrants
  19. Chapter 7: A Fragmented Life in the Land of the Free and the Brave
  20. Chapter 8: An African Immigrant in Pursuit of the American Dream
  21. Part III: Socioeconomic Portraits and Health and Well-being
  22. Chapter 9: The Lived Experiences of Senegalese Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Little Senegal, New York City, in the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  23. Chapter 10: African Diaspora and Cultural Identity: West African Immigrant Community Experiences in Memphis, Tennessee
  24. Chapter 11: African Immigrant Health Issues in the UnitedĀ States
  25. Chapter 12: Negotiating Race and Health Within African Refugee Immigrant Communities
  26. Index
  27. About the Contributors