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Engaging the Diaspora
Migration and African FamiliesThe Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies
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48,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 29.10.2013 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780739179741 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 218 |
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<span><span>By its focus on the African immigrant family, </span><span>Engaging the Diaspora: Migration and African Families</span><span> carves its own niche on the migration discourse. It brings together the experiences of African immigrant families as defined by various transnational forces. As an interdisciplinary text, </span><span>Engaging</span><span> makes a handy reference for scholars and researchers in institutions of higher learning, as well as for community service providers working on diversity issues. It promotes knowledge about Africans in the Diaspora and the African continent through current and relevant case studies. This book enhances learning on the contemporary factors that continue to shape African migrants.</span></span>
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<span><span>This book facilitates a critical reassessment of African immigrants, as well as their transnational challenges. It promotes knowledge about Africans in the Diaspora and the African continent through current and relevant case studies.</span></span>
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<span><span>Part One</span><span>: </span><span>The African Immigrant Family in the Diaspora: Intersecting Forces</span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction: </span><span>(Re)Configuring African Migration Since the Last Forty Years: Issues, Concepts and Contexts </span><span>by Pauline Ada Uwakweh</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: </span><span>Negotiating Marriage and Motherhood: A Critical Perspective on the Immigration Narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie </span><span>by Pauline Ada Uwakweh </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: </span><span>Who is the Parent and Who is the Kid?: The Changing Face of Parenting for African Parents in the Diaspora </span><span>by Ifeyinwa Mbakogu</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3:</span></span>
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<span><span>Migrant African Children Remembering War: Memoirs and Stereotypes </span><span>by Joya Uraizee</span></span>
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<span><span>The Algerian Diaspora in the United States: Dynamics of Language</span><span> by Khadidja Arfi</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: </span><span>Physical Activity and Recreation Lifestyle in Transition: A Study of African Immigrant and Refugee Youth </span><span>by Jerono Rotich</span></span>
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<span><span>Part Two</span><span>: </span><span>Adapting the Diaspora: Perspectives on African Immigrant Employment and Spirituality</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: </span><span>The Experiences of African-born Professors in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study </span><span>by Comfort Okpala and Amon Okpala </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: </span><span>Diamonds on the Soles of their Shoes”: Experiences of African-born Educators in U.S. Predominantly-White Colleges </span><span>by Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8: </span><span>The Golden Ticket: Adjustment of African Diversity Visa Lottery Winners in America </span><span>by</span><span> </span><span>Michael Kremer</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: </span><span>The Role of Cultural Associations: National and Ethnic in Africa and Diaspora </span><span>by Iheanyi Osondu</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 10: </span><span>Fusing Faith and Place: An Examination of Localized Civic Engagement in African Immigrant Churches </span><span>by Amy Duffuor</span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction: </span><span>(Re)Configuring African Migration Since the Last Forty Years: Issues, Concepts and Contexts </span><span>by Pauline Ada Uwakweh</span></span>
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<span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: </span><span>Negotiating Marriage and Motherhood: A Critical Perspective on the Immigration Narratives of Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Adichie </span><span>by Pauline Ada Uwakweh </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: </span><span>Who is the Parent and Who is the Kid?: The Changing Face of Parenting for African Parents in the Diaspora </span><span>by Ifeyinwa Mbakogu</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3:</span></span>
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<span><span>Migrant African Children Remembering War: Memoirs and Stereotypes </span><span>by Joya Uraizee</span></span>
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<span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4:</span></span>
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<span><span>The Algerian Diaspora in the United States: Dynamics of Language</span><span> by Khadidja Arfi</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: </span><span>Physical Activity and Recreation Lifestyle in Transition: A Study of African Immigrant and Refugee Youth </span><span>by Jerono Rotich</span></span>
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<span><span>Part Two</span><span>: </span><span>Adapting the Diaspora: Perspectives on African Immigrant Employment and Spirituality</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: </span><span>The Experiences of African-born Professors in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study </span><span>by Comfort Okpala and Amon Okpala </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: </span><span>Diamonds on the Soles of their Shoes”: Experiences of African-born Educators in U.S. Predominantly-White Colleges </span><span>by Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers </span></span>
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<span><span> </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8: </span><span>The Golden Ticket: Adjustment of African Diversity Visa Lottery Winners in America </span><span>by</span><span> </span><span>Michael Kremer</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: </span><span>The Role of Cultural Associations: National and Ethnic in Africa and Diaspora </span><span>by Iheanyi Osondu</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 10: </span><span>Fusing Faith and Place: An Examination of Localized Civic Engagement in African Immigrant Churches </span><span>by Amy Duffuor</span></span>
<span><span>Considering the intensifying wave of migration across the globe, </span><span>Engaging the Diaspora: Migration and African Families</span><span> is a timely endeavor. It engages the scholar and facilitates critical re-assessment of African immigrants, as well as their transnational challenges. This book will be of interest to any audience interested in understanding the effects of global migration on the human population.</span></span>
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<span><span>Pauline Ada Uwakweh</span><span> is assistant professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of English, North Carolina A&T State University. She has published articles on women in </span><span>Research in African Literatures, African Literature Today,</span><span> and </span><span>Journal of the African Literature Association (JALA). </span></span>
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<span><span><br></span><span>Jerono P. Rotich</span><span> is associate professor in the Department of Human Performance and <br>Leisure Studies, </span><span>School of Education, </span><span>North Carolina A&T State University</span><span>. She has published several articles and chapters in refereed journals and books, such as</span><span> Journal of Negro Education,</span><span>International Journal of Asian Society for Physical Education, Sports and Dance</span><span>, and </span><span>Journal of Black Studies.</span><span> She serves on the board of directors for the Kenya Students and Scholars Association and the Association of Advancement of Educational Research (AAER). </span><span> <br><br></span><span>Comfort O. Okpala</span><span> is professor in leadership studies, School of Education at </span><span>North Carolina A&T State University</span><span>. She has a variety of educational publications in refereed journals such as the </span><span>Journal of Early Childhood Education, Journal of Education Finance, Journal of Educational Researcher</span><span>, </span><span>Urban Education</span><span>, </span><span>Journal of Applied Business, </span><span>and </span><span>Journal of Negro Education.</span></span>
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<span><span><br></span><span>Jerono P. Rotich</span><span> is associate professor in the Department of Human Performance and <br>Leisure Studies, </span><span>School of Education, </span><span>North Carolina A&T State University</span><span>. She has published several articles and chapters in refereed journals and books, such as</span><span> Journal of Negro Education,</span><span>International Journal of Asian Society for Physical Education, Sports and Dance</span><span>, and </span><span>Journal of Black Studies.</span><span> She serves on the board of directors for the Kenya Students and Scholars Association and the Association of Advancement of Educational Research (AAER). </span><span> <br><br></span><span>Comfort O. Okpala</span><span> is professor in leadership studies, School of Education at </span><span>North Carolina A&T State University</span><span>. She has a variety of educational publications in refereed journals such as the </span><span>Journal of Early Childhood Education, Journal of Education Finance, Journal of Educational Researcher</span><span>, </span><span>Urban Education</span><span>, </span><span>Journal of Applied Business, </span><span>and </span><span>Journal of Negro Education.</span></span>
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