The African diaspora in the United States and Europe : the Ghanaian experience / John A. Arthur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arthur, John A., 1958-2016, author.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Research in migration and ethnic relations series

Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghanaians--United States--Social conditions.

Ghanaians.

Ghanaians--Europe--Social conditions.

African diaspora.

Ghana--Emigration and immigration.

Ghana.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Europe--Emigration and immigration.

Europe.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 210 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge (Publisher), 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book systematically documents the experiences of Ghanaian communities in North America as a case study of the new African migration. The rapid increase in the number of Ghanaians lawfully admitted as permanent residents since 1980 offers an opportunity to investigate their immigrant journeys, their membership in the larger society, and the expression of their individual and collective social identities. Using original empirical data from the US and Canada as well as comparative material from the UK and the Netherlands, the author also investigates the relationship between these new African migrants and the native-born black diaspora in the US. This study balances theoretical insight with policy implications, using the case-study as a lens not just on African migration but also on significant conceptual themes in migration studies including transnationalism, identity, social networks, remittances, economic integration and citizenship.

Contents:

1 The Ghanaian Diaspora in the United States: Setting, and Overview of Chapters

2 Aims of Study and Data Collection

3 Crossing the Atlantic to Ablotsi and Mansε: The Exodus of Ghanaians to the West

4 Structure and Composition of Ghanaian Immigrant Families in the United States

5 Identity Matters: Carving Patterns of Racial, Ethnic, and Class Niches

6 Immigrant Institutions - Building Communities and Forging Integration

7 The Second Generation Immigrant Youth: Multiple and Shifting Identities

8 Remittance Flows: Sending Money Home and Sharing the Migration Dividend

9 Homeward Bound: Return Migration and Repatriation to Ghana

10 The Ghanaian Diaspora: Transatlantic Continuities in the European Union

11 Conclusion: The Continuities of the Ghanaian Diaspora in the New Global Migration.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

Originally published in 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

OCLC:

950004961

Access Restriction:

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