- Additional Authors
- Description
- xiv, 236 pages : maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book explores the lived experiences of African immigrants in the United States in their pursuit of the fabled American dream. It examines and documents their travails, successes, and fate vis-à-vis the problematics of race, ethnicity, and anti-Black violence"--Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence -- Education and Pursuit of the American Dream -- Socioeconomic Portraits and Health and Wellbeing.
- ISBN
- 9781666925043
- 1666925047
- 9781666925050 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023021619
- OCLC
- YBP 2023021619
- Title
African immigrants and the American experience : race, anti-Black violence, and the quest for the American dream / edited by Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Imali J. Abala, and Kefa M. Otiso.
- Publisher
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala, editor.
Abala, Imali J., 1962- editor.
Otiso, Kefa M., editor.
- Other Form:
Online version: African immigrants and the American experience Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023] 9781666925050 (DLC) 2023021620