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African & American tells the
story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African
immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years. Interrogating
the complex role of post-colonialism in the recent history of black America,
Marilyn Halter and Violet Showers Johnson highlight the intricate patterns of
emigrant work and family adaptation, the evolving global ties with Africa and
Europe, and the translocal connections among the West African enclaves in the
United States.
Drawing on a rich variety of sources,
including original interviews, personal narratives, cultural and historical
analysis, and documentary and demographic evidence, African & American explores issues of cultural identity
formation and socioeconomic incorporation among this new West African diaspora.
Bringing the experiences of those of recent African ancestry from the periphery
to the center of current debates in the fields of immigration, ethnic, and
African American studies, Halter and Johnson examine the impact this community
has had on the changing meaning of “African Americanness” and address the
provocative question of whether West African immigrants are, indeed, becoming
the newest African Americans.
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About the Author:
Marilyn Halter is Professor of History and American Studies at Boston University and Research Associate at the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs. She is the author of Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965 and Shopping for Identity: The Marketing of Ethnicity.
Violet Showers Johnson is Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies at Texas A&M University. She is the author of The Other Black Bostonians: West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950.
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Violet Showers Johnson is Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies at Texas A&M University. She is the author of The Other Black Bostonians: West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950.
"Africans are among both the first Americans, brought here in slavery long before the nation was created, and the most recent Americans, arriving in appreciable numbers in the last few decades. Halter and Johnson bring together these threads of history, offering a rich and unique contribution to the literature on immigration and race relations. A terrific book." (Mary C. Waters,author of Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities)
"African & Americangives a valuable and much-needed voice to the African immigrant experience in America. Focusing on the divide between what it means to be an African and an American, Halter and Johnson reveal the historical complexity around these terms and how newcomers grapple with this reality in the contemporary world." (Zain Abdullah,author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem)
"Halter and Johnson build complex imagery of the transnational immigrant experience of West Africans since the 1960s." (Choice)
"This book contributes to a growing field of books on African immigrants to the United States This book is relevant for study and courses in diaspora, Africana, and African American history and studies." (Journal of American History)
"African & Americangives a valuable and much-needed voice to the African immigrant experience in America. Focusing on the divide between what it means to be an African and an American, Halter and Johnson reveal the historical complexity around these terms and how newcomers grapple with this reality in the contemporary world." (Zain Abdullah,author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem)
"Halter and Johnson build complex imagery of the transnational immigrant experience of West Africans since the 1960s." (Choice)
"This book contributes to a growing field of books on African immigrants to the United States This book is relevant for study and courses in diaspora, Africana, and African American history and studies." (Journal of American History)
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- PublisherNYU Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0814760708
- ISBN 13 9780814760703
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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