John A. Arthur

Invisible Sojourners (eBook, PDF)

African Immigrant Diaspora in the United States

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Arthur documents the role that Africa's best and brightest play in the new migration of population from less developed countries to the United States. He highlights how Africans negotiate and forge relationships among themselves and with the members of the host society. Multiple aspects of the African immigrants' social world, family patterns, labor force participation, and formation of cultural identities are also examined. He lays out the long term aspirations of the immigrants within the context of the geo-political, economic, and social conditions in Africa. Ultimately, Arthur explains why people leave Africa, what they encounter, their interactions with the host society, and their attitudes about American social institutions. He also provides information about the social changes and policies that African countries need to adopt to stem the tide, or even reverse, the African brain drain. A detailed analysis for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with African and immigration studies and contemporary American society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313000591
• Artikelnr.: 68528451

Autorenporträt

JOHN A. ARTHUR is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth Campus. He has major interests in international migration, comparative criminology, and criminal justice systems. Professor Arthur has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and written several book chapters.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: African Immigrants in the New Global Migration Causes
of African Migration to the United States and the Dynamics of the Post
Arrival Adjustment Process Portrait of the African Immigrants in the United
States From the Horn of Africa to the Northern Plains of Minnesota: The
Case of the African Refugees African Immigrant Social Networks, Race
Relations, and Social Integration Family, Household Structure, Educational
Attainment, and Business Formation The Lives of the Immigrant Women and
Their Children Pathways to Naturalization, Repatriation, and Future Goals
The Future of African Immigration to the United States Appendix
Bibliography Index