Francis Musoni, Iddah Otieno, Angene Wilson, Jack Wilson

Voices of African Immigrants in Kentucky (eBook, ePUB)

Migration, Identity, and Transnationality

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A rich blend of narrative history, personal recollections, and heart-wrenching oral testimonials... powerful." -Imali J. Abala, author of The Dreamer With an introduction that provides a historical and theoretical overview of African immigration, the heart of this book is built around oral history interviews with forty-seven of the more than twenty-two thousand Africa-born immigrants in Kentucky. A former ambassador from Gambia, a pharmacist from South Africa, a restaurant owner from Guinea, a certified nursing assistant from the Democratic Republic of Congo-every immigrant has a unique and complex story of their life experiences and the decisions that led them to emigrate to the United States. The compelling narratives in this book reveal why and how these immigrants came to the Bluegrass state-whether it was coming voluntarily as a student or forced because of war-and how they connect with and contribute to their home countries as well as to the US. The immigrants describe their challenges-language, loneliness, cultural differences, credentials for employment, ignorance toward Africa, and racism-and positive experiences such as education, job opportunities, and helpful people. One chapter focuses on family-including interviews with the second generations-and how the immigrants identify themselves. "Compelling... a must read for anyone seeking the substance behind the newspaper headlines and statistics." -Frank X Walker, author of Affrilachia

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780813178622
• Artikelnr.: 59023409

Autorenporträt

Francis Musoni, born and raised in Zimbabwe, is associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of Border Jumping and Migration Control in Southern Africa (forthcoming).