The African Diaspora in Canada: Negotiating Identity & Belonging (Africa: Missing Voices)
Contributors: Wisdom J. Tettey (Editor); Korbla P. Puplampu (Editor)
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: March 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781552381755
Subjects: Black studies; Immigration & emigration; History; History - General History; History: World; Canada - General; Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-); 20th century; Blacks; Canada; Immigrants; Race identity; Social conditions
Description: "With transnational migration reaching unprecedented levels in Canada, the need for new trajectories of intercultural understanding and minority-relevant policy has never been greater. To date, few books have been written that effectively focus on the issues, challenges, and experiences of continental Africans in Canada. Addressing this significant gap in the literature, The African Diaspora in Canada: Negotiating Identity and Belonging weaves together the cultural, political, and social lives of African-Canadians to consider how they negotiate their space, place, and identities as Canadians. Through an interdisciplinary approach, these essays provide readings of how the social structures of Canada and of the respective countries of origin--including their ethnicity, ancestry, and lineage--interact to shape the identities, expectations, and aspirations of African Canadians."--GoogleBooks