No Longer Sojourners : The Complexities of Racial Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Generational Outcomes for Sub-Saharan Africans in the USA
Author
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
Through individual and group testimonies from newly arrived, 1.5 and second generation sub-Saharan Africans (For this study sub-Saharan African refers to the countries located under Northern African countries, for example, Egypt and Morocco and, includes South Africa.
There are over 50 countries represented by this region; however, the most populous groups from this region in Africa in the USA are Nigerian, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Liberian, Ghanaian, Cape Verdean, South African, and Somalian.), the diversity and complexity linked to their migration and integration experiences in the USA reveal that there is a gendered and generational element to their self identity.
These elements are compounded by perceptions of being African American in a racialized society and deciding whether or not to stay connected to Africa, a continent that needs their financial, political, and social resources accumulated in the USA These “new” African Americans expand the definition of blackness in the USA.
Many have created a transnational relationship to Africa and the USA, which provides important implications for Africa’s potential “brain gain” as well as socioeconomic, infrastructural, and political development.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rivers, Natasha M.. 2012. No Longer Sojourners : The Complexities of Racial Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Generational Outcomes for Sub-Saharan Africans in the USA. International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512698
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rivers, Natasha M.. No Longer Sojourners : The Complexities of Racial Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Generational Outcomes for Sub-Saharan Africans in the USA. International Journal of Population Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512698
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rivers, Natasha M.. No Longer Sojourners : The Complexities of Racial Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Generational Outcomes for Sub-Saharan Africans in the USA. International Journal of Population Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512698
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512698