The Ghanaian Diaspora in the United States setting and overview of chapters -- Aims of study and data collection -- Crossing the Atlantic to ablotsi and mans? : the exodus of Ghanaians to the West -- Structure and composition of Ghanaian immigrant families in the United States -- Identity matters: carving patterns of racial, ethnic, and class niches -- Immigrant institutions building communities and forging integration -- The second generation immigrant youth: multiple and shifting identities -- Remittance flows: sending money home and sharing the migration dividend -- Homeward bound: return migration and repatriation to Ghana -- The Ghanaian Diaspora: Transatlantic continuities in the European Union -- Conclusion: the continuities of the Ghanaian Diaspora in the new global migration Includes bibliographical references and index |