ISBN:
9781666925050
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (251 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.896073
Keywords:
Immigrants-Social conditions
;
Race relations
Abstract:
This book explores the lived experiences of African immigrants in the United States in their pursuit of the fabled American dream. It examines and documents their travails, successes, and fate vis-à-vis the problematics of race, ethnicity, and anti-Black violence.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence -- Education and Pursuit of the American Dream -- Socioeconomic Portraits and Health and Well-being -- References -- Part I: African Immigrants, Race, and Anti-Black Violence -- Chapter 1: A Geographic, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Portrait of Recent African Immigrants to the United States -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework for African Immigration to the United States -- Legal Basis for African Immigration to the United States -- Demographic, Social, and Economic Characteristics of African Immigrants in the United States -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: "I want my father to tell me how I should deal with being Black in America": Disruption of Racial Socialization in Black African Immigrant Households -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework and Literature Review -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Recommendation for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Antiblackness and American Exceptionalism: African Immigrants Navigating the Racial Contours of American Life -- Introduction-Africans in the News -- Inheriting the Black American Nightmare: The Hardworking Victim and the Welfare Queen -- Antiblackness and the Dangerous Myth of US Exceptionalism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Deadly Encounters with American Law Enforcement: African Immigrant Victims of Police Violence -- Introduction -- The Criminalization of Black Bodies in the United States -- African Immigrants Killed by Police without Just Cause -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Education and Pursuit of the American Dream.
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