Invisible Sojourners: African Immigrant Diaspora in the United States

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• Chapter 1 Introduction: African Immigrants in the New Global Migration 1
• Chapter 2 Causes of African Migration to the United States and the Dynamics of the Post-Arrival Adjustment Process 17
• Chapter 3 Portrait of the African Immigrants in the United States 35
• Chapter 4 From the Horn of Africa to the Northern Plains of Minnesota: The Case of the African Refugees 51
• Chapter 5 African Immigrant Social Networks, Race Relations, and Social Integration 69
• Chapter 6 Family, Household Structure, Educational Attainment, and Business Formation 95
• Chapter 7 The Lives of the Immigrant Women and Their Children 109
• Chapter 8 Pathways to Naturalization, Repatriation, and Future Goals 125
• Chapter 9 The Future of African Immigration to the United States 141
• Appendix: Figure, Tables, and Survey Questionnaire 151
• Bibliography 187
• Index 193
• About the Author *