Sub-Saharan African Immigrants Stories of Resilience and Courage

By (author) Mariam Konate, Fredah Mainah

Publication date:

06 December 2022

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781839987861

The purpose of this book is to give a voice to nameless and countless stories that represent the personal lived experiences of sub-Saharan African immigrants in the United States. The authors believe that telling our own stories from our own perspectives is important and empowering because when others tell our stories there are omissions and misrepresentations and a lot of stereotyping. The authors hope that the insights gained from the research in this book will be used by immigrant communities, academic institutions, and governmental agencies in advocating for immigration policies that positively impact the lived experiences of sub-Saharan African immigrants and in planning support interventions.

 “This timely book evinces the struggles, agency, and resilience of contemporary Sub-Saharan African immigrants in the United State. Drawing on the lived experiences of these immigrants, the book does not only subvert the common practice of homogenization in the extent literature, but also facilitates the recognition of this subgroup of Blacks as a worthy and viable prism through which we can understand the diversity, complexity, and creativity of the Black presence in the United States. This is a useful resource for scholars of Black Studies in the US and even beyond; it is truly a must read!” — Joseph Mensah, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, Canada.