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This collection examines the different situations in which refugees and forced migrants are exposed to tragedies. It will contribute to understanding the population in terms of the causes, ramifications, and lived experiences, while also providing an interdisciplinary critical...
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Fonkem Achankeng
Chapter 1: Expanding the Social Contract: Responding Ethically to the Migration Crisis by Eric Kraemer
Chapter 2: Global Refugee Crisis as Crisis of Imperialist Accumulation by Dispossession by Immanuel Tatah Mentan
Chapter 3: Citizenship as Commodity: A Closer Look at Birthright Citizenship by Philip Sutherland
Chapter 4: Colonialism, Refugees, Migrants and Human Tragedies by Fonkem Achankeng
Chapter 5: Refugees and Immigrants: The Tragedy of Arab Politics in the Early 21th Century by Ali R. Abootelabi
Chapter 6: Beyond Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi: Challenges and Vistas by Osita Adah
Chapter 7: Refugees With or Without Papers: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resettlement in the United States by Donald F. Hones, Mayra Pasayes, and Txerthoj Vang
Chapter 8: Rudolphs Searching for Sleighs: Parallels, Paradoxes and the Emotional Challenges of Standing Out Without a Stage by Patience E. Fonkem
Chapter 9: The Hmong American Experience: The Shifting, Cultivation, Transformation and Preservation of an Ancient Culture by Pao Lor
Chapter 10: Involuntary Migration and Human Security in Africa: Exploring Legal Frameworks and Regional Infrastructure for Refugee Protection by Goodnews Osah, Abiola Abayomi Isikalu, Nwadiuto Franca Nwakanma & Uzzibi Methuselah Irmiya
Chapter 11: ESTHER, Refugees, and Immigrants in the Fox Valley Region by Hannah P. Schmidt
Chapter 12: Migration and African Diasporic Living Conditions by Chibuzor Ayodele Nwaodike, Goodnews Osah, and Uduakobong Edy-Ewoh
Chapter 13: Complexities of Boko Haram-Induced Displacement in Nigeria by Michael Ihuoma Ogu and Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso
Chapter 14: Public Art, Public Voices: Changing the Narrative on Borders and Belonging by Shane Boeder
Chapter 15: Border Crosser by Donald J. Hones and A Refugee by Jodi Meyer
Appendix A: Questionnaires for Mayra Pasayes and Txerthoj Vang
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Fonkem Achankeng - Contributions by Ali R. Abootelabi; Fonkem Achankeng; Osita Adah; Shane Boeder; Uduakobong Edy-Ewoh; Donald F. Hones; Patience E. Fonkem; Uzzibi Methuselah Irmiya; Abiola Abayomi Isikalu; Eric Kraemer; Pao Lor; Immanuel Tatah
