Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States - Between the Homeland and the Diaspora

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Takougang is professor of African history in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Klappentext Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States adds a new dimension to the growing literature on contemporary African migration by focusing on Cameroonian immigrants and the economic and political factors that have contributed to their migration to the United States, particularly in the past two and a half decades. Zusammenfassung Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States adds a new dimension to the growing literature on contemporary African migration by focusing on Cameroonian immigrants and the economic and political factors that have contributed to their migration to the United States! particularly in the past two and a half decades. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Failed Promises and Shattered DreamsChapter 2: Understanding Post-Colonial Cameroonian Migration to the United StatesChapter 3: Making it in America: Guts and SurvivalChapter 4: Creating a Home in AmericaChapter 5: Staying Connected to the HomelandChapter 6: Conclusion: Some General Observations and Suggestions

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Takougang, Takougang Joseph
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2014
• EAN: 9780739186930
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8693-0
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Cameroon, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, African Studies