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From Africa to America : Religion and Adaptation among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York.
Upon arrival in the United States, most African immigrants are immediately subsumed under the category "black." In the eyes of most Americans--and more so to American legal and social systems--African immigrants are indistinguishable from all others, such as those from the Caribbean whose...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Religion, Race, & Ethnicity.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Coming to America: Ghanaians and U.S. Immigration; 2 By the Hudson River: The Ghanaian Presence in New York; 3 Remembering the Homeland: Ghana and Its People; 4 How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song? PCGNY: An Overseas Mission; 5 The Compound House: Communal Life and Welfare; 6 Conflict and Cohesion: Gender and Intergenerational Relations; 7 Ebenezer: Spirituality and Identity; 8 Paddling on Both Sides: Analysis and Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.