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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 sk...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Biney, Moses O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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