African Women Immigrants in the United States : Crossing Transnational Borders

This book is dedicated to Madam Agnes Tagoe, affectionately called Nii Ami. Your enduring sage and refrain "adjo" and "efee noko" are timeless and very soothing to the ears of all your children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. These simple words are gems of truth. They continue to brighten and illuminate our collective paths and journeys as we strive to live by your precepts, humility, and enduring strength. In your often-soft voice, you taught, uplifted, and touched so many lives. For all the adversities and challenges you endured, you were still able to preserve your capacity to show gratitude. We stand in awe of your selflessness. Thank you. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction and Organization....Pages 1-9 Centering Gender in African Regional Migration....Pages 11-27 Passage from the Savannah Grasslands of Africa to America....Pages 29-61 Gender and Forced Migration....Pages 63-104 Gender and Transnational Black Immigrant Identities....Pages 105-130 Gender, Migration, and Work....Pages 131-164 Rethreading Fertility Decisions in New Settings....Pages 165-192 Concluding Remarks and Looking Ahead....Pages 193-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-230 African Women Immigrants in the United States depicts how immigrant women use international migration as a strategy to challenge existing patriarchal hegemonies operative both in the United States and Africa. It also weaves together the multidimensional strands of how African immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration This title depicts how immigrant women use international migration as a strategy to challenge existing patriarchal hegemonies operative both in the United States and Africa. It also weaves together the multidimensional strands of how African immigrant women shape and are shaped by the process of international migration.