African Women in the New Diaspora
Transnationalism and the (Re) Creation of Home
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12837783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Johnson Osirim (Bryn Mawr College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 367-394 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African and Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2094 • E-ISSN: 1569-2108 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156921008x359588 |
| OpenAlex | W2073413362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 11 |
During the past 25 years, African immigrants have been arriving in the US in increasing numbers due to the push factors of globalization, wars, civil unrest and natural disasters. Drawing on in-depth interviews with African women as immigrants in Greater Boston and Philadelphia, this paper will explore how the intersections of gender, race and class affect their contributions to civil society and business development. This work illustrates how transnational ties, specifically in the form of a new pan-Africanism, lead African immigrants to make significant contributions to community revitalization, particularly in historically African American communities. Although African women immigrants are clearly transnationals, in their civic lives, they differ from their male counterparts in their especially strong commitment to improving the lives of their families and communities on this side of the Atlantic
African studies · Asian studies · China · Diaspora · Globalization · Immigration · Intersectionality · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Somali · Transnationalism · Unrest · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |