From Africa to America: Religion and Adaptation Among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York

by Moses Biney

Book Overview

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 skin color they share. Despite their growing presence in many cities and their active involvement in sectors of American economic, social, and cultural life,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814786391
• ISBN13: 9780814786390
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"