"Where Are You From?": Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver

by Gillian Creese

Metro Vancouver is a diverse city where half the residents identify as people of colour, but only one percent of the population is racialized as Black. In this context, African-Canadians are both hyper-visible as Black, and invisible as distinct communities. Informed by feminist and critical race theories, and based on interviews with women and men who grew up in Vancouver, "Where Are You From?" recounts the unique experience of growing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487506791
• ISBN13: 9781487506797
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher