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The Other African Americans: Contemporary African and Caribbean Families in the United States: Contemporary African and Caribbean Families in the United States
Author(s): Yoku Shaw-Taylor
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication Date: 2 Aug. 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 308 pages
- ISBN-10: 074254088X
- ISBN-13: 9780742540880
Book Description
Despite their growing presence, research on Caribbean and, especially, African immigrants has been scant. The scarcity of writings on these “other” African Americans contributes to the invisibility of these groups. The objective of this project is to broaden our understanding of these other African Americans. A focus on intra-racial dynamics among African Americans is important because of the ever-growing diversity of America’s black population. The Other African Americans is an edited volume of original research that provides historical and contemporary information on African and Caribbean individuals and families. Each chapter addresses a particular topical area covering the most salient issues facing these immigrants to the U.S. today.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This volume of original research provides historical and contemporary information by comparing US-born African Americans with Caribbean and African blacks now living in the US. Summing Up: Recommended.
A fine volume of work that enriches our understanding of the rapidly diversifying black community in the United States.
About the Author
Yoku Shaw-Taylor is an Applied Sociologist with a PhD from George Washington University. He was Research Scientist at NORC, University of Chicago, and an Operations Research Analyst (Contractor) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is the author of the first edition of Immigration, Assimilation, and Border Security.
