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Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States
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Between the Homeland and the Diaspora
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Artikel-Nr:
9780739186947
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
176
Autor:
Joseph Takougang
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States adds a new dimension to the growing literature on contemporary African migration by focusing on Cameroonian immigrants and the economic and political factors that have contributed to their migration to the United States, particularly in the past two and a half decades.
Although Cameroon’s image as a stable nation with a strong economy may have mitigated against any large-scale migration by Cameroonians following independence, the economic collapse beginning in the mid-1980s and the coerced implementation of democratic reforms in the early 1990s exposed fault lines in the nation’s economic and political institutions. As a result, thousands of Cameroonians have left the country in search of a better life abroad. While Europe remains the favorite destination for many of these migrants, a significant number have also come to the United States. Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States examines the increase in the population of Cameroonians in the United States in the last two decades, the difficulties that many of them must endure in order to come to America, and the challenges they face adapting to their new environment. Despite the problems they face, these new immigrants are creating a home in America. At the same time, however, they remain connected to their country of birth through remittances to friends and family members and other forms of investments and development projects in their communities.
Chapter 1: Failed Promises and Shattered Dreams
Chapter 2: Understanding Post-Colonial Cameroonian Migration to the United States
Chapter 3: Making it in America: Guts and Survival
Chapter 4: Creating a Home in America
Chapter 5: Staying Connected to the Homeland
Chapter 6: Conclusion: Some General Observations and Suggestions
Chapter 2: Understanding Post-Colonial Cameroonian Migration to the United States
Chapter 3: Making it in America: Guts and Survival
Chapter 4: Creating a Home in America
Chapter 5: Staying Connected to the Homeland
Chapter 6: Conclusion: Some General Observations and Suggestions