Resources
- African Immigrants in America: A Demographic OverviewAn overview of the population of African immigrants to the United States in the 21st century.
The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations by Call Number: Winona General Collection - Upper Level 973.0496 B51ISBN: 9780670021376Publication Date: 2010-01-21Four great migrations defined the history of black people in America: the violent removal of Africans to the east coast of North America known as the Middle Passage; the relocation of one million slaves to the interior of the antebellum South; the movement of six million blacks to the industrial cities of the north and west a century later; and, since the late 1960s, the arrival of black immigrants from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. These migrations have made and remade African American life.
The African Diaspora in the United State and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century by Call Number: ebook, access using linkISBN: 9781438436845Publication Date: 2010-09-01Drawing on the work of social scientists from geographic, historical, sociological, and political science perspectives, this volume offers new perspectives on the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada.
The New African Diaspora in North America: Trends, Community Building, and Adaptation by Call Number: Twin Cities Book 305.896073 N53ISBN: 9780739111512Publication Date: 2006
The New Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965 by Call Number: ebook, access using linkISBN: 9780674023574Publication Date: 2007The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. The most recent transformation began when immigration laws and policies changed significantly in 1965, admitting migrants from around the globe in new numbers and with widely varying backgrounds and aspirations. This comprehensive guide, edited and written by an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars, provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants.
Other Immigrants: The Global Origins of the American People by Call Number: ebook, access using linkISBN: 9780814775349Publication Date: 2005In Other Immigrants, David M. Reimers offers the first comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the compelling and diverse stories of frequently overlooked Americans. However classified, record numbers of immigrants are streaming to the United States and creating the most diverse society in the world. Other Immigrants is an account of their arrival.
Select Saint Mary's Theses on African Immigrants
- The teacher-student interactions and academic achievement of African American and African immigration malesHassan Hussein; Rustin Wolfe, degree supervisor; Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2017
- Cultural divide between African Americans and first-generation Africans in Minnesota : An ethnographic studyOluwaleye Matthew Oluwatula; Paul E. Kotz, degree supervisor; Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2021
- Experiences of African immigrants who have successfully matriculated to managerial positions in MinnesotaSharlene Miata Getaweh; Matthew Nowakowski, degree supervisor; Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2018