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Other African Americans: Contemporary African and Caribbean Families in the United States

Contributor(s): Shaw-Taylor, Yoku (Editor), Tuch, Steven A (Editor)

ISBN: 9780742540873

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Pub Date: August 2, 2007

Dewey: 305.896073

LCCN: 2007003788

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.15" H x 8.97" L x 6.39" W ( 1.31 lbs) 308 pages

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

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 ...

Brief description: 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.

Review Quotes:

"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." --Choice Reviews

"A fine volume of work that enriches our understanding of the rapidly diversifying black community in the United States." --Contemporary Sociology

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