(Im)migrations, Relations, and Identities: Negotiating Cultural Memory, Diaspora, and African (American) Identities

by Chinwe L. Ezueh Okpalaoka, Rochelle Brock (Editor), Cynthia B. Dillard (Editor), Richard Greggory Johnson III (Editor)

Overview

The movement and dispersion of African ascendant peoples around the globe has been historically rooted in struggle and oppression. The issues that arise include naming, African identities, cultural memory, and what methodologies best serve the work we do on behalf of African people. (Im)migrations, Relations, and Identities thoughtfully researches and discusses these issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433122255
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	11/29/2013
Series:	Black Studies and Critical Thinking , #54
Pages:	137
Product dimensions:	10.90(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Chinwe L. Ezueh Okpalaoka received her PhD in cultural foundations, technology, and qualitative inquiry at the Ohio State University. She is currently the Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Diversity Services in the College of Arts and Sciences at the Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

Contents: (Im)migrations, Relations, and Identities of African Peoples: Toward an Endarkened Transnational Feminist Praxis in Education (with Cynthia Dillard) – On Naming: Contestations and Nuanced Complexities in Naming the Feminist Spirit – The Diploma Belongs to Us: Mentoring African Immigrant Girls Through/For the Community – Wisdom Lost and Regained: My Life as a Generational Bridge Across Three Migrations – Cultural Memory as Endarkened Feminist Methodology: Maintaining National Voice in the African Diaspora Through (Re)membering – «What’s in a Name? » The Names We Bear and (Im)migrant Ethnic Identity Development.

Editorial Reviews

«Okpalaoka piques her readers’ interest and prompts further investigation; it is a significant contribution. A call for further inquiry does not detract from the value of this work, but attests to its generative quality. Good books, like good conversations, prompt more questions than they answer and keep dialogue moving forward.» (Kathleen Corley, Teachers College Record, October 2014)

«Okpalaoka piques her readers’ interest and prompts further investigation; it is a significant contribution. A call for further inquiry does not detract from the value of this work, but attests to its generative quality. Good books, like good conversations, prompt more questions than they answer and keep dialogue moving forward.» (Kathleen Corley, Teachers College Record, October 2014)

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