Igbo Women in the Diaspora and Community Development in Southeastern Nigeria: Gender, Migration, and Development in Africa

by Sussie U. Aham-Okoro

Overview

This book examines the role that Igbo women in the diaspora play in community development in Southeastern Nigeria. It provides recommendations to policy makers in engaging and integrating diaspora resources to community development processes in Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498544283
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	06/05/2017
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sussie U. Aham-Okoro is adjunct professor of African American history, African languages and culture, and political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Howard University, and Strayer University.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Almaz Zewde Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Gender and Migration Chapter 2: Historical Overview of Igbo Women Chapter 3: Human Capital Development, Migrations, and Authentic Development Chapter 4: Socio-Economic Impact of Migrations Chapter 5: Igbo Women in the Diaspora Chapter 6: Personal Stories of Migration Chapter 7: An Overview of Igbo Women Migration Data Chapter 8: Challenges and Opportunities for Nigerian Policy Makers About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Uniquely significant in its revisionist approach and intriguing reframing of the socially-constructed traditional role of women as homemakers, this study blazes the trail not only as a gender-based exploration of international migration but also as a compelling analysis on how African diaspora communities are turning brain drain into brain gain through vigorous engagement in their places of origin. A must-read!

Apollos O. Nwauwa

Sussie U. Aham-Okoro has presented a complex and fascinating account of migrant Igbo women of southeastern Nigeria in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, 1995–2015, who through hard work and their community-based associations turned brain drain into brain gain and brain circulation as they acquired new skills and knowledge from higher education and training, and pursued social and economic development of their communities in the United States and Igbo homeland. The inspiring personal narratives of nine of such women underscore the empiricism and originality of the study. Igbo Women in the Diaspora and Community Development is a refreshing addition to the scholarship on Igbo women, migration, and globalization that will be of interest to students, scholars, policy makers, and the general readership.

Gloria Chuku

Uniquely significant in its revisionist approach and intriguing reframing of the socially-constructed traditional role of women as homemakers, this study blazes the trail not only as a gender-based exploration of international migration but also as a compelling analysis on how African diaspora communities are turning brain drain into brain gain through vigorous engagement in their places of origin. A must-read!

Apollos Okwuchi Nwauwa