Publisher's Synopsis
A vivid qualitative and quantitative analysis of the socio-cultural role of Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in American is presented. The author examines the sudden change of environment and culture that Ghanaian immigrants face and how most of these immigrants, especially in the big cities like New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Baltimore, New Haven, Dallas, Miami and Toronto, use these associations for support in the survival and adjustment process. - - Precisely the book brings the socio-cultural role (including helping members to find jobs, accommodation, food, clothing, protection and comfort as well as display of African culture) of Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in America to greater attention; encourages more participation in them; dispels wrong notions about them; calls upon policy makers and other organizations to support them and use them to prevent ethnic crisis before they erupt into full scale conflagrations; highlights the development activities that they embark on in Ghana; and provokes more investigation into Ghanaian and African immigrant ethnic and cultural issues in America.
