The African Diaspora in the United States and Europe
The Ghanaian Experience

Focuses on the Ghanaian community in the US and Canada as a case study of the African migration. This study balances theoretical insight with policy implications, using the case-study as a lens not just on African migration but also on significant conceptual themes in migration studies including transnationalism, identity and citizenship.

The author also investigates return migration to Ghana.The study balances theoretical insight with policy implications, using the case-study as a lens not just on African migration but also on significant conceptual themes in migration studies including transnationalism, identity, social networks, remittances, economic integration and citizenship.

Preface
The Ghanaian diaspora in the United States setting and overview of chapters
Aims of study and data collection
Crossing the Atlantic to Ablotsi and Manse: the exodus of Ghanaians to the West
Structure and composition of Ghanaian immigrant families in the United States
Identity matters: carving patterns of racial, ethnic, and class niches
Immigrant institutions - building communities and forging integration
The 2nd generation immigrant youth: multiple and shifting identities
Remittance flows: sending money home and sharing the migration dividend
Homeward bound: return migration and repatriation to Ghana
The Ghanaian diaspora: trans-Atlantic continuities in the European Union
Conclusion: the continuities of the Ghanaian diaspora in the new global migration
References
Index.