Globalization and African ethnoscapes: Contrasting Nigerien Hausa and Nigerian Igbo migratory orders in the U.S

City and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-13

  Reynolds, Rachel R ^a   Youngstedt, Scott M ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Hausa; Igbo; Immigrants; Migrants; Niger; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; BRAIN DRAIN; COPING STRATEGY; DIASPORA; GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; URBAN SOCIETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3343010239     PISSN: 08930465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/city.2004.16.1.5     Document Type: Article

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