(Re) expressions of African/Caribbean cultural roots in Canada

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-84

  Chioneso, Nkechinyelum A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African; Caribbean; Ghanaian; Identity; Immigration; Individualism collectivism; Jamaican; Social networks; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349119049     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934706295411     Document Type: Article

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