Introduction / by Fonkem Achankeng -- Expanding the Social Contract: Responding Ethically to the Migration Crisis -- Global Refugee Crisis: a Product of Imperialist Accumulation by Dispossession -- Citizenship as Commodity: A Closer Look at Birthright Citizenship -- Colonialism, Refugees, Migrants and Human Tragedies -- Refugees and Immigrants: The Tragedy of Arab Politics in the Early 21th Century -- Beyond Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi: Challenges and Vistas -- Refugees With or Without Papers: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resettlement in the United States -- Rudolphs Searching for Sleighs: Parallels, Paradoxes and the Emotional Challenges of Standing Out Without a Stage -- The Hmong American Experience: The Shifting, Cultivation, Transformation and Preservation of an Ancient Culture -- Involuntary Migration and Human Security in Africa: Exploring Legal Frameworks and Regional Infrastructure for Refugee Protection -- ESTHER, Refugees, and Immigrants in the Fox Valley Region -- Migration and African Diasporic Living Conditions -- Complexities of Boko Haram-Induced Displacement in Nigeria -- Public Art, Public Voices: Changing the Narrative on Borders and Belonging -- Border Crosser.
Summary:
"This collection examines the different situations in which refugees and forced migrants are exposed to tragedies. It will contribute to understanding the population in terms of the causes, ramifications, and lived experiences, while also providing an interdisciplinary critical perspective on the protracted global issues linked to forced migration"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.