Ami R. Moore

The American Dream Through the Eyes of Black African Immigrants in Texas (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Using James Truslow Adams' definition of the American dream, this book investigates whether black African immigrants in Texas are achieving the American dream. Almost all of the study participants Moore interviewed considered America a land of opportunity. Additionally, most of the black African immigrants' definitions of the American dream focused on material aspects. Although participants mostly reported that the United States had been good to them, they nonetheless felt that they had not yet achieved the American dream. Additionally, they reported that their lives in the United States had been, at best, incomplete. They also encountered other challenges which mainly reflected the moralistic aspect of the definition of the American dream. They reported experiences such as not being fully accepted by native-born Americans in general and by white Americans in particular, being discriminated against, and being unappreciated. In fact, all of these challenges created a sense of marginalization among study participants. However, aware of the benefits of migration, they were willing to endure these challenges.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761860273
• Artikelnr.: 39550942

Autorenporträt

By Ami R. Moore

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Pre and Post Immigration Views of
Black African-born Immigrants in Texas Chapter 2: The American Dream as
Defined by Black African Immigrants Chapter 3: Black African Immigrants and
the American Dream as Defined by James Truslow Adams Chapter 4: Migrating
out of the United States Chapter 5: Future of American-born Children of
Black African-born Immigrants Chapter 6: Future of Black African Immigrants
and the American Dream Appendix Bibliography