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The New York Times reports that since 1990 more Africans have voluntarily relocated to the United States and Canada than had been forcibly brought here before the slave trade ended in 1807. The key reason for these migrations has been the collapse of social, political, economic, and educational structures in their home countries, which has driven Africans to seek security and self-realization in the West. This lively and timely collection of essays takes a look at the new immigrant experience. It traces the immigrants' progress from expatriation to arrival and covers the successes as well as problems they have encountered as they establish their lives in a new country. The contributors, most immigrants themselves, use their firsthand experiences to add clarity, honesty, and sensitivity to their discussions of the new African diaspora.

Immigrants --- Africans --- African diaspora. --- Blacks --- Emigrants --- Foreign-born population --- Foreign population --- Foreigners --- Migrants --- Persons --- Aliens --- Ethnology --- Black diaspora --- Diaspora, African --- Human geography --- Negroes --- African diaspora --- Social conditions. --- Migrations. --- Migrations --- Canada --- United States --- Africa --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Emigration and immigration. --- Immigration --- Black persons --- Black people --- Transatlantic slave trade