1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Imagined Communities, Discourses of Blackness, and the New African Diaspora in Vancouver 15
6. 3 “No one looked like me”: Remembering Migration and Early Childhood 41
7. 4 “Cool Black guys” and Girls “trying to feel good in your own skin”: Navigating Adolescence 71
8. 5 “More of my friends are Black”: Adult Friendships and Romantic Relationships 94
9. 6 “I have so much more opportunities”: Education and Career Goals 109
10. 7 Living “under a microscope”: Navigating Public Spaces 124
11. 8 “People still ask me where I’m from”: Belonging and Identity 150
12. 9 Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Place 175
13. References 185
14. Index 201