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