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From Africa to America

Religion and Adaptation among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York

Author: Moses O. Biney   Series: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity

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Offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY)

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Offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY)

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Upon arrival in the United States, most African immigrants are immediately subsumed under the category “black.” In the eyes of most Americans—and more so to American legal and social systems—African immigrants are indistinguishable from all others, such as those from the Caribbean whose skin color they share. Despite their growing presence in many cities and their active involvement in sectors of American economic, social, and cultural life, we know little about them.
In From Africa to America, Moses O. Biney offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY). Through personal stories, notes from participant observation, and interviews, Biney explores the complexities of the social, economic, and cultural adaptation of this group, the difficult moral choices they have to make in order to survive, and the tensions that exist within their faith community. Most notably, through his compelling research Biney shows that such congregations are more than mere “ethnic enclaves,” or safe havens from American social and cultural values. Rather, they help maintain the essential balance between cultural acclimation and ethnic preservation needed for these new citizens to flourish.

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“" From Africa to America provides a fascinating analysis of Ghanaian immigrants To The United States. This lively account paints a revealing picture of the real life of these immigrants, showing how their religious life as a community sustains them as they cope with the process of adaptation." John Mbiti, author of Introduction to African Religion, 2nd Edition”

"From Africa to America provides a fascinating analysis of Ghanaian immigrants to the United States. This lively account paints a revealing picture of the real life of these immigrants, showing how their religious life as a community sustains them as they cope with the process of adaptation." John Mbiti, author of Introduction to African Religion, 2nd Edition

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About the Author

Moses O. Biney is a minister at First Presbyterian Church in Irvington, New Jersey, and is Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York Theological Seminary.

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Upon arrival in the United States, most African immigrants are immediately subsumed under the category "black." In the eyes of most Americans-and more so to American legal and social systems-African immigrants are indistinguishable from all others, such as those from the Caribbean whose skin color they share. Despite their growing presence in many cities and their active involvement in sectors of American economic, social, and cultural life, we know little about them. In From Africa to America, Moses O. Biney offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY). Through personal stories, notes from participant observation, and interviews, Biney explores the complexities of the social, economic, and cultural adaptation of this group, the difficult moral choices they have to make in order to survive, and the tensions that exist within their faith community. Most notably, through his compelling research Biney shows that such congregations are more than mere "ethnic enclaves," or safe havens from American social and cultural values. Rather, they help maintain the essential balance between cultural acclimation and ethnic preservation needed for these new citizens to flourish.

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Product Details

Publisher
New York University Press
Published
5th January 2011
Pages
219
ISBN
9780814786390

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