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Number 6, 2002, Palara Editors Dec 2002

Number 6, 2002, Palara Editors

PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association

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Toward Reparations Policy In Ghana A Study Of The Reparations Movement In Ghana, West Africa., Elizabeth Whittaker Oct 2002

Toward Reparations Policy In Ghana A Study Of The Reparations Movement In Ghana, West Africa., Elizabeth Whittaker

African Diaspora ISPs

Ghana has a history of being an impetus for Pan-African change. However, the reparations movement that recently gained international attention at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism does not yet have an organized mass-base of consensus of awareness in Ghana. While many people agree that the slave trade and colonialism have contributed to Ghana's problems of poverty, unemployment, and limited educational resources, few have associated these needs with the term "reparations".


An Assessment Of The Plausibility Of Pan-Africanism From Various Perspectives, Crystal Holmes Oct 2002

An Assessment Of The Plausibility Of Pan-Africanism From Various Perspectives, Crystal Holmes

African Diaspora ISPs

The following is my attempt to assess the plausibility and desirability of different levels of Pan-Africanism from the perspectives of Africans and Diasporans. I use historical, cultural and social considerations from both perspectives in my assessment. The observations by the author took place in Ghana between August and November of 2002. Observations from American culture are from the author's experience as an African-American.


Study Abroad: Student Essays And Research, World Learning Jan 2002

Study Abroad: Student Essays And Research, World Learning

SIT Occasional Papers

The inaugural issue of the SIT Occasional Papers Series, titled “About Our Institution” (Spring 2000), was dedicated to telling the story of World Learning by providing a comprehensive view of this fascinating organization. For many, World Learning is a difficult organization to grasp, given its various divisions and its continually changing nature. In fact, a defining characteristic of the institution has always been its ability to adapt readily in response to changing conditions and needs throughout the world. World Learning is truly a one-of-a-kind institution. This becomes clear as one learns more about its activities and the principles on which …


Women In Medieval Iberia: A Selected Bibliography, Rafael M. Mérida-Jiménez Jan 2002

Women In Medieval Iberia: A Selected Bibliography, Rafael M. Mérida-Jiménez

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Migration And Cultural Identity: Performing The Afro-Caribbean Woman's Struggle, Elvinet Samantha Wilson Jan 2002

Migration And Cultural Identity: Performing The Afro-Caribbean Woman's Struggle, Elvinet Samantha Wilson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Current research suggests a relationship between cultural identity negotiation and the phenomenon of border crossing. While a wealth of literature exists on the topic of migration, few studies reflect a scope that includes in-depth analysis of the experiences of Afro-Caribbean women in the United States.Through ethnographic and autoethnographic methodologies, and using a feminist theoretical lens, this study explores issues relating to cultural identity negotiation in the lives of 10 Black women from Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Trinidad, who now reside in the Midwest region of the United States. Analysis based on a grounded theory approach, allowed themes to emerge from …