From Africa to America : religion and adaptation among Ghanaian immigrants in New York / Moses O. Biney.

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Main Author: Biney, Moses O.
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
Subjects:
Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (New York, N.Y.)
Ghanaian Americans > Religion > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Religious life and customs.
Physical Description:x, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Coming to America : Ghanaians and U.S. immigration
  • By the Hudson River : the Ghanaian presence in New York
  • Remembering the homeland : Ghana and its people
  • How shall we sing the Lord's song? PCGNY : an overseas mission
  • The compound house : communal life and welfare
  • Conflict and cohesion : gender and intergenerational relations
  • Ebenezer : spirituality and identity
  • Paddling on both sides : analysis and conclusion.