A Somali-Norwegian Saga : My Journey from Refugee to Cab Driver to Professor.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston :
Walter de Gruyter GmbH,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Click to View |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1 Confessions: Navigating the Third Space
- 2 Setting the Stage: A Prelude to the Odyssey
- 3 Beginnings
- 4 From Cricket to Snowy Woods
- 5 Big Brother is watching out for you
- 6 Exploring Somali Experiences in the USA and Norway
- 7 "Learning to See Whiteness": An Unaddressed Education
- 8 Refugees, Self-Reliance, and Education
- 9 Fare and Unfair: Perils and Pitfalls of Taxi Livelihood
- 10 Immigrant Workers in Norway's Taxi and Care Sectors
- 11 East is East and West is West: Bonding and Bridging cultural differences
- 12 From the "Melanin Meter" to Scholar
- 13 Beneath the City Lights: Anomie, Crime, and Urban Despair
- 14 Melanin in Ivory Towers: Sharp Elbows and Steely Resolve
- 15 Conclusion: Bridging Worlds
- Bibliography.