Gillian Creese Libros

Focusing on the experiences of sub-Saharan African immigrants in Vancouver, the book explores how individuals from diverse backgrounds unite under a shared identity as ‘African.’ Through interviews with sixty-one participants from twenty-one countries, Gillian Creese examines the gendered and racialized dynamics involved in forming a new community amid marginalization and exclusion. The study sheds light on the complexities of identity and belonging within the context of the African diaspora in Canada.

How do children of immigrants from countries in sub-Saharan Africa negotiate multiple identities as Black, as African, and as Canadian?