Identity Negotiation of the Black African Diaspora through Discourse with Singaporeans

The African Diaspora in Singapore (and larger Asia) is a topic that has received little scholarly attention and research. This exploratory study will analyze the changing identity of Africans throughout the process of cultural adaptation in Singapore. For the focus of this study, “black Africans" will be defined as any black Africans from sub-Saharan Africa who have lived in Singapore for at least six months. The dialectic relationship between Singaporean conceptions of black African identity and African self-consciousness will be analyzed from the perspective of black Africans so as to evaluate the impact of intercultural discourse on the evolution of the African identity in Singapore.

Authors:

• Sri Ranjini Mei Hua
• Vivian Hsueh-hua Chen

Keywords:

• African
• Diaspora
• identity negotiation
• interculturalcommunication

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