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Diaspora

Communities living away from their ancestral homelands — the cultures, identities, and networks that bridge worlds.

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Books
Book

Americanah — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A novel about identity, race, and belonging across continents. The most vital voice on the diasporic experience.

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People
Person

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian novelist whose 2009 TED talk The Danger of a Single Story has been viewed over forty million times. Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013) brought the Igbo-diaspora experience into the global literary mainstream.

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Institutions
Institution

Immigrant Archive Project

Documenting the stories of immigrants and their descendants. Living history of the diaspora.

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Tools & media
Media

African Diaspora News Channel

News and culture from across the African diaspora. Connecting communities across borders.

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To live in exile is to live in a permanent state of translation. — Edward Said