Fonkem Achankeng is professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Authoritative, provocative, and prescriptive in orientation; this books highlights a humanitarian crisis that constitutes a global embarrassment. Its interdisciplinary profile provides a framework for understanding the historical and lived experiences of affected persons offered in theoretical, empirical, and literary research traditions.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Fonkem AchankengChapter 1: Expanding the Social Contract: Responding Ethically to the Migration Crisis by Eric KraemerChapter 2: Global Refugee Crisis as Crisis of Imperialist Accumulation by Dispossession by Immanuel Tatah MentanChapter 3: Citizenship as Commodity: A Closer Look at Birthright Citizenship by Philip SutherlandChapter 4: Colonialism, Refugees, Migrants and Human Tragedies by Fonkem AchankengChapter 5: Refugees and Immigrants: The Tragedy of Arab Politics in the Early 21th Century by Ali R. AbootelabiChapter 6: Beyond Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi: Challenges and Vistas by Osita AdahChapter 7: Refugees With or Without Papers: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resettlement in the United States by Donald F. Hones, Mayra Pasayes, and Txerthoj VangChapter 8: Rudolphs Searching for Sleighs: Parallels, Paradoxes and the Emotional Challenges of Standing Out Without a Stage by Patience E. FonkemChapter 9: The Hmong American Experience: The Shifting, Cultivation, Transformation and Preservation of an Ancient Culture by Pao LorChapter 10: Involuntary Migration and Human Security in Africa: Exploring Legal Frameworks and Regional Infrastructure for Refugee Protection by Goodnews Osah, Abiola Abayomi Isikalu, Nwadiuto Franca Nwakanma & Uzzibi Methuselah IrmiyaChapter 11: ESTHER, Refugees, and Immigrants in the Fox Valley Region by Hannah P. SchmidtChapter 12: Migration and African Diasporic Living Conditions by Chibuzor Ayodele Nwaodike, Goodnews Osah, and Uduakobong Edy-EwohChapter 13: Complexities of Boko Haram-Induced Displacement in Nigeria by Michael Ihuoma Ogu and Olajumoke Yacob-HalisoChapter 14: Public Art, Public Voices: Changing the Narrative on Borders and Belonging by Shane BoederChapter 15: Border Crosser by Donald J. Hones andA Refugee by Jodi MeyerAppendix A: Questionnaires for Mayra Pasayes and Txerthoj VangAbout the Contributors

Fonkem Achankeng is professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Authoritative, provocative, and prescriptive in orientation; this books highlights a humanitarian crisis that constitutes a global embarrassment. Its interdisciplinary profile provides a framework for understanding the historical and lived experiences of affected persons offered in theoretical, empirical, and literary research traditions.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Fonkem AchankengChapter 1: Expanding the Social Contract: Responding Ethically to the Migration Crisis by Eric KraemerChapter 2: Global Refugee Crisis as Crisis of Imperialist Accumulation by Dispossession by Immanuel Tatah MentanChapter 3: Citizenship as Commodity: A Closer Look at Birthright Citizenship by Philip SutherlandChapter 4: Colonialism, Refugees, Migrants and Human Tragedies by Fonkem AchankengChapter 5: Refugees and Immigrants: The Tragedy of Arab Politics in the Early 21th Century by Ali R. AbootelabiChapter 6: Beyond Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi: Challenges and Vistas by Osita AdahChapter 7: Refugees With or Without Papers: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resettlement in the United States by Donald F. Hones, Mayra Pasayes, and Txerthoj VangChapter 8: Rudolphs Searching for Sleighs: Parallels, Paradoxes and the Emotional Challenges of Standing Out Without a Stage by Patience E. FonkemChapter 9: The Hmong American Experience: The Shifting, Cultivation, Transformation and Preservation of an Ancient Culture by Pao LorChapter 10: Involuntary Migration and Human Security in Africa: Exploring Legal Frameworks and Regional Infrastructure for Refugee Protection by Goodnews Osah, Abiola Abayomi Isikalu, Nwadiuto Franca Nwakanma & Uzzibi Methuselah IrmiyaChapter 11: ESTHER, Refugees, and Immigrants in the Fox Valley Region by Hannah P. SchmidtChapter 12: Migration and African Diasporic Living Conditions by Chibuzor Ayodele Nwaodike, Goodnews Osah, and Uduakobong Edy-EwohChapter 13: Complexities of Boko Haram-Induced Displacement in Nigeria by Michael Ihuoma Ogu and Olajumoke Yacob-HalisoChapter 14: Public Art, Public Voices: Changing the Narrative on Borders and Belonging by Shane BoederChapter 15: Border Crosser by Donald J. Hones andA Refugee by Jodi MeyerAppendix A: Questionnaires for Mayra Pasayes and Txerthoj VangAbout the Contributors

Fonkem Achankeng is professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Authoritative, provocative, and prescriptive in orientation; this books highlights a humanitarian crisis that constitutes a global embarrassment. Its interdisciplinary profile provides a framework for understanding the historical and lived experiences of affected persons offered in theoretical, empirical, and literary research traditions.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Fonkem AchankengChapter 1: Expanding the Social Contract: Responding Ethically to the Migration Crisis by Eric KraemerChapter 2: Global Refugee Crisis as Crisis of Imperialist Accumulation by Dispossession by Immanuel Tatah MentanChapter 3: Citizenship as Commodity: A Closer Look at Birthright Citizenship by Philip SutherlandChapter 4: Colonialism, Refugees, Migrants and Human Tragedies by Fonkem AchankengChapter 5: Refugees and Immigrants: The Tragedy of Arab Politics in the Early 21th Century by Ali R. AbootelabiChapter 6: Beyond Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi: Challenges and Vistas by Osita AdahChapter 7: Refugees With or Without Papers: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resettlement in the United States by Donald F. Hones, Mayra Pasayes, and Txerthoj VangChapter 8: Rudolphs Searching for Sleighs: Parallels, Paradoxes and the Emotional Challenges of Standing Out Without a Stage by Patience E. FonkemChapter 9: The Hmong American Experience: The Shifting, Cultivation, Transformation and Preservation of an Ancient Culture by Pao LorChapter 10: Involuntary Migration and Human Security in Africa: Exploring Legal Frameworks and Regional Infrastructure for Refugee Protection by Goodnews Osah, Abiola Abayomi Isikalu, Nwadiuto Franca Nwakanma & Uzzibi Methuselah IrmiyaChapter 11: ESTHER, Refugees, and Immigrants in the Fox Valley Region by Hannah P. SchmidtChapter 12: Migration and African Diasporic Living Conditions by Chibuzor Ayodele Nwaodike, Goodnews Osah, and Uduakobong Edy-EwohChapter 13: Complexities of Boko Haram-Induced Displacement in Nigeria by Michael Ihuoma Ogu and Olajumoke Yacob-HalisoChapter 14: Public Art, Public Voices: Changing the Narrative on Borders and Belonging by Shane BoederChapter 15: Border Crosser by Donald J. Hones andA Refugee by Jodi MeyerAppendix A: Questionnaires for Mayra Pasayes and Txerthoj VangAbout the Contributors