This scholarly journal seeks to understand how African cultures and societies shape and are shaped by historical and current diasporic and transnational movements.

African Diaspora is a full Open Access journal, which means that all articles are freely available, ensuring maximum, worldwide dissemination of content.

The 2012 issue contains 19 articles on a wide range of topics, including

• labor markets in Japan
• an ethnic enclave in China
• food practices and identity
• Nigerian women’s experiences of deportation from Europe
• monuments to slavery and belonging in the Netherlands

[Blogger’s note: I eagerly await the 2013 issue!]