An anthology of personal narratives and poems by writers from Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zimbabwe that will make readers laugh, cry and wonder at the life of the emigrant. Residing in various parts of the world, these writers give voice to the deep - and often forgotten - effects of the so-called second emigration phase' of the African diaspora - where immigration is seen as an opportunity to obtain education and assist in the political an economic advancement of the African homeland.'