عنوان

From Ocean to Lakes:

شماره

LA107386

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

From Ocean to Lakes:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Cultural Transformations of Yemenis in Kenya and Uganda

نام نخستين پديدآور

Susan Beckerleg

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Migration from Yemen to East Africa has been occurring for centuries and continued well into the twentieth century. Since the European explorations of the nineteenth century the term 'Arab-Swahili', as distinguished from 'African', has been in use. The ways that Yemenis have both adopted and changed Swahili culture in Kenya are outlined in this paper. Most Yemeni migrants who settled in Uganda passed through Mombasa, acquiring some knowledge of the Swahili language en route. However, the Yemenis of Uganda are not Swahili, despite using the Swahili language as a major medium of communication, even at home. Ugandan 'Arab' food eaten at home and cooked by Yemenis in cafes is actually Indian/Swahili cuisine. The ways that Yemenis have promoted the cultivation of qat across Uganda and have made its consumption a marker of identity are described. The degree that the terminology of diaspora studies can be applied to Yemenis in Kenya and Uganda is assessed, and concludes that the migrants are both 'cultural hybrids' and 'transnationals'. Migration from Yemen to East Africa has been occurring for centuries and continued well into the twentieth century. Since the European explorations of the nineteenth century the term 'Arab-Swahili', as distinguished from 'African', has been in use. The ways that Yemenis have both adopted and changed Swahili culture in Kenya are outlined in this paper. Most Yemeni migrants who settled in Uganda passed through Mombasa, acquiring some knowledge of the Swahili language en route. However, the Yemenis of Uganda are not Swahili, despite using the Swahili language as a major medium of communication, even at home. Ugandan 'Arab' food eaten at home and cooked by Yemenis in cafes is actually Indian/Swahili cuisine. The ways that Yemenis have promoted the cultivation of qat across Uganda and have made its consumption a marker of identity are described. The degree that the terminology of diaspora studies can be applied to Yemenis in Kenya and Uganda is assessed, and concludes that the migrants are both 'cultural hybrids' and 'transnationals'.

تاريخ نشر

2009

توصيف ظاهري

288-308

عنوان

African and Asian Studies

شماره جلد

8/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1569-2108

اصطلاح موضوعی

CULTURE

اصطلاح موضوعی

IDENTITY

اصطلاح موضوعی

KENYA

اصطلاح موضوعی

MIGRATION

اصطلاح موضوعی

SWAHILI

اصطلاح موضوعی

UGANDA

اصطلاح موضوعی

YEMENIS

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Susan Beckerleg

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/156921009X458127

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y