Going the Distance: Exploring Hope for African Families in the Diaspora - Softcover

Ncube, Zebron; Ncube, Peggie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1964462959 ISBN 13: 9781964462950

Publisher: Leavitt Peak Press, 2024

Synopsis

Going the Distance explores hope for African families in the diverse diaspora communities in which they reside. It is a groundbreaking practical guide for immigrants and those who seek to effectively work with newcomers as they integrate with the Western world. It addresses a wide spectrum of psychological, spiritual, and sociological factors that influence the way African immigrants interact with their new world. The book speaks to the experience of the total persons in the way they think, behave, and relate in their families, communities, and wide society. In this book, Zebron and Peggie Ncube present valuable nuggets of wisdom through their personal and professional experiences in the United States and Africa. It contains practical counsel based on empirical theories of human behavior and a changing social environment.

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About the Author

Dr. Peggie Ncube earned degrees in communication, organizational communication, Administration, Human Services Management, and Administration and Leadership from the University of South Africa, and Andrews University. Dr. Zebron Ncube earned degrees in theology, a Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry from Andrews University. They are both retired and living in Georgia, USA. Their journey together began in Zimbabwe where they dated and later got married in America. They both worked in Zimbabwe and the USA, raising their children in both worlds. They experienced and assisted African families in working through some of the challenges faced by African families in the diaspora. This is what Going the Distance is about.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leavitt Peak Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1964462959
• ISBN 13: 9781964462950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218