Home

Where are you from? Where is your home? Do you miss home?<br /><br />These are questions that Efa E. Etoroma-born in Nigeria-has frequently been asked since moving to Canada in 1978. <br /><br />In this autoethnography the Concordia University of Edmonton professor examines his views on what home really is and his struggles to feel a true sense of belonging anywhere he has lived. <br /><br />Explained with candor and occasional vulnerability Home: Reflections on Marginality and Belonging is told from the perspective of a marginalized Black Christian immigrant but his story is relatable to anyone who has felt alienated or had a crisis of identity.<br /><br />Efa shares his personal experiences of growing up in post-colonial northern Nigeria raised Anglican amongst mostly Muslims and fleeing to the southern region as a child shortly after the start of the Nigerian Civil War. Then he recounts moving to Canada to attend school but staying upon meeting his future Canadian-born wife. He explores his connection with Black Pentecostal churches as well as his thoughts on grieving death and aging away from his homeland.<br /><br />Supporting these experiences Efa incorporates an abundance of research for a wider cultural and social context. Home: Reflections on Marginality and Belonging is part snapshot of the author's life-a way of identifying who he is and where he is from-part answer to the questions Where are you from and Where is your home and part exploration of the micro-level contradictions of social change brought about by modern society.