Wash., D.C., Feb. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- America's melting pot was formed by an influx of immigration over the past few centuries. However, the transition to life in a new country has always been difficult, even in modern times. Many foreigners, such as the African family in the new novel, Adwoa (now available through 1stBooks), by Solomon A. Minta, must fight social and cultural constraints to adjust.
An African little girl named Adwoa is just 7-years-old when her family moves to America. Set during the 1970s, the book tells of their new home in Wash., D.C., a chaotic, strange and exciting new place for her. At school, she encounters ignorance and racism for the first time. Her classmates see her as a primitive girl. One day, she asks her mother, Mansa, why the kids at school call her "African" instead of her name. As time moves on, Adwoa adapts to her new culture, which brings even more problems. She doesn't understand why her family doesn't do the things that other American families do, which causes friction between her and her mother.
Adwoa examines the hardships and culture shock foreigners experience when they move to a new country. Through Adwoa, the book depicts the struggles of comprehending and adapting to new way of life. However, as they do adapt, they are faced with more strife as their new culture and old culture collide.
A thorough examination of cultures clashing, Adwoa traces the process of one family's difficult adjustments to a strange new world.
Minta was born in Ghana and is now a citizen of the United States. He has lived in Wash., D.C. for more than 20 years and was educated at Howard University and later at the University of the District of Columbia, where he received a master's degree in city and urban planning. He now writes on various subjects, such as human relationships and black suffrage. Adwoa is his first book.
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