Resistance forces in immigrant literature on selected immigrant communities in Germany

Abstract

This study was an attempt to share findings and conclusions on a recent study done by the author on ‘immigration, integration, and development in immigrant literature, with a focus on selected communities in Germany.’ This was done to appreciate immigrant literature and resistance energies against colonialism. The research methods used for this study were ‘literary evaluative-qualitative’ in nature, where data was collected from the field and analyzed accordingly. Their data inputs were processed and compared to the existing literature on the subject matter. The findings, among other things, were that: first, there exists a developing body of literature that can rightly be termed as ‘immigrant literature’ which speaks about the aspirations and hopes of immigrants towards complete liberation and humanity; second, immigrants are still faced with some forces of colonialism in the lands of their settlements. The conclusions, among other things, were that: first, immigrant literature must be oriented to the empowering of immigrant voices, and second, that immigrants must be empowered to detect colonial forces and transcend these towards complete liberation and humanity. The recommendations, among others, are that, first, a Council for Immigrant or Refugee Literature Review is put in place by stakeholders, including the United Nations, Host Countries, and elected representatives. Second, with the support of the international community, the host nations and stakeholders are allowed to deliberately enhance the empowering of the voices of immigrants to ensure a smooth movement of immigrants from a state of subordination to a stage of total liberation.