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What does it mean when someone says that they are American? This designation of nationality has meant many things, historically, depending upon the background of who is speaking. For those of us who can trace our backgrounds most directly to the continent of Africa, it has meant something quite different than it has for most others. Diasporadic is a collection of poetic thought processes which highlights this very dynamicathe hyphenated-American. It is a journey into a mind effected by the dual consciousness that has defined the African since being brought to America.