71 Hybridity and Fixity: Modes of Resistance in Safi Abdi’s Offspring of Paradise and A Mighty Collision of Two Worlds Andrew Nyongesa Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Kenyatta University Justus Makokha Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Kenyatta University Email:makokha.justus@ku.ac.ke & Kaigai Kimani Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Kenyatta University Key words: Hybridity, Fixity, Novel, Somalia, Diaspora, Resistance 1.0 Introduction Immigrants who arrive in foreign countries choose various ethnic identities to coexist with and/or resist domination by the host majority. Social scientists distinguish ethnic identity from ethnicity; they postulate JOURNAL OF SOMALI STUDIES • Indexed at: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate and Sabinet • Accredited by IBSS Volume 6, Number 1, 2019 Pp 71-91