English Speaking Caribbean Immigrants

Author : Lear Matthews
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761862031

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English-Speaking Caribbean Immigrants by Lear Matthews Pdf

This book highlights important but insufficiently documented dimensions of the experience of English-speaking Caribbean immigrants in the United States. It focuses on successes and challenges of what might be perceived as “living in two worlds.” The central theme, post-migration transnational connections, is informed by new research on the topic. The thrust of the book is on trends, practices, and policies pertaining to transnational issues, and it uses both academic and applied approaches in its research. Having examined contemporary adjustment concerns of Caribbean immigrants, the authors present research findings, critical analyses, and suggest possible solutions to social and psychological problems immigrants confront as their life space is influenced by both places of origin and destination. This book fills a void in the literature pertaining to the emerging transnational experiences of Anglophone Caribbean immigrants that has not been fully explored.

Author : Anthony P. Maingot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Emigration and immigration
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173000688262

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Emigration and Development in the English-speaking Caribbean by Anthony P. Maingot Pdf

Author : Ransford W. Palmer
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015034307713

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Pilgrims from the Sun by Ransford W. Palmer Pdf

In Pilgrims from the Sun, Ransford Palmer chronicles the migration of people from the English-speaking Caribbean to the United States, detailing the largely economic reasons for their departure and the cultural reasons for their successful settlement. Close to 700,000 West Indian immigrants and their children live in America today with the greatest concentrations in the New York City and Miami areas. The high value they place on hard work, education, home ownership, private savings, and family loyalty writes Palmer, has helped to rank West Indians among the most socioeconomically successful immigrant groups in the United States. Palmer looks not only at West Indians permanently residing in the United States - many of whom are employed in services, the fastest-growing sector of the economy - but also at temporary residents, in particular farm workers in Florida's sugar industry and students, and at the problem of illegal immigration. He assesses the interrelationship of migration, employment, and trade in the island and U.S. economies, and he argues that only accelerated economic growth in the islands will stem the tide of migration. Despite recent attempts by many Caribbean countries to free up their economies and to create development programs in cooperation with the European community as well as the United States, the promise of higher living standards in America remains too powerful for many West Indians to resist.

Author : Holger Henke Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313095924

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The West Indian Americans by Holger Henke Ph.D. Pdf

The West Indian Americans introduces students and other interested readers to the diversity and cultural individuality of a growing segment of the American immigrant community. After an introductory chapter that describes the history and people of Jamaica and the other English-speaking Caribbean nations, their migration to the United States and patterns of adjustment and adaptation are discussed. Next, the West Indian cultural traditions, transferred to this country especially the churches, literature, music, and festivals, are evoked. Another chapter covers family networks, return migration, and remittances to those members left behind in the West Indies. Final chapters examine the new challenges for the West Indian Americans, such as identity issues, education and job prospects, and gang and drug problems, and the contributions of West Indian immigrants.

Author : Eric Doumerc
Publisher : Presses Univ. du Mirail
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : 2858166994

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Caribbean Civilisation by Eric Doumerc Pdf

Author : Annette Mahoney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136379635

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The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States by Annette Mahoney Pdf

The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States is a timely addition to the knowledge base concerning the integration of this population into the fabric of American society. On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, this book examines the relationship between immigrants from the Caribbean and the culture of the United States. This body of work provides resources for scholars and researchers and provides instrumental strategies for use in practice by counselors/social workers, curriculum developers, and immigration analysts. With this book, you will develop a new appreciation for the social capital immigrants bring with them, their adaptation to their new society, and the extent to which their distinctive characteristics promote or hinder their social mobility. Using tables, figures, and graphs, The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States provides thorough analyses of broad-ranging issues and proposes viable solutions to the problems these immigrants face. In this important resource, expert educators, researchers, and community leaders address the unique challenges that affect this population, including: increased infant mortality rates increased HIV/AIDS among the Caribbean community the growing trend of violence and abuse among Caribbean and Caribbean-American youths the special needs of aging and elderly immigrants living in the United States the impact of the 1996 immigration legislation on Caribbean families The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States paints a clear picture of how these citizens are coping with the social, economic, and political aspects of the American way of life. This guide offers new findings and insight into the reality of the diverse immigrant Caribbean population, setting the stage for establishing groundbreaking initiatives to develop better support services. Innovative community-based approaches and culturally specific prescriptive intervention models make this book an integral source for social scientists, human service professionals, and policymakers.

Author : Elsa Chaney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173028052865

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Migration from the Caribbean Region by Elsa Chaney Pdf

Author : Shondel J. Nero
Publisher : Hampton Press (NJ)
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : UCSC:32106018088028

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Englishes in Contact by Shondel J. Nero Pdf

Case studies of the four participants include excerpts from tape-recorded interviews, which reflect their linguistic self-perception, and sociolinguistic and educational experiences in their home countries and in New York City. Samples of their college writings over four semesters are presented and analyzed on morphosyntactic and discourse levels to determine the patterns that emerge when Creole English speakers attempt to write standard academic English.

Author : Philip Kasinitz
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0801499518

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Caribbean New York by Philip Kasinitz Pdf

Since 1965, West Indians have been emigrating to the United States in record numbers, and to New York City in particular. Caribbean New York shows how the new immigration is reshaping American race relations and sheds much-needed light on factors that underlie some of the city's explosive racial confrontations. Philip Kasinitz examines how two forces--racial solidarity and ethnic distinctiveness--have helped to shape the identity of New York's West Indian community. He compares "new" (post-1965) immigrants with West Indians who arrived earlier in the century, and looks in detail at the economic, political, and cultural rules that Afro-Caribbean immigrants have played in the city during each period.

Author : George Gmelch
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0472064789

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Double Passage by George Gmelch Pdf

Oral histories reveal the attitudes and emotions associated with emigration and return.

Author : Cathy Sunshine,Keith Q. Warner
Publisher : Teaching for Change
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173005423312

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Caribbean Connections by Cathy Sunshine,Keith Q. Warner Pdf

Product Description: Caribbean Connections: Moving North introduces students to Caribbean life in the United States through oral histories, literature and essays. Moving North features the work of noted authors such as Edwidge Danticat, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Paule Marshall, Julia Alvarez and others who trace their roots to Puerto Rico, the English speaking West Indies, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti. Part of a highly acclaimed series on the cultures of the Caribbean.

Author : Reuel R. Rogers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139452724

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Afro-Caribbean Immigrants and the Politics of Incorporation by Reuel R. Rogers Pdf

This book examines the political behavior of Afro-Caribbean immigrants in New York City to answer a familiar, but nagging question about American democracy. Does racism still complicate or limit the political integration patterns of racial minorities in the United States? With the arrival of unprecedented numbers of immigrants from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean over the last several decades, there is reason once again to consider this question. The country is confronting the challenge of incorporating a steady, substantial stream of non-white, non-European voluntary immigrants into the political system. Will racism make this process as difficult for these newcomers as it did for African Americans? The book concludes discrimination does interfere with the immigrants' adjustment to American political life. But their political options and strategic choices in the face of this challenge are unexpected ones, not anticipated by standard accounts in the political science literature.

Author : Cathy Sunshine,Keith Q. Warner
Publisher : Teaching for Change
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : UCSC:32106016767524

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Caribbean Connections by Cathy Sunshine,Keith Q. Warner Pdf

Product Description: Caribbean Connections: Moving North introduces students to Caribbean life in the United States through oral histories, literature and essays. Moving North features the work of noted authors such as Edwidge Danticat, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Paule Marshall, Julia Alvarez and others who trace their roots to Puerto Rico, the English speaking West Indies, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti. Part of a highly acclaimed series on the cultures of the Caribbean.

Author : Gladstone F. Greene
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483604541

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Caribbean: Economics, Migrants and Control by Gladstone F. Greene Pdf

About this Book In this book Caribbean: Economics, Migrants and Control, the writer assesses what appears to be an increasing trend in big/rich country approach to immigration. Whether deliberately or incidentally, Caribbean peoples especially the would-be migrants, are being subjected to an elaborate process of cultural control in every area of their lives. Through television images and other media, through the education system (or lack thereof), through the recruitment of nationals and the diaspora contacts Caribbean nationals are being prepared for life overseas. The writer contends that they are adopting the foreign culture, sports, food, clothes and behavior at a rapid pace while at the same time losing knowledge of the native environment and the evidence in the study supports this contention. Many of the recent migrants who are seen on the streets in Brooklyn or elsewhere or in the schools are hardly distinguishable from inner city African Americans suggesting that dominant society influence coupled with the desire to fit in pervade the entire raison d`etre even before the immigrants arrive.

Author : Silvia Schilling
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783668847002

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Issues of Identity. Caribbean Immigrants Struggling in Britain in Caryl Phillips' Play "Strange Fruit" by Silvia Schilling Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Constance, course: Hauptseminar: “Criss-Crossing the Atlantic”: Caribbean Culture and Writing in Britain, language: English, abstract: This term paper analyses identity conflicts of the Caribbean immigrants struggling in Great Britain in Caryl Phillips ́ play "Strange Fruit". First, the term ́identity ́ is defined and the historical background concerning Caribbean immigration in Great Britain and Pan-Africanism is provided. Then, the identitiy issues of the play ́s immigrants are discussed. This discussion includes the first-generation immigrant Vivien Marshall as well as the second-generation immigrants Errol and Alvin, Vivien ́s two sons. Notions such as "playing white" and "playing black" as well as illusions and disillusionment are presented and analyzed in detail.