ISBN:
9780813029368
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (169 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Haitians in New York City : Transnationalism and Hometown Associations
DDC:
305.8969729407471
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Pierre-Louis offers a new perspective on the strategies Haitian immigrants used to adapt to life in the United States and to shield themselves from the harsh discrimination they faced as a minority. Struggling to assimilate while continuing to maintain ties to their homeland, they transformed themselves from Third World exiles into transnational citizens
Description / Table of Contents:
Table of Contents; Acknowledgments vii; Introduction 1; 1. The Dual Role of Hometown Associationsamong Haitian Immigrants 11; 2. The Social Construction of New York's Haitian Community 27; 3. Hometown Associations: More than Humanitarian Organizations 45; 4. The Haitian State and Hometown Associations 62; 5. Hometown Associations and Local Participation in New York 86; 6. Race, Religion, and the Social Dimensionof Haitian Hometown Associations 102; 7. New York City Politics and Relationshipswith Other Ethnic Groups 117; Bibliography 135; Index 147;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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