Black identities : West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities

Black identities : West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities /

Mary Waters finds that when West Indian immigrants arrive in America, their knowledge of English, their skills and contacts, their self-respect, and their optimistic assessment of American race relations facilitate their integration into the American economic structure. Over time, however, the reali...

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Main Author: Waters, Mary C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge, Mass. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Harvard University Press, 1999
Subjects:
West Indian Americans > Ethnic identity.
West Indian Americans > Race identity.
West Indian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Race relations.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical Legacies
  • 3. Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices
  • 4. West Indians at Work
  • 5. Encountering American Race Relations
  • 6. Intergenerational Dynamics
  • 7. Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools
  • 8. Identities of the Second Generation
  • 9. Immigrants and American Race Relations
  • Appendix: Notes on Methodology
  • Notes
  • Index

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