Black identities : West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waters, Mary C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge, Mass. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Harvard University Press, 1999.
Temas:
West Indian Americans > Ethnic identity.
West Indian Americans > Race identity.
West Indian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
Américains d'origine antillaise > Identité ethnique.
Immigrants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Américains d'origine antillaise > Acculturation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Ethnic relations
Immigrants > Social conditions
Race relations
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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