Trends in ethnic identification among second-generation Haitian immigrants in New York City / Flore Zéphir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zéphir, Flore, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haitian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Ethnic identity.

Haitian Americans.

Haitian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Haitian American families--New York (State)--New York.

Haitian American families.

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Intergenerational relations.

Social conditions.

Ethnicity.

New York (State)--New York.

Immigrants--Family relationships--New York (State)--New York.

Immigrants--Family relationships.

Intergenerational relations--New York (State)--New York.

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2001.

Summary:

Addresses the critical issue of intergenerational inheritance of Haitian ethnic identity, and brings to the fore of American discourse the complexities of race, ethnicity, social class, new immigration, education, and economic opportunities.

Contents:

1. Doing Research with Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants 1

2. Theories of Ethnicity and Population Shifts 29

3. Manifestations of Haitianness in the Second Generation 59

4. The Undercover Phenomenon: Anything but Haitian 99

5. Relationships Between First- and Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants 125

6. Educational Issues with Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants 155

7. Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants in American Society 189

Appendix I Community Centers/Organizations Serving the Haitian Community in New York 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-230) and index.

ISBN:

0897897013

OCLC:

44927099