Ethnic heritage in Mississippi, the twentieth century / Shana Walton, editor ; Barbara Carpenter, general editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walton, Shana, 1961-

Carpenter, Barbara.

Mississippi Humanities Council.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Minorities.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Race relations.

Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century.

Mississippi.

Mississippi--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

x, 380 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi and Mississippi Humanities Council, 2012.

Contents:

Section I Immigrants, Identity, and Sites of Connection

1 The International Immigrants of Mississippi: An Overview / Carl L. Bankston III Bankston, Carl L. III 15

2 European Mississippians / Celeste Ray Ray, Celeste 32

3 African American Sacred and Secular Identities in Mississippi's Piney Woods / Joyce Marie Jackson Jackson, Joyce Marie 74

4 The Story of Mound Bayou / Amy L. Young Young, Amy L., Milburn J. Crowe Crowe, Milburn J. 98

5 Down Around Biloxi: An Overview of Ethnic and Occupational Identity in a Coastal Town / Aimee L. Schmidt Schmidt, Aimee L. 122

Section II Ethnicity in a Biracial Culture

6 Mississippi Delta Chinese / Emily Erwin Jones Jones, Emily Erwin, Frieda Quon Quon, Frieda 145

7 Mississippi Mahjar: The Lebanese Immigration Experience in the Delta / James Thomas Thomas, James 172

8 Chai Cotton: Jewish Life in Mississippi / Stuart Rockoff Rockoff, Stuart 193

9 "Chahta Siyah Ókih": Ethnicity in the Oral Tradition of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians / Tom Mould Mould, Tom 219

Section III Local Changes, Global Forces

10 The Vietnamese in Mississippi / Vy Thuc Dao Dao, Vy Thuc 263

11 The Changing Face of Hindu Identity in Jackson, Mississippi / Devparna Roy Roy, Devparna, Lola Williamson Williamson, Lola 284

12 Filipinas in the Deep South: Reading Domestic Oral Narratives as Sites of Politicization andtornmunity Building / Linda Pierce Allen Allen, Linda Pierce 309

13 The Genesis of a New Ethnic Group?: The Meanings of Latino/Hispanic Identity in South Mississippi / Bridget Anne Hayden Hayden, Bridget Anne 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781617032622

161703262X

9781617032639

1617032638

OCLC:

751922098