Haitian immigrants in Black America : a sociological and sociolinguistic portrait
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Haitian immigrants in Black America : a sociological and sociolinguistic portrait
Bergin & Garvey, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index
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Description
Written by a member of the Black Haitian community, this book brings to life the mechanisms that shape Haitian immigrant identity and underscores the complexity of such an identity. Zephir explains why Haitians define themselves as a distinct ethnic group and examines the various parameters of Haitian ethnicity. Through hundreds of interviews, the author gathered the voices of Haitians as they speak, as they feel, and most importantly, how they experience America and its system of racial classification. This work is a description of the diversity of the Black population in America and an effort to dispel the myth of a monolithic minority or sidestream culture.
Table of Contents
Preface Haitian Immigrants: Sociological Dimensions Haitians in New York City Premigration Experience of Haitian Immigrants Emergence and Essence of Haitian Immigrant Ethnicity Haitians' Responses to African Americans Haitian Immigrants: Sociolinguistic Dimensions Language and Ethnicity in the Haitian Immigrant Context Patterns of Language Use of Haitian Immigrants Haitians, American Cultural Pluralism, and Black Ethnics Appendix: Interview Questions Works Cited
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