Trends in ethnic identification among second-generation Haitian immigrants in New York City

著者

• Zéphir, Flore

書誌事項

Trends in ethnic identification among second-generation Haitian immigrants in New York City

Flore Zéphir

Bergin & Garvey, 2001

注記

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

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The author conducted extensive interviews with both first- and second- generation immigrants in New York City, revealing that second-generation Haitian immigrants do not have one single identity. Rather, they exhibit multiple identities that are shaped by both the American realities and the home and familial context. The author describes in detail the various macro and micro factors that account for this great variation in ethnic identification, and discusses the implications of these identity choices for American society at large. Unlike their parents, who do not consider themselves American but rather birds of passage and who, additionally, because of their distinctive foreign accents, are not perceived to be American, the children of Haitian immigrants have the option of being less ethnic. In fact, they are very often seen by others as merely American. In light of this distinction, the central questions posed in the present study are the following: Are Haitian families successful at passing on to their offspring the same ethnic feelings, identification, culture, and values? How do their children choose to define themselves? Do they consider themselves American, or more specifically, African American? Is being ethnic important to their self image? In what way does the home environment influence their ethnic choices? What role do the American realities that surround them play in shaping Haitian youth identity? What are the manifestations and implication of these identifies?

目次

Preface Doing Research with Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants Theories of Ethnicity and Population Shifts Manifestations of Haitianness in the Second-Generation The Undercover Phenomenon: Anything but Haitian Relationships Between First and Second-generation Haitian Immigrants Educational Issues with Second-generation Haitian Immigrants Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants in American Society Appendix I: Community Centers Appendix II: Interview Questions Appendix III: Permission Forms Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA53560120
• ISBN:
  • 0897897013
• LCCN: 00064208
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Westport
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 234 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : F128.9.H27
  • DC21 : 305.896/9729407471
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Haitian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Ethnic identity
  • LCSH : Haitian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Haitian American families -- New York (State) -- New York
  • LCSH : Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Family relationships
  • LCSH : Intergenerational relations -- New York (State) -- New York
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions