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2. Ethnic origin and increased risk for schizophrenia in immigrants to countries of recent and longstanding immigration
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Dealberto,M. -J (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Journal Title Details:
- 121(5) : 325-339
- Notes:
- Objectives: Compare the risk for schizophrenia in immigrants to countries of recent and longstanding immigration. Compare prevalence and incidence rates in black subjects under different conditions. Method: An electronic literature search was complemented by review articles and cross-references. Studies reporting standard diagnosis and incidence or prevalence rates were included. Results: Immigrants had an increased risk for schizophrenia in countries of longstanding immigration, but with lower risk ratios than in those of recent immigration. The risk was higher in black immigrants and the black population living in the United States. But incidence and prevalence rates in Africa and the Caribbean were similar to those of international studies. Conclusion: Comparing the most recent generation of immigrants with descendants of previous ones may account for the lower risk ratios observed in countries of longstanding vs. recent immigration. Two neurobiological hypotheses are proposed to explain the epidemiological findings in black populations and in immigrants.
3. Finding one's place: shifting ethnic identities of recent immigrant children from China, Haiti and Mexico in the United States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Song,Steve (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 2010
- Published:
- Abingdon, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Ethnic and Racial Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 33(6) : 1006-1031
- Notes:
- Examines the ethnic identity adaptations of recently arrived immigrant children from China, Haiti and Mexico. Overall, three main types of ethnic identity categories emerged: country of origin (e.g. Chinese), hyphenated (e.g. Chinese American), and pan-ethnic (e.g. Asian or Asian American). These three ethnic identities were examined to assess their relationships with various social and structural variables.
4. Perceived Discrimination and Linguistic Adaptation of Adolescent Children of Immigrants
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Medvedeva,Maria (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2010
- Published:
- Germany: Springer-Verlag
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Journal Title Details:
- 39(8) : 940-952
- Notes:
- Examines the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-reported proficiency in English and non-English languages among adolescent children of immigrants. Data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study was used. The average age of participants was 17.2 years; 1,494 were females and 1,332 were males. Among 2,826 participants, 61% reported Latin American and Caribbean national origin and 39% reported Asian national origin. Findings showed that adolescents who felt discriminated against by school peers were more likely to report speaking and reading English less than "very well". On the other hand, adolescents who felt discriminated against by teachers and counselors at school or reported perceived societal discrimination were more likely to report speaking and reading English "very well."
5. So far from Miami: Afro-Cuban Encounters with Mexicans in the US Southwest
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Dowling,Julie A. (Author) and Newby,C. Alison (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2010 summer
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke UK
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Latino Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 8(2) : 176-194
- Notes:
- Journal Article, Examines the experiences of Afro-Cuban immigrants in non-traditional settlement sites in the Southwest. Drawing on 45 interviews with Afro-Cubans in Austin, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico, the authors explore how respondents position themselves relative to the local Mexican-origin population. Specifically focuses on the implications of 'Hispanic' identity in these cities as a category that is heavily tied to Mexican origin, 'brownness,' and the suspicion of illegality. As Afro-Cubans, respondents face a different racialization process than many non-black Latino immigrants, in that their blackness marks them as outside the bounds of regional constructions of Hispanic identity.
6. The impact of the Haiti earthquake on Haitian immigration to the Dominican Republic
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Wooding,Bridget (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Language:
- Spanish
- Publication Date:
- Dec 2010
- Published:
- Spain: Universidad de Salamanca
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- America Latina Hoy
- Journal Title Details:
- 56 : 111-129
- Notes:
- When the earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, the forcibly displaced on and off the island were the object of emergency planning, but so too were the host populations in Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. This article seeks to examine the emergency response to the earthquake and ongoing challenges through the lens of critical mobilities, with special reference to forced migration island-wide. Who (men, women, boys and girls) is able to move, how, where, for how long and through which networks? What is the legal framework, if any, governing these movements? Who wants visibility and who prefers to move 'incognito', in the context, for example, of ambiguous migration policies in the Dominican Republic towards impoverished Haitian immigrants?