Uses United States census data from the 1990 and 2000 to examine the earnings attainment for Black immigrant women (Africans and English-, French- and Spanish-speaking Caribbeans) and native-born Black women (African Americans). Data for both samples reveal sizeable earnings differences between the five groups. African, English and French Caribbean immigrant women exhibit noticeably higher average earnings than African Americans. However, with controls for earnings-related measures, the African immigrant advantage is eliminated in the 1990 sample, but not the English and French Caribbean immigrant advantage, nor the Spanish Caribbean immigrant disadvantage. No significant earnings difference was found between African Americans, English and Spanish Caribbean immigrants in the 2000 sample. Conversely, African and French Caribbean immigrants' earnings were significantly lower than those for African Americans.
43 p., A retrospective exploration of the health perceptions and health experiences of first generation black Caribbean immigrant women during their transition from the Caribbean to the United States. This study utilized a cross-sectional qualitative method. Eight female study participants born in Grenada were recruited from New York, Houston, Washington D.C. and Columbus, Ohio. Interviews were analyzed thematically per standard qualitative analysis techniques.
