A collection of articles on women in slavery, their family life, condition in society and employment and politics. These articles present themselves either as scientific studies, or as evidence and give a differentiated view of the reality of changing the situation of Caribbean women
Evaluates the economic and social impact of the large migrations which took place in Central America during the 1980s, especially from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, to Costa Rica, Mexico, and Belize
"This article investigates the efficacy of community organizing by African Caribbean migrants in Toronto, Ontario. The author argues that community organizing was an instinctive initiative of African Caribbean people. Historically, Black community organizational agenda, although owing much to its own resourcefulness and fortitude, was intimately connected to the influence and strength of the larger White population. Racism and social exclusions were the major external factors influencing the majority of African Caribbean institutional building." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR];
Discusses the impact of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama in the U.S. in 2008 examining Obama's black ancestry as well as his self-representation, which generates uncertainty about the meaning of blackness in American life. Looks into some studies examining the social status of African-Americans in the country, including their educational and employment opportunities. Moreover, addresses the social condition of Latin American and Asian American immigrants
An analysis of the experience of African Caribbeans in the postwar period in Great Britain. Explores both the relationship between migration and racism and the formation of ethnic identity of these migrants. Also confronts the political implications of the new identities being forged by Black people in the country.
Existing knowledge of supplementary education, that is education organized and run by political, faith or ethnic groups outside of formal schooling, is patchy. This article is an exploration of the histories of supplementary education in the 20th century. Presents some new historical evidence concerning African Caribbean and Irish supplementary education.
Argues that racialization of Dominican immigrants in the US and Puerto Rico has largely confined them to the secondary segment of the labor and housing markets. Based on research in Barrio Gandul in Santurce, a central city subdivision of the San Juan, Puerto Rico metropolitan area, and Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York City.
Examines experience of Caribbean migrants and immigrants in urban regions in Spain, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and the US; 7 articles, 2 in Spanish, 1 in French, and 4 in English. Based on an international conference entitled Les migrations caraïbéennes vers les métropoles: identité, citoyenneté, modèles d'intégration, held on June 20-22, 2002 in Paris. Contents: La racialización en los migrantes coloniales del Caribe en los centros metropolitanos: una introducción a la historia de las diversas colonialidades en cada imperio, by Ramón Grosfoguel; Incorporation and transnationalism among Dominican immigrants, by José Itzigsohn; Caribbean kinship in a global setting, by Mary Chamberlain; The Janus face of transnational citizenship: Surinamese experiences, by Ruben Gowricharn; Gender issues in the study of circulation between the Caribbean and the French Metropole, by Stephanie Condon; Racisme colonial, ethnicité et citoyenneté: les leçons des expériences migratoires antillaises et guyanaises, by Michel Giraud; Identidad, ciudadanía e integración de los dominicanos en España: un estudio exploratorio, by Carlos Dore Cabral, Laura Faxas.
Dwayne is a Grade 6 student who came to Canada from Jamaica at the age of seven. Upon arrival in a new school Dwayne had to adapt to a new culture. In addition, Dwayne was identified as having severe behavioral problems and learning difficulties, and it was recommended within the first month of school that the boy be medicated in order for him to cope. His mother refused. Through interviewing Dwayne's mother and his teacher, a case study details Dwayne's experiences of schooling. The story of Dwayne illustrates how experiences of disablement are interrelated with experiences of migration and racialization.
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath have highlighted inherent but understudied transnational governance and socio-legal complexities of disaster recovery and displacement. This paper examines the key transnational governance and socio-legal issues that have arisen in the South Florida region for four distinct groups: (i) displacees and their related legal, social, cultural, and economic issues; (ii) host communities and governance, legal, and monetary complexities associated with compensation payments (e.g., to hospitals for their services to earthquake survivors); (iii) immigrants within the United States and related legalization and citizenship issues; and (iv) diaspora communities and socio-legal issues related to dual citizenship and their ongoing struggles to have a louder voice in the future of Haiti.
