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2. Los que volvieron a africa
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sarracino,Rodolfo (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 1988
- Published:
- Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 269 p
3. Reimaging Britain: Five Hundred Years of Black and Asian History
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ramdin,Ron (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 1999
- Published:
- Sterling: Pluto Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 402 p
4. Ile a Vache Colonization Venture, 1862-1864
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Boyd,Willis D. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1959
- Published:
- Washington, DC: Academy of American Franciscan History
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Americas
- Journal Title Details:
- 16(1) : 45-62
5. Black Immigrants of the Caribbean: An Invisible and Forgotten Community
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Guy,Talmadge C. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2001
- Published:
- Washington, DC: American Association for Adult & Continuing Education
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Adult Learning
- Journal Title Details:
- 12/13(4/1) : 18
- Notes:
- The number of black Caribbean immigrants in America is growing with the most prevalent countries of origin being the Bahamas, Haiti, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago.
6. Transnational Social Systems of Afro-Trinidadians in Los Angeles
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ho,Christine G. T. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Spring-Fall, 1989
- Published:
- Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- CAAS Report
- Journal Title Details:
- 12(1) : 10-11+
7. Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto: Learning to Live with Racism
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Henry,Frances (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Published:
- Toronto: University of Toronto Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 297 p
8. A Land of Dreams: A Study of Jewish and Caribbean Migrant Communities in England
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Taylor,Simon (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- New York: Routledge
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 217 p
9. The Black diaspora of the Americas : experiences and theories out of the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Chivallon,Christine (Author) and Alou,Antoinette Tidjani (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- Kingston Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 231 p, The forced migration of Africans to the Americas through the transatlantic slave trade created primary centres of settlement in the Caribbean, Brazil and the United States - the cornerstones of the New World and the black Americas. However, unlike Brazil and the US, the Caribbean did not (and still does not) have the uniformity of a national framework. Instead, the region presents differing situations and social experiences born of the varying colonial systems from which they were developed.
10. Immigration and the health of U.S. black adults: Does country of origin matter?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Hamilton,Tod G. (Author) and Hummer,Robert A. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Social science & medicine
- Journal Title Details:
- 73(10) : 1551-1560
- Notes:
- Uses data on both region and country of birth for black immigrants in the United States and methodology that allows for the identification of arrival cohorts to test whether there are sending country differences in the health of black adults in the United States. Results show that African immigrants maintain their health advantage over U.S.-born black adults after more than 20 years in the United States. In contrast, black immigrants from the Caribbean who have been in the United States for more than 20 years appear to experience some downward health assimilation.
11. Redefining 'Race' in North America
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Kretsedemas,Philip (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Current Sociology
- Journal Title Details:
- 56(6) : 826-844
- Notes:
- "This article explores the changing form of white and black racial categories in North America. It argues that this transformation is being shaped by several, relatively distinct tendencies; including anti-immigrant sentiments, anti-black racism and the identity politics of racialized populations. The discussion focuses on two aspects of this transformation. First, the identity politics of Afro-Caribbean populations is used to illustrate how immigrant experiences contest and complicate the process of black racialization; second, the racialization of Latino populations is used to illustrate how normative definitions of whiteness are being redefined. The conclusion uses these examples to discuss the need for explanations of racial stratification that can account for multiple nodes of inclusion and exclusion." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR];
12. Dellita Martin-Ogunsola, The Eve/Hagar Paradigm in the Fiction of Quince Duncan (Book review)
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ramsay,Paulette (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2005
- Published:
- USA: Afro-Romance Institute of University of Missouri at Columbia
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
- Journal Title Details:
- 9 : 89
13. The Americas in the New International Division of Labour
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sanderson,S. E. (Editor)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Publication Date:
- 1985.
- Published:
- New York.: Holmes & Meier
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 296
- Notes:
- Wood, C. And McCoy, T. (chapter) 'Caribbean Cane Cutters in Florida: Implications fro teh Study of the International Division of Labour.'
14. Model Blacks or "Ras the Exhorter": A Quantitative Content Analysis of Black Newspapers' Coverage of the First Wave of Afro-Caribbean Immigration to the United States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Tillery,Alvin Bernard (Author) and Chresfield,Michell (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- July, 2012
- Published:
- Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications Ltd.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Black Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 43(5) : 545-570
- Notes:
- Examines the depiction of first-wave West Indian immigrants to the United States in Black print culture in the early 20th century. The authors conduct a series of content analyses of four newspapers that had wide circulation in the Black community between 1910 and 1940. Each content analysis serves as an empirical test one of four common hypotheses about ethnic differentiation between West Indians and African Americans: (a) the group consciousness hypothesis, (b) the racial nationalism hypothesis, (c) the radical politics hypothesis, and (d) the model minority hypothesis. The authors find very little empirical support for either the group consciousness hypothesis or the racial nationalism hypothesis and find only a modicum of support for the radical politics hypothesis. Finally, the authors find evidence confirming the model minority hypothesis. They also find that the Black press presented an accurate portrayal of the West Indian immigrants' socioeconomic advantages to native-born Blacks.
15. Helping Haitians to work
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 24-Mar 30, 2010
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 30 : 2A
- Notes:
- The head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alejandro Mayorkas, says his agency can't eliminate its fees, but it has the power to waive them for people who can prove they are poor. He has promised that his employees will treat applicants with a "generosity of spirit." This would be a refreshing change for an agency notorious for bureaucrats expert in finding a way to say no.
16. Haitian professionals assist with TPS application
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 3-Mar 9, 2010
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 27 : 5D
- Notes:
- While helping applicants take their place on the line, Richard Champagne, current President of the Haitian Lawyers Association (HLA)stated, "This is an opportunity for the HLA and participating attorneys to give back to our community. Haitian immigrants have been suffering for a long time, and after the Obama administration granted TPS, it was our duty to assist. It has been a great opportunity to partner with the city of North Miami, given the concentration of Haitian nationals in the city.
17. Work experiences of professional West Indian immigrant women in the United States: An exploratory study
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Barrett,Kyla-Gaye Simone (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- New Jersey: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Notes:
- 203 p., Explores the work experiences of professional Caribbean immigrant English-speaking women in the United States. Much study has been dedicated to the experiences and success of Caribbean immigrant women and men in service and domestic roles. The study explores these professional immigrant women's experiences attaining career success in the United States racial society. Data was obtained from 12 professional Caribbean immigrant women using semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher.
18. "In the same boat now": Peoples of the African diaspora and/as immigrants: The politics of race, migration, and nation in twentieth-century American literature
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Davis-McElligatt,Joanna Christine (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Iowa: The University of Iowa
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Notes:
- 369 p., Reconstructs the process of migration, assimilation, and the realization of full sociopolitical participation in the United States in terms of the relationship between peoples of African descent--who were compelled to migrate as slaves across the Middle Passage, and who also voluntarily immigrated from various localities within the Black Atlantic--and select groups of immigrants from other locations around the globe. The author concentrates on novels by William Faulkner, Paule Marshall, James Baldwin, and cartoonist Chris Ware, and examine closely how these authors, in their respective texts, work to restructure, reimagine, and thereby challenge the enshrined American narratives of national belonging and acculturation through literary constructions of the identities and experiences of peoples of African descent, as migrants themselves, in tandem with their social, political, economic, sexual, racial, and cultural engagements with other immigrants to the nation-state.
19. Community Organizing by African Caribbean People in Toronto, Ontario
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gooden,Amoaba (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Black Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 38(3) : 413-426
- Notes:
- "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];
20. Immigrants and minorities in British society
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Holmes,Colin (Editor) and Gillery,Sheridan (Editor)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Publication Date:
- 1978
- Published:
- London ; Boston: West Indians; Blacks; Immigration; Great Britain
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 208
21. Miamians Must Come Together Across Racial Lines To Help The Haitians
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- McMillian,Johnnie (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1992-08-06
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 49 : 5A
- Notes:
- Last May, President Bush signed an Executive Order allowing the Coast Guard to immediately turn back Haitian boat refugees without checking to determine if they were fleeing political persecution. Before that, thousands of Haitians had crowded into unsafe boats to try to get away from their dangerous homeland. The U.S. tagged them "economic" rather than political refugees. "The fact is our government has turned a blind eye to Haitians," said Wade Henderson, director of NAACP's Washington bureau. I have a dream that I intend to make a reality. I'm calling on African Americans and Haitians here in Miami to come together to sit down, talk and work out a plan to help Haitians. But I'm also asking that Hispanics, Jews, Anglos -- everyone -- pitch in to help.
22. Psychology and Obeah: Psycho-Spiritual Illness and Jamaican Mysticism
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Millwood,Racquel K. (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Chicago: Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 107 p, This research attempts to understand the way Jamaican immigrants conceptualize psycho-spiritual illness in the socio-cultural context of Obeah, a West African religious tradition sharing an affinity with Vodou. In particular, this research will examine Jamaican immigrants' knowledge of, or experience with Obeah and how they construe psycho-spiritual illness in light of indigenous beliefs.
23. No U.S. Diversity Visas for Jamaicans, Haitians
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2013
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 2
- Notes:
- The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the period of the past five years, as in the case of Jamaica and Haiti.
24. U.S. reviewing deportation policy on Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 2009
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 : 6
- Notes:
- The State Department revealed that an estimated 30,000 undocumented Haitians face deportation to their homeland. [Hillary Clinton], however, said the U.S. will look closely at the issue "and try to come up with some appropriate responses to the challenges posed." A large number of legislators and immigration advocates have been calling on the Obama administration to grant TPS to Haitians as the U.S. has done for other countries, such as Honduras and Nicaragua. Last month, two prominent U.S. Democratic senators - Charles Schumer of New York, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border, and Patrick Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote U.S. President Barack Obama, expressing deep concern about the status of Haitians here.
25. President Préval calls for U.S. to end deportations to Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 2008
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 12 : 2
- Notes:
- Two Florida Democratic congressmen have been pushing the [George W. Bush] administration to permanently cease deportation of Haitians because of the hardship being experienced in the impoverished country. Kendrick Meek and Alcee L. Hastings, strong Haitian cates, have assailed the istration's policy on Haiti, ing that Haitians have, for long, been victimized by Washington's "double standard" immigration policies. Meek, who represents Miami, said Haiti "over-qualifies" for TPS, bestowed when the U.S. government determines eligible nationals are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing conflicts, environmental disasters or other "extraordinary and temporary conditions."
26. U.S. halts deportations to storm-ravaged Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2008
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 3
- Notes:
- "That's terrific news," she added. "We're hopeful that Haitians wont be sent back until the country has had a chance to recover." [Kendrick Meek], who represents Miami, said Haiti "over-qualifies" for TPS, bestowed when the U.S. government determines eligible nationals are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing conflicts, environmental disasters or other "extraordinary and temporary conditions. [Alcee L. Hastings], who represents the city of Miramar, north of Miami, said, in his letter to [George W. Bush], that Haiti can "hardly sustain the lives of those currently living within its borders. "How can we also expect it to contend with the repatriation of the very people who left Haiti in desperation and who, through remittances, can aid in the nation's recovery efforts?" he asked.
27. TPS deadline quickly approaching
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Charite,Sandra J. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 16-Jun 22, 2010
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 42 : 4A
- Notes:
- A country may qualify for TPS due to the following conditions: ongoing armed conflict (such as civil war), an environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane) or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. In light of the massive earthquake that took place in Haiti on Jan. 12 when thousands were presumed and then confirmed dead, Haiti became a candidate for TPS. "A lot of people don't have the money for the application and so that remains the primary obstacle for them," [Gepsie M. Metellus] said. "Although there is a fee waiver [for which some are eligible], it is a 'process' and it is frustrating."
28. Wyclef Launches New Effort to Mobilize Diaspora
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Forry,Bill (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2005-02-28
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 2 : 10
- Notes:
- Wyclef Jean - the trailblazing hip-hop artist and Haiti's answer to Jamaica's Bob Marley and Ireland's Bono - last month unveiled an ambitious new philanthropic effort aimed at bringing the power and wealth of his own celebrity - and the collective muscle of the Haitian Diaspora - to bear to help his native land. Wyclef christened the emerging non-profit "Yéle Haiti" during a tour of Haiti last month, in which he announced plans to help fund the reconstruction of schoolhouses and a vast scholarship program, among other initiatives.
29. The Caribbean diaspora in Toronto: learning to live with racism
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Henry,Frances (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Published:
- Toronto: University of Toronto Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 297 p., Begins with an introduction to the Caribbean region and the cultural and historical origins of its peoples. She focuses on the cultural practices that shape the community in Toronto, and the extent to which they facilitate or impede integration in Canadian society. Looks closely at such things as male-female relationships, forms of family organization, and patterns of religious practice, and shows that some cultural patterns have been maintained by members of the community whereas others have changed during the migration process.
30. Citizenship and dual nationality; The Haitian Diaspora: a mix of affections and loyalties
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Kernisant,Lesly (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 26-Jun 2, 2004
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 22 : 8
- Notes:
- The concerns raised by the opposing view that dual nationality is a form of conflicting allegiance have been a lingering irritant to relations between the Haitian politicians and the Haitian Diaspora. For too long, we were led to believe that all birthright Haitian nationals who stayed in Haiti to endure the political vicissitudes of the last three decades did so out of blind patriotism. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the most vocal restrictionists, those most passionate in their denunciation of double nationality as an antithesis to the patriotic principle of uncompromising allegiance are the first to make use of cheaper technology, communication and travel to shuttle between the great metropolis of North America for all their basic needs, including banking, shopping, investing and schooling for their kids. They are essentially enjoying the less taxing lifestyle of a languishing economy while spending, investing and enjoying the glitters of flourishing ...operating in small villages in Haiti.
31. Halting the Tide: Responses to post-Empire Windrush West Indian Immigration to the United Kingdom, 1948-1952
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lindsey,Lydia (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1992
- Published:
- St. Lawrence; Barbados: Caribbean Universities Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Caribbean History
- Journal Title Details:
- 26(Fall)
32. Interracial Relations: Jamaican Immigrant Women in Birmingham, England, 1952-1971
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lindsey,Lydia (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1988
- Published:
- Coral Gables, Fla.: Association of Caribbean Studies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Caribbean Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 : 179-201
33. Liberty City 7 defendant faces deportation
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- McNeir,D. Kevin (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Dec 29, 2010-Jan 4, 2011
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 18 : 1A-1A,4A
- Notes:
- "It's a complete tragedy, a complete disregard for human life," said Lemorin's lawyer, Charles Kuck. "Haiti is still an unmitigated disaster.'' In January, the moratorium not in effect will be lifted and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will resume the deportation of Haitian nationals convicted of crimes in the U.S. Lemorin's lawyers says that while his client has no conviction, he is being included with those who do. However, his deportation under the specific circumstances of his case would be highly unusual, according to legal experts. But his ability to remain in the U.S. is not the only issue at hand. He would be forced to leave his wife and their three children who reside in North Miami Beach. His wife, Charlene Mingo Lemorin, 31, is being treated for kidney failure and her medical condition precludes her from moving the family to Haiti. "Without letting us know they'll resume deportation to Haiti, at a time when Haiti is living under its gravest crisis, it's so unfair," said Marliene Bastien, who heads the Haitian Women of Miami. "It's supposed to be a progressive government. We're gravely disappointed."
34. Pastors: 400 more Haitian churches needed in America
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Noah,Mickey (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 2-Jun 8, 2010
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 40 : 15B-15B,16B
- Notes:
- "Actually, the conference came about because of the earthquake," [Mark Hobafcovich] said. "About 26 of us were holding a one-day meeting in Florida to discuss how to meet the needs of the influx of Haitians into the U.S. in the wake of the earthquake. An outcome of the meeting was the need for a second, broader meeting to discuss the spiritual state of Haitians overall." In addition to Southern Baptist efforts to reach Haitians - there are only 45,000 Haitian Southern Baptists in 381 SBC churches - other denominations following suit are the Pentecostals, 30,000 members in 800 churches; American Baptist Convention, 10,000 members in 100 churches; the National Baptist Convention, 5,000 members in 15 churches; all other Baptists, 1,000 members in 15 churches; and all other denominations, 15,000 members in 200 churches. "It's a beautiful spot near the ocean," [Fritz Fontus] said. "I received this vision four years ago. We need a development like this because the people of Haiti are ignored by the top authorities. You routinely have nine people or more sleeping in one room. This is not decent living. We plan to rent the houses for a small amount and, after 10 years, the house becomes theirs."
35. Factors Affecting the Distribution of West Indians in Great Britain
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Peach,Cerci K. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1966
- Published:
- London: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Transactions / Institute of British Geographers
- Journal Title Details:
- 38 : 158-63
36. West Indians and Afro-Americans
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ralphael,Lennox (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1964
- Published:
- New York: Freedomways Associates
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Freedomways
- Journal Title Details:
- 4(Summer) : p 438-445
37. A Report on Jamaican Migration to Great Britain
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Senior,Clarence Ollson (Author) and Manley,Douglas (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1955
- Published:
- Kingston: Printed by the Govt. Printer
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 67 p
38. `Unequal justice': Haiti vs. Cuba
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Strausberg,Chinta (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2000-04-24
- Published:
- Chicago, IL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Chicago Defender
- Journal Title Details:
- 252 : 1
- Notes:
- "In our Cold War fight with Castro, (we were) willing to subsidize Cubans to leave to come here and at the same time lock Haitians out. That is not fair, and we deserve a different policy," [Jesse L. Jackson Sr.] said. He said the U.S. pays to bring Cubans here, subsidizes them, but pays to send Haitians back to Haiti. "That's not fair," he stated. "Haiti fought for our freedom." "The Cubans are political refugees looking for political freedom, and they're given money to come, but, the Haitians are economic refugees so they must go back. There are more Haitians who've died... than Cubans," Jackson said calling for an end to the double standard of refugees between Cuba and Haitians seeking to come to America.
39. Conference call; J'cans in US called to diaspora
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 9-Mar 15, 2006
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 5
- Notes:
- Representatives of several major Jamaican corporations, primarily representing companies in the food distribution and financial services sectors, will also be participating in and co-sponsoring the event. This year's conference will be held under the theme: "The Jamaican Diaspora: Unleashing the Potential".
40. Time of fellowship, love
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Dec 29, 2005-Jan 4, 2006
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 16
- Notes:
- Sisters and Brothers in the Diaspora outside Jamaica, Season's Greetings and remember in your prayers, in this time of fellowship and love, not just your own family and friends, but the larger family of Jamaicans and our homeland, Jamaica. In the coming year, we must, must have a conference of Jamaicans in Canada - and, before the middle of the year. Let us sit together, as many Jamaicans as possible, in workshops to thrash out the solutions. We know what the problems are. Time to stop talking about them and start dealing with solutions among ourselves, in a rational, quiet manner, as our forefathers did in order to end slavery and colonialism.
41. NYC churches to observe Jamaica Homecoming
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 29-Oct 5, 2005
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- 1597 : 23
- Notes:
- A number of New York City churches want to help their parishioners 'take Jamaica back' from the forces of disorder and chaos.
42. Haitian-Americans United for Progress Receives a City Grant From City Councilman Leroy Comrie for Capital Improvements
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 24-Aug 31, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 34 : 18
- Notes:
- HAUP's Chairperson, Mr. Yves Merry Telemaque is counting on private matching contributions to provide desperately needed funds to keep the Queens Community Center functioning at its current location at 221-05 Linden Blvd. in Cambria Heights, Queens.
43. What July 4th Means to Haitian-Americans
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 6-Jul 13, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 27 : 11
- Notes:
- These new citizens know they made the right choice. This day also offers the time to meditate about those less fortunate than themselves, like families and friends left behind in their country of origin, where the plague of daily insecurity has decimated whatever lifestyle remained of their easy going beautiful paradise, and where participation in the electoral process is not so easily accomplished. Reflections abound -- then reality sets in. Indeed, Haitian-Americans are delighted and proud to have adopted America as their fatherland. At the same time they are sad that their country of origin is in such turmoil.
44. United Haitian Artists: Noble Cultural Mission
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 29-Jul 6, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 26 : 16
- Notes:
- More than two hundred Haitian artists came together at "Russo's On the Bay" in Queens, New York on June 5th, 2005. They came from Haiti, Canada and throughout the USA. Namely painters, dancers, musicians, gospel singers, writers and poets, they came to celebrate the birth of the United Haitian Artists' Foundation. It was a glamorous endeavor with excited people of Haitian culture, united in their noble and national mission to bring about awareness, growth and excellence to Haitian artists as a whole, and to the world at large.
45. National Center Of The Haitian Apostolate
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 25-Jun 1, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 17
- Notes:
- Haitian Catholic artists are as excited about this event as the rest of the community is. Some of them will attend the convention, and Jean Robert Themistocle, one of the pioneers of the organization of Haitian Catholic artists in the diaspora, composed a song based on the theme of the convention. The guests at the convention will be the first to hear and to sing this song with Jean Robert. It is a time of great grace for the Haitian community in the diaspora.
46. Guyana's immigration forum with CIS cancelled
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Dec 2-Dec 8, 2004
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 16
- Notes:
- Up to the last minute CIS' Irwine Clare was still awaiting a response to a formal request sent weeks ago to Guyana's Consul General to New York, Bretnold Evans and a subsequent follow-up sent to the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo; and the country's Home Affairs Minister, Gail Texeira. Clare, who flew to Guyana on Wednesday night in hopes that the approval would have been secured at the last minute, voiced disappointment but said he's optimistic that the team will be able to present the forums in the future, given the numerous queries and requests he has received from nationals there for such seminars.
47. Irwine G. Clare, Sr., Managing Director, Caribbean Immigrant Services, Inc
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 12-Aug 18, 2004
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 13
- Notes:
- Through informed presentations on immigration and the need for economic social and political on empowerment, Irwine and his partner, Attorney-at-law Winston Tucker, have established themselves as major community advocates on immigration reform and issues germane to the Caribbean community. In fact since 1995 Irwine and his organization have assisted in excess of 150,000 Caribbean nationals in becoming citizens of the United States. They single handedly led the lobbying effort for an amnesty for undocumented immigrants, collecting thousands of petitions at local events and even taking their call to the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn.
48. PM's honorees for Medal of Appreciation; Leith E. Yetman, a Jamaican success story
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-08-06
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 11
- Notes:
- Leith earned inclusions in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in Universal Publication, Who's Who of the Year, (American Biographical Institute), International Woman of the Year (International Biographical Center), and received the Outstanding Achievement Award at Baruch College Alumni Association. From a very early age, Leith had vowed that she must be "a shining star." She wanted to make a difference in society by being a friend and help to mankind. Her childhood dream has metamorphosed into a successful business enterprise. As the Prime Minister of Jamaica extends this latest award, Leith Yetman's star is shining even brighter.
49. Haiti; Outstanding Haitians take centre stage
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-05-26
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 9
- Notes:
- We have been blessed because they are a part of our mosaic." The evening festivities featured remarks from Haitian Consul General of New York Harry J. Fouche and Haiti's Ambassador to the United Nations Jean C. Alexandre. Entertainment was provided the Haitian American Association of Jersey City Inc., gospel singer [Felina Backer] and rap group Euneek Aroma Haiti. Additionally, the work of Haitian artist Lucien Bourdeau was displayed. The master of ceremonies was Yves Richar Blanc.
50. Caribbean American Directory launched
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-03-12
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 20
- Notes:
- In addressing some of the issue facing Caribbean migrants, Dr. Manley implored everyone to take responsibilities for themselves and their respective islands. "Maybe we have been depending too much on the people we elect. A democracy works best when it has citizens who are willing to be accountable," she said. While empathizing with the terrorism issues, currently affecting the United States, Dr. Manley pointed out that the Caribbean was also experiencing terrorism in its own form. "For us poverty is terrorism. The amount of guns that come into Jamaica from this country is terrorism. Jamaica is way ahead of the other islands with their homicide rate. "Guyana is right behind us and some other islands are beginning to see the same thing happening."
51. Dominican Cultural Heritage Reception Hosted At Gracie Mansion
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2002-08-07
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New Voice of New York, Inc.
- Journal Title Details:
- 16 : 7
- Notes:
- On August 11th, the Mayor will march in New York City's largest Dominican parade in Manhattan, which will celebrate the anniversary of The Restoration of the Dominican Constitution on August 16, 1863, when a group of patriots led by Santiago Rodriguez crossed the Dominican border from Haiti and raised the Dominican flag. The other two Dominican parades were held in the Bronx and in Brooklyn earlier in July. The reception included music by "king" of the merengue sound Oro Solido, children performing traditional folk dancing, and was attended by elected officials and representatives of the Dominican community.
52. Jamaicans in New York mark independence
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1997-08-31
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 9 : S9
- Notes:
- Mayor [Rudolph Giuliani] proclaimed Monday, August 4, "Jamaica Independence Day" in the city. He presented Jamaica's consul general to New York - Fay Baxter-Collins - and Jamaica's permanent representative to the United Nations - Ambassador Patricia Durrant - with a written proclamation of "Jamaica Independence Day".
53. Lowery Declines Invitation In Protest Of Haitian Policy
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1993-01-20
- Published:
- Washington, DC
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Washington Informer
- Journal Title Details:
- 13 : 12
- Notes:
- -, [Joseph Lowery] indicated that he was decline the government's invitation because "more conventional means of protesting U.S. policy toward Haitians have failed miserably since the U.S. still greets the Haitians with clenched fists rather than open arms." "These people are imprisoned on military bases, politically quarantined and denied rights afforded other refugees," said Lowery, who went on to urge President-elect Bill Clinton to act "swiftly" to right the wrong and send emissaries to Haiti immediately to negotiate the return of the country's first freely-elected president, Jean Bertrand Aristide, as well as to set the stage for new elections.
54. Loud & Clear: Haitian Americans are here to stay, like it or not!
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Antoine,Rudy (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 9-Oct 15, 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 : 4A
- Notes:
- Let me say this again: The Haitian community is not going anywhere. Instead, the Haitian community is looking ahead, to move forward to a better community. We welcome people from different ethnic backgrounds to come and join us in our efforts to move forward. If you don't want to or cannot help the Haitian community to overcome the economic adversity we face, at least don't spread rumors trying to create a false division between the Haitian and Black American communities.
55. Boston Haitians unite in prayer for Haiti's deliverance
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Auguste,Wilner (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2005
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 9 : 1
- Notes:
- Boston First Baptist Church and Mattapan's Saint Angela's Catholic Church choirs uplifted the service with songs. Rev. Father Charles Gabriel of Dorchester's St Matthew Catholic Church gave thanks to God for the country's blessings. Rev. Gary Theodat of Golgotha Seventh Day Adventist of Roslindale asked for deliverance for Haiti, while Reverend Nicholas Homicile of the Baptist Tabernacle of the Evangelical Voice prayed for unity. The President of the Association-of Haitian Pastors of New England, Rev. Pastor Paul Daniel of Evangelical Baptist Church of the North Coast, closed the worship with a prayer of consecration and the final blessings. The reflection part of the gathering ended with a series of short and precise messages.
56. INS policy change called 'racist trick'
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bland,Cicely (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 13-Nov 19, 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 1A
- Notes:
- "It was shocking to see the changes made," [Marleine Bastien] told The Times. "The U.S. does not have the capacity to detain all persons that make it to this country. This policy mainly targets Haitians." The U.S. Department of Justice released a statement which said, "Rumors of successful entry into the United States have fueled migration surges, and any perception of a relaxing U.S. immigration policy could cause future migrations at sea ... "Miami Immigration and Naturalization Services Chief of Staff John Shewairy said the revisions have been designed to deter large numbers of Haitians from migrating to the U.S. He told The Times that detention of the asylum-seekers who arrived by boat on Oct. 29 is an effort to thwart "smuggling" of migrants from Haiti.
57. What roles do Caribbean Migrants play in the electing of Caribbean American officials?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Brown,Ingrid (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-03-28
- Published:
- Coral Gables, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Broward Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 : 5
- Notes:
- What roles do Caribbean Migrants play in the electing of Caribbean American officials and can Caribbean Americans only win in heavily populated Caribbean communities? Have they become a force to be reckoned with as it regards politics? These and other related questions have been foremost on the lips of many as more and more Caribbean Officials are elected into political positions in their communities. The recently held elections seemed to have further the theory that that Caribbean Americans are strongest in these areas where there is a large Caribbean community, as two more Caribbean Nationals joined the list of a growing number of Caribbean Americans now in politics. Jennifer Williams's one resident of Miramar believes the Caribbean Americans have their best chance in heavily Caribbean populated areas. "It is not that they can't win anywhere else but in these areas their votes are sure. "More Caribbean people, regardless from which island they are from, would much rather be represented by people they can relate to and someone who they believe shares similar issues," she said. "Who better to know of the different problems we experience than a Caribbean City Commissioner and we expect that they will be there to help us resolve some of these problems," she said.
58. Point of order; The new Haitian revolution
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Clyne,Reginald (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 30-Apr 5, 2005
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 31 : 3A
- Notes:
- One group of Black immigrants have become involved in the economic and political life of Miami, and their power is being felt in North Dade. I call this the New Haitian Revolution. It began on many fronts. I remember listening to some Black American men laughing-at Haitians because family members would pool their money to buy a home. Multiple families would live in the house, and then the families would pool together and buy another house. Eventually, all of the Haitian families would own a home. I wonder what those same Black men are saying now, when Haitians now own homes and their detractors are still renting. This was the start of a quiet new Haitian revolution. Haitians working together to improve their economic fortunes - a method employed by other successful immigrant groups such as Jews and Cubans. The revolution took place quietly, but it is now clear that there is a new power group in this community. Haitians have started successful medical practices, radio stations, law firms, and other businesses. They have taken over the politics of the City of North Miami, and are one of the new power groups being courted by anyone running a county wide race.
59. Carnival and the Caribbean diaspora -- A symposium
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Davies,Carol Boyce (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1999-09-30
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 10 : S15
- Notes:
- The genesis of these carnivals carries the intent of resisting on some level, by Caribbean migrants, the otherwise alienating conditions of life in migration, to "carnivalise" these landscapes with some of the joy and space commensurate with Caribbean carnival. Indeed, Caribbean intellectual contributions have had successful impact on the development of U.S., European and African thought. Still, the Caribbean in most imaginings, and in particular to those who do not know it well, is the place of "sun and fun," a vacation land devoid of serious engagement with the world. Caribbean carnival then is the climax of all those "sun and fun" constructions. Yet, there is a history and politics to carnival - a "carnival of resistance" beyond the outer face of "carnival of tourism" - that demands exposure.
60. Revisiting the West Indian domestic scheme: "I should never have come"
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gaye,Egbert (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2005-04-08
- Published:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Montreal Community Contact
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 : 6
- Notes:
- "We shouldn't celebrate a scheme that brought women from the West Indies to Canada and kept many of them under domination and subordination by Canadian families," says Ms. [Antonia Sealy], a founding member of several community groups. "Personally, I regret making the decision to come on that scheme," she says. "I had a comfortable life in Barbados and a good job in the public service, but I was young and I wanted to travel and seek other opportunities. Had I known better I would have waited and sought out a commonwealth scholarship," she said. Ms. Sealy says that nothing she was told before leaving Barbados could have prepared her for the life of "subordination" at the homes of various families in Toronto.
61. Diaspora Day lauded
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Grant,Eddie (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 23-Jun 29, 2005
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 20
- Notes:
- "While the work of the Jamaican Diaspora is being praised for its success in keeping the linkage with Jamaica very strong, I submit that a look at the experience of other Diasporas will provide us with valuable lessons of how we can even more effectively utilise the resources available to us to enhance both the Diaspora as well as our homeland."
62. Split personalities; Are the pressures of American society, school compelling Haitian kids to live dual lives?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ibokette,Yolette (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 2005
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 5
- Notes:
- The presenters discussed topics ranging from democratic reform and transition in Haiti to health concerns in the Haitian diaspora. One presentation by Lunine Pierre-Jerome, Ed.D., titled "Identity Development among Low-Literacy Haitian Adolescent Newcomers: Collective and Integrative View of the Self" was particularly poignant. Dr. Pierre-Jerome's case study explored how low-literacy Haitian adolescent newcomers identify themselves; their perceptions of family, peer relationships, community and schooling; and their opinions about attending a literacy program.
63. Community Filmmaking in Brooklyn
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Kempner,Juli (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1996-02-14
- Published:
- New York, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New York Beacon
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 : 30
- Notes:
- What is Eiery Furnace Films? A film production company established by a group of Caribbean immigrants, predominantly Jamaicans, to produce community based films about the real Caribbean immigrant experience in this country. Their films portray the peoples' stories in an unrelenting honest and straight forward manner. Like the musical works of their courageous predecessor, Bob Marley, there is no "sugar coating" to the message of why people are struggling, as their lives are vividly portrayed on film. There is one industry always flourishing in the "ghetto" - that is the drug trade. Who profits from the drug trade? the big "drug lords," who live nowhere near the ghetto. If the only available jobs are those involved in the drug trade, that is what some people will go towards out of necessity. The majority of people don't get involved in all of that. They work very hard, many with two and three jobs, to support their children and send money home as well. Kevin Porter is a producer and writer with tremendous talents whose creative efforts are responsible for the publishing of "Inspirations of the God Within" (A Book of Classical Poems), and the production of "Rasta-Life and The Truth," an award winning film on the contributions and benefits of the Rastafarians.
64. Blacks uniting to defend immigrant rights: Protest planned for Saturday
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lafortune,Jean (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Feb 20-Feb 26, 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 25 : 1A
- Notes:
- Arbitrary detention of Haitian refugees should not be part of U.S. foreign policy. Minors should not be held captive, nor should any of the refugees be denied due process or the right to legal representation. In the past, all Haitian refugees were considered economic refugees. Today, even the president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is claiming that he is being persecuted. While the U.S. Special Forces and the State Department are busy chasing Al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan, on the island nation of Haiti, a powerful and deadly drama is unfolding. Mob killings of reporters and shootouts in broad daylight between mayors and congressmen have become common occurrence.
65. Racism Caribbean Style
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Layng,Anthony (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1991-04-30
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 : 5
- Notes:
- Another established Caribbean tradition runs counter to the claim that racism there is unusual and of recent origin. This is the tendency to account for a person's character by identifying the racial identity of that individual's parents. West Indians, quite spontaneously, account for each other's personality traits with statements such as "Well, after all, his father was white," or "His father was quite dark you know. In Guyana and Trinidad, one hears frequently that East Indians are by nature "cheap". Elsewhere, Syrians and Jews are, reportedly, successful merchants because of their "clannishness". The Caribs of Dominica are described as Creoles as "lazy drunkards", and the Caribs accuse Creoles of being "mean" and "immoral". Throughout the islands, Creoles who are dark are said to be less motivated for success, and those who are lighter are accused of being snobbish and too sober for their own good. Since independence, racial discrimination has been systemically condemned, and with a good deal of success. But racism (at least in the form of the belief that "once we know a person's racial background, we then know much about that persons' abilities and character traits,") is very much ingrained in the thinking of many West Indians. This style of racism has met with no effective challenge comparable to the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's. In the absence of racial segregation or the North American type of racial polarization, and with what scholars call the Caribbean "myth of racial harmony," most leaders throughout the region seldom address this insidious racism.
66. New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators Conference; Parker's New American Task Force focuses on immigration
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Long,Lolita (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-03-03
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 14
- Notes:
- "[Bush]'s proposal soared like a rocket and ended like a squid," [Colin Moore] said. "It's not an immigration reform but a temporary status to immigrants coming in, but what about those living here already?" he asked. Moore wanted to know what would happen to immigrants in the fifth year after applying for permanent residency, when in fact it takes 10 years for legal permanent status to be effected. "It's not an amnesty, but most thought it was," [Joan Foy] said. "However, it's better than nothing and it opens the issue for discussion where there was none. There has been no discussion on immigration since 1996 with the Antiterrorism and Death Penalty Act when many were caught by surprise and residents who were affected faced deportation.
67. J'cans in Atlanta plan week of activities
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Scott,Derrick A. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 4-Aug 10, 2005
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 11
- Notes:
- ATLANTA, Georgia: The Jamaican community in Atlanta, commenced a week long series of activities to celebrate Jamaica's 43rd year of independence with a Thanksgiving service at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Hall on Sunday, July 31, 2005. Approximately three hundred Jamaicans and well wishers were in attendance. The sermon was delivered by Bishop Charles DuFour, Roman Catholic Bishop of Montego Bay. Jamaica's Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Vin Martin, read the Prime Minister's message. The first lesson was read by Allan Alberga, President of the Atlanta Jamaican Association and the second lesson was read by Tamara Cox. Union of Jamaican Organizations in Atlanta is comprised of Atlanta Jamaican Association, Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities, Benevolent Missions of Atlanta, Calabar High School Alumni Association, Clarendon College Alumni Association, Caribbean Sports and Social Club, Integrity Children's Fund, Kingston College Alumni Association, Queen's High School Alumni Association, St. Hugh's High School Alumni Association, Carilanta Players, Tropical Sports Club and United for Jamaica.
68. Haitian student denied desired education
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sinclair,Hansen (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 30-Jul 6, 2004
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 43 : 1A
- Notes:
- "My first thought of Miami was `this is a big city,'" the 17-year-old told The Miami Times. "It was such a beautiful place, but I experienced culture shock once I was here." "Education is more advanced in Haiti and you have to be disciplined," he said. "That played a great part in my success in high school." "I am getting a great opportunity I wouldn't have in Haiti," he said. "I plan to make the best of it."
69. Black community held hostage by police
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Smith,Jason T. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 1-May 7, 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 35 : 1A
- Notes:
- Protesters gathered at the corner of 64th Street and 22nd Ave., carrying yellow placards reading "Stop Using Black Men as Target Practice," and "Free Haitian Refugees." "If we can't vote people in the positions to do the right thing then we have no other alternative than to protest," said [Lorraine Goddard], who held a sign that read "No Justice, No Transit Tax." "We demand that the police who have been guilty of killing our youth be prosecuted and put in jail," said Mel Reeves, an organizer with the coalition. "We also demand that they free the Haitian refugees who are being held in the Chrome detention center."
70. Haiti Cheri is calling
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Uttley,Jimmy (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 25-Jun 1, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 7
- Notes:
- When Mr. [Jean Berard] died of pleurisy, "Toussaint discreetly supported his widow. He even postponed his own wedding until Madame Berard's death. Although themselves childless, [Pierre Toussaint] and Juliette (a slave whom Pierre freed) Toussaint went on to co-found one of New York City's first orphanages. During an epidemic of yellow fever, while thousands fled the city, the Toussaints stayed behind to nurse the sick. He and his wife donated funds for New York's first Catholic school for blacks." Did you also know that these Haitians send almost $1 billion back to their families in Haiti every year. This amount makes up about 15 percent of Haiti's GNP. This goes a long way to help the balance of payment and foreign currency. This amount is also close to double Haiti's total exports and almost double the international assistance Haiti receives.
71. Caribbean people overseas
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Vasciannie,Stephen (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 4 : 5
- Notes:
- It may also have helped English-speaking migrants from the Caribbean that Florida served as a broad entry point for Caribbean migrants from Cuba, Haiti, and other countries: Where an area has a strong tradition of immigration, prevailing social attitudes are not likely to be as parochial as those in traditionally closed communities. Again, this is not to minimize the difficulties that particular migrants have faced; it is to acknowledge the fairly obvious point that some communities are less impenetrable for outsiders than others. A recent study by the British Cabinet Office has found that Caribbean women constitute a significant success story at the professional level. Specifically, for the generation born between 1940 and 1959, as many as 45 percent of the black women from the Caribbean, or who are of Caribbean heritage, now hold professional or managerial jobs, as against 27.3 percent of the black men in the same category. For the generation born between 1960 and 1979, 38.1 percent of the black women with Caribbean roots are professionals or managers, in comparison with 28.6 percent of the black men. These figures warn us that gender is now a significant factor in determining the prospects of Caribbean migrants to Britain, and they highlight the need for a broader examination of the factors that determine success for those who, in Claude McKay's words, may find themselves "a long way from home."
72. From The Desk Of Lil: A Double Standard For Haitians
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Wiggins,Lillian (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 1993-07-21
- Published:
- Washington, DC
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Washington Informer
- Journal Title Details:
- 38 : 12
- Notes:
- Why are Cubans and Chinese more at risk in their respective countries than Haitians from Haiti? When, last have you read about a revolution in Cuba where so many people lost their lives on a daily basis? This goes ditto for China. Apart from the conflict which took place in Tiamminen Square, a couple of years ago, there's been no other outward display of political persecution. In Cuba, there's always been a movement on from those in exile to recapture Cuba from Castro. For this reason anyone coming from Cuba has been welcomed in the U.S. with opened arms.
73. 'We have reputational capital'
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Williams,Gordon (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 2007
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 : 9-10
- Notes:
- Among the big talking points of the current immigration debate in the United States is the type of labor that should be admitted into the country. Many believe the entry of "unskilled" laborers should be severely restricted. Jamaican-born Eleanor Brown, a Reginald Lewis Fellow at Harvard Law School, is not one of them. Shortly after addressing the "Conference on the Caribbean: A 20/20 Vision " last month, Brown explained to Caribbean Today's Managing Editor Gordon Williams why more of the Caribbean's labor force should allowed to go overseas.
74. Migrant, alien, refugee -- What's in a name?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Young,April M. W. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 13-Nov 19, 2002
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Miami Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 1A
- Notes:
- Amid the flurry of designations by the media, law enforcement officials, and advocacy organizations--terms ranging from "migrants" to "asylum-seekers" to "economic refugees"--one thing was clear. The people aboard that boat had fled desperate conditions for safe harbor in the U.S. What awaited them when they touched land was then, and remains, a matter of great contention. When asked about the implications of the designation "migrant," Miami field office INS public relations officer Barbara Gonzalez said that in the context of INS policy, "There is really no such thing as a migrant." She said, "Many use the word," when the correct terminology for what they intend is "non-immigrant." How about the terms "alien" and "refugee?" Amnesty International notes that the term "alien" has been used in U.S. legislation to describe various types of non-citizens, including those Amnesty would call "asylum-seekers." Similarly, the INS describes an alien as any non-citizen or national of the U.S.
75. Haitian Influence on Early U.S. Has Been Long Underestimated
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Zephir,Flore (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2004
- Published:
- Dorchester, Mass., United States, Dorchester, Mass.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 : 11
- Notes:
- Just as dance forms originating from Saint-Domingue made their way into southern culture, religion also left its indelible marks. It is well documented that the Vodou religion in New Orleans began to blossom around 1800 with Sanite Dede, a free woman of color who arrived from Saint-Domingue. The Saint-Domingan Vodou priestess was replaced in 1820 by New Orleans's native Marie Laveau, who became legendary. Haitians were for the most part Catholic; their presence in the various U.S. cities where they settled gave rise to the establishment of a number of biracial congregations. In Baltimore, in 1829, four colored Saint-Domingan women--Elizabeth Lange, Marie Magdelene Baas, Marie Rose Boegue, and Marie Therese Duchemin--established the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the world's first Black religious community, and founded the School for Colored Girls.
76. The Early Haitian Presence in the United States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Zephir,Flore (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 2004
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 7 : 11
- Notes:
- Pierre Toussaint, considered the first American Black saint, is also of Saint-Domingan origin. He was born in 1778 of Haitian slaves in Saint-Domingue, and was owned by a well-educated French family, the Bérards, who brought him to New York with them in 1797 when they fled the slave uprising. While living with the family as a domestic slave, Toussaint learned to read and write and also learned how to be a hairstylist. It is said that he developed a devoted clientele among the city's social elite and was allowed to keep his earnings. Mrs. Bérard freed Toussaint before she died in 1807. Upon Mrs. Bérard's death, Toussaint married a woman from Haiti and, since they had no children of their own, they took in orphans, refugees, and other unfortunate people. In fact, he co-founded with Elizabeth Seton one of the first orphanages in New York City, and helped with fundraising for the city's first cathedral.
77. The heart of the race: Black women’s lives in Britain
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bryan,Beverley (Author), Dadzie,Stella (Author), and Scafe,Suzanne (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1985
- Published:
- London: Virago
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 250 p
78. The 1951-55 Conservative Government and the Racialization of Black Immigration
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Carter,Bob (Author), Harris,Clive (Author), and Joshi,Shirley (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 1987
- Published:
- London: F. Cass
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Immigration and Minorities
- Journal Title Details:
- 6(November) : 336
79. From Neighbor to Stranger: The Dilemna of Caribbean Peoples in the United States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Dominguez,Virginia R. (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1975
- Published:
- New Haven: Antilles Research Program, Yale University
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
80. Dark strangers: a sociological study of the absorption of a recent West Indian migrant group in Brixton, South London
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Patterson,Sheila (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1963
- Published:
- Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 470 p
81. Identity, Class, and Nation: Black Immigrant Workers, Cuban Communism, and the Sugar Insurgency, 1925-1934
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Carr,Barry (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Feb 1998
- Published:
- Durham, NC: Duke University Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Hispanic American Historical Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 78(1) : 83-116
- Notes:
- The importance of immigrant workers in Cuba's sugar and tropical fruit industries between independence and revolution is examined. The later anti-immigrant sentiment is also examined. SUBJECT(S); Chronicles the economic and political factors responsible for the migration of nearly 200,000 Caribbean immigrants - from Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Grenada, Aruba, and Curacao - to Cuba in the 1920's and 1930's
82. Xavier: le drame d'un émigré antillais: roman
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Delsham,Tony (pseudonym)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 1981
- Published:
- Fort-de-France, Martinique: Editions M.G.G.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 249 p
83. Black Canadians: History, experiences, social conditions
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Mensah,Joseph (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Pub.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 293 p., Includes "Canada and the Black Societies of Africa and the Caribbean," "Jamaican immigrants in Canada," and "Haitian immigrants in Canada"
84. Race, nation, and West Indian immigration to Honduras, 1890-1940
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Chambers,Glenn Anthony (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 202 p, Examines the West Indian immigrant community in Honduras through the development of the country's fruit industry, revealing that West Indians fought to maintain their identities as workers, Protestants, blacks, and English speakers in the midst of popular Latin American nationalistic notions of mestizaje, or mixed-race identity.