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2. 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.
3. The Impact of Race, Class and Gender on Second-Generation Caribbean Immigrants' Assimilation Patterns into the United States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- John,Mauricia Alissa (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- Ohio: The Ohio State University
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Notes:
- 266 p., The premise of this research rests on the idea that race, class and gender are all central to the immigrants' experience and that assimilation into the dominant culture is influenced by the immigrants' national origin, the immigrants' gender and his or her family's socioeconomic status. employ the Children of Immigrants' Longitudinal Study to determine the assimilation patterns of second-generation immigrants from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and the West Indies to the United States.
4. Turf Wars: Local Context and Latino Political Development
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bishin,Benjamin G. (Author), Kaufmann,Karen M. (Author), and Stevens,Daniel (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jan 2012
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Sage Publications Ltd.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Urban Affairs Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 48(1) : 111-137
- Notes:
- Examines the voting behavior of Cubans and non-Cuban Hispanics in two Florida counties. The group position thesis holds that status inequalities and perceived discrimination yield out-group hostilities that can influence political behavior. In Miami, where Cubans are dominant, we expect non-Cuban Latinos to report greater pan-Latino competition and that anti-Cuban attitudes will influence non-Cuban Hispanic voting. In Tampa, where non-Cuban Latinos live in communities where Cubans are not dominant, we expect lower levels of perceived competition and Cuban-related attitudes to be inconsequential to the vote. The results confirm that power relations in the local arena constitute an important influence on the political behavior of Latino immigrants.