West Indian Immigrants
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Pilgrims From The Sun
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Author : Ransford W. Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1995
Pilgrims From The Sun written by Ransford W. Palmer and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
In Pilgrims from the Sun, Ransford Palmer chronicles the migration of people from the English-speaking Caribbean to the United States, detailing the largely economic reasons for their departure and the cultural reasons for their successful settlement. Close to 700,000 West Indian immigrants and their children live in America today with the greatest concentrations in the New York City and Miami areas. The high value they place on hard work, education, home ownership, private savings, and family loyalty writes Palmer, has helped to rank West Indians among the most socioeconomically successful immigrant groups in the United States. Palmer looks not only at West Indians permanently residing in the United States - many of whom are employed in services, the fastest-growing sector of the economy - but also at temporary residents, in particular farm workers in Florida's sugar industry and students, and at the problem of illegal immigration. He assesses the interrelationship of migration, employment, and trade in the island and U.S. economies, and he argues that only accelerated economic growth in the islands will stem the tide of migration. Despite recent attempts by many Caribbean countries to free up their economies and to create development programs in cooperation with the European community as well as the United States, the promise of higher living standards in America remains too powerful for many West Indians to resist.
West Indian Immigrants
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Author : Suzanne Model
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2008-06-12
West Indian Immigrants written by Suzanne Model and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-12 with Social Science categories.
West Indian immigrants to the United States fare better than native-born African Americans on a wide array of economic measures, including labor force participation, earnings, and occupational prestige. Some researchers argue that the root of this difference lies in differing cultural attitudes toward work, while others maintain that white Americans favor West Indian blacks over African Americans, giving them an edge in the workforce. Still others hold that West Indians who emigrate to this country are more ambitious and talented than those they left behind. In West Indian Immigrants, sociologist Suzanne Model subjects these theories to close historical and empirical scrutiny to unravel the mystery of West Indian success. West Indian Immigrants draws on four decades of national census data, surveys of Caribbean emigrants around the world, and historical records dating back to the emergence of the slave trade. Model debunks the notion that growing up in an all-black society is an advantage by showing that immigrants from racially homogeneous and racially heterogeneous areas have identical economic outcomes. Weighing the evidence for white American favoritism, Model compares West Indian immigrants in New York, Toronto, London, and Amsterdam, and finds that, despite variation in the labor markets and ethnic composition of these cities, Caribbean immigrants in these four cities attain similar levels of economic success. Model also looks at "movers" and "stayers" from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana, and finds that emigrants leaving all four countries have more education and hold higher status jobs than those who remain. In this sense, West Indians immigrants are not so different from successful native-born African Americans who have moved within the U.S. to further their careers. Both West Indian immigrants and native-born African-American movers are the "best and the brightest"—they are more literate and hold better jobs than those who stay put. While political debates about the nature of black disadvantage in America have long fixated on West Indians' relatively favorable economic position, this crucial finding reveals a fundamental flaw in the argument that West Indian success is proof of native-born blacks' behavioral shortcomings. Proponents of this viewpoint have overlooked the critical role of immigrant self-selection. West Indian Immigrants is a sweeping historical narrative and definitive empirical analysis that promises to change the way we think about what it means to be a black American. Ultimately, Model shows that West Indians aren't a black success story at all—rather, they are an immigrant success story.
Islands In The City
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Author : Nancy Foner
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2001-08-15
Islands In The City written by Nancy Foner and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-15 with Social Science categories.
This collection of original essays draws on a variety of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and empirical data to explore the effects of West Indian migration and to develop analytic frameworks to examine it.
The West Indian Americans
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Author : Holger Henke Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2000-11-30
The West Indian Americans written by Holger Henke Ph.D. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-30 with History categories.
The West Indian Americans introduces students and other interested readers to the diversity and cultural individuality of a growing segment of the American immigrant community. After an introductory chapter that describes the history and people of Jamaica and the other English-speaking Caribbean nations, their migration to the United States and patterns of adjustment and adaptation are discussed. Next, the West Indian cultural traditions, transferred to this country especially the churches, literature, music, and festivals, are evoked. Another chapter covers family networks, return migration, and remittances to those members left behind in the West Indies. Final chapters examine the new challenges for the West Indian Americans, such as identity issues, education and job prospects, and gang and drug problems, and the contributions of West Indian immigrants.
West Indian Migration To Britain
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Author : Ceri Peach
language : en
Publisher: London ; New York [etc.] : Published for the Institute of Race Relations by Oxford U.P.
Release Date : 1968
West Indian Migration To Britain written by Ceri Peach and has been published by London ; New York [etc.] : Published for the Institute of Race Relations by Oxford U.P. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Great Britain categories.
Study of aspects of recent large-scale entry of West Indian immigrants into the UK - covers economic implications, sociological aspects, employment opportunities, resultant urban area population dynamics, etc., and comments on relevant legislation (the Commonwealth immigrants act). Maps showing distribution of such immigrants in the country, references, and statistical tables on coloured immigrants (incl. Of Pakistani and Indian immigrants).
West Indian Migrants
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Author : Robert Barry Davison
language : en
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1962
West Indian Migrants written by Robert Barry Davison and has been published by London : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Great Britain categories.
Survival Of The Knitted
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Author : Vilna Bashi Treitler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Survival Of The Knitted written by Vilna Bashi Treitler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Emigration and immigration categories.
West Indian Migration
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Author : Stuart B. Philpott
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-24
West Indian Migration written by Stuart B. Philpott and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-24 with Social Science categories.
West Indian migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years. There is a growing body of sociological literature dealing with various aspects of the adjustment of West Indian, as well as other, immigrants in Britain. This book looks at the continuing relationships these migrants maintain with the societies they have left.
West Indian In The West
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Author : Percy Hintzen
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2001-11
West Indian In The West written by Percy Hintzen and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11 with Social Science categories.
As new immigrant communities continue to flourish in U.S. cities, their members continually face challenges of assimilation in the organization of their ethnic identities. West Indians provide a vibrant example. In West Indian in the West, Percy Hintzen draws on extensive ethnographic work with the West Indian community in the San Francisco Bay area to illuminate the ways in which social context affects ethnic identity formation. The memories, symbols, and images with which West Indians identify in order to differentiate themselves from the culture which surrounds them are distinct depending on what part of the U.S. they live in. West Indian identity comes to take on different meanings within different locations in the United States. In the San Francisco Bay area, West Indians negotiate their identity within a system of race relations that is shaped by the social and political power of African Americans. By asserting their racial identity as black, West Indians make legal and official claims to resources reserved exclusively for African Americans. At the same time, the West Indian community insulates itself from the problems of the black/white dichotomy in the U.S. by setting itself apart. Hintzen examines how West Indians publicly assert their identity by making use of the stereotypic understandings of West Indians which exist in the larger culture. He shows how ethnic communities negotiate spaces for themselves within the broader contexts in which they live.
The West Indian Americans
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Author : Holger Henke
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2001
The West Indian Americans written by Holger Henke and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Henke clearly relates who the groups are - from the Jamaicans to the Garifuna - why they left their homelands, how they have adapted and impacted this country, and the new challenges they face. Many notable West Indian Americans are profiled."--BOOK JACKET.