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'Everywhere we go, we are in danger': Ti manno and the emergence of a Haitian transnational identity
American ethnologist • 17 (2) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 329-347
By: Glick-Schiller, Nina, Fouron, Georges.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper examines the lyrics of Ti Manno, a popular Haitian singer, as well as the short-lived Ti Manno movement which sprang up after his death ,in an attempt to explain the various factors that shape the multiple and overlapping identities of Haitian immigrants. The authors argue that '…as black immigrants, Haitians tend to be 'transnationals', who form identities that allow them to accommodate to and resist realities of race and class in both Haiti and the United States ' (p. 329).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Life history materials
- Cultural identity and pride
- Music
- Status, role, and prestige
- Tribe and nation
- Interlinear translations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Haitian Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1969-1971, 1985-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950s-1980s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- New York, New York, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Nina Glick-Schiller ; Georges Fouron
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-347)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74644326
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Haitian Americans