Book
Haitian immigrants in Black America: a sociological and sociolinguistic portrait
Bergin & Garvey • Westport, Conn. • Published In 1996 • Pages:
By: Zéphir, Flore.
Abstract
This book, which focuses on the Haitian American population of New York City, provides a sociological and sociolinguistic analysis of Haitians in America, written from the perspective of the group itself. In this work the mechanisms that shape Haitian immigrant identity are explored as well as the Haitian definition of themselves as a distinct ethnic group, revealing in the process the strength and extent of this ethnic identification. Throughout this study the author reports the voices of Haitians as they speak, as they feel, and most important, how they experience their new life in the United States (p. 15). The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 presents a sociological portrait of the Haitian immigrants and looks at the process of the formation of their identity as a distinct Black ethnic group. Part 2 sketches out a sociolinguistic portrait. It describes the language selection of the immigrants as a non-English-speaking group by looking at issues of language maintenance, use, choice, and attitudes. In addition it underscores the importance of the native language in the construction of Haitian ethnicity in the United States (p. 4).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Educator
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field Date
- ca. 1994
- Coverage Date
- 1920s-1990s
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- Flore Zéphir
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index
- LCCN
- 95036906
- LCSH
- Haitian Americans