essay
Transnationalism in the construct of Haitian migrants' racial categories of identity in New York City
towards a transnational perspective on migration • New York, New York • Published In 1992 • Pages: 101-123
By: Charles, Carolle.
Abstract
This work '…argues that the multiple racial identities which Haitian migrants to New York City display in their organizations and in their public discourse is not expression of an ambiguity and/or denial of a racial consciousness and of racial identity. It is rather an expression of the different meanings of blackness that inform the consciousness and identity of Haitian immigrants' (p. 102). The author describes in this paper how these different meaning of Blackness, rooted as they are in Haiti, become embedded in a transnational network of social relations involving household, related kin, and friends. In the process of migration the meanings of these categories of social relations are transformed in building new identities with a tendency toward disaffiliation with Black Americans.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field Date
- ca.1960s-1980s
- Coverage Date
- ca.1960s-1980s
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- Carolle Charles
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-123)
- LCCN
- 92010551
- LCSH
- Haitian Americans