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The Haitiansessay 1987 • Stafford, Susan Buchanan
Haitian Americans • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This essay examines shifts in the symbolic meaning of race and ethnicity among Haitian immigrants in New York City, examining in the process Haitian concepts relevant to the meanings and perceptions of these terms. The article '…also shows that these...Language and identityessay 1987 • Stafford, Susan Buchanan
Haitian Americans • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This article focuses on identity and status conflicts experienced by Haitian immigrants in New York City and expressed in their debates over language usage, particularly, in this case, as it pertains to the use of French or Creole in the Catholic Mas...