1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702032203321

Titolo

Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pasadena, Calif. : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, , [2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations

Collana

NASAFacts

Soggetti

Mars (Planet) Exploration

Mars (Planet) Research

Mars (Planet) Exploration Equipment and supplies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 4, 2012).

"8/12."

"JPL 400-1491."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967786703321

Autore

Lorick-Wilmot Yndia S. <1977->

Titolo

Creating Black Caribbean ethnic identity / / Yndia S. Lorick-Wilmot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010

ISBN

9781593326470

1593326475

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

The new Americans

Disciplina

305.896/0729

Soggetti

Caribbean Americans - Social conditions

Caribbean Americans - Ethnic identity

Caribbean Americans - Services for

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Ethnic identity

Caribbean Americans - Services for - New York (State) - New York

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1; Introduction; CHAPTER 2; From Grassroots Movement to Rise of an Organization; CHAPTER 3; Legacies of race and Immigrant-based Policies and the Expansion of The Caribbean Service Center; CHAPTER 4; Homecoming: Celebrating Caribbean Ethnic Identity; CHAPTER 5; Problems and Possibilities; CHAPTER 6; Final Word; APPENDIX A; Description of Positions and Demographic Information, New York; APPENDIX B; Listing of Participants; APPENDIX C; Methodology and Description of Instrument; APPENDIX D; Detailed Description of Programming and Services; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Lorick-Wilmot explores the complexities of Black Caribbean ethnic identity by examining the role a community-based organization plays in creating ethnic options for its first-generation Black Caribbean immigrant clients. Her case study particularly focuses on a Caribbean-identified organization's history, culture and climate, and the kinds of resources staff and community leaders provide that, ultimately, supports the maintenance of Caribbean ethnicity and Black ethnic identities and slows the rate of acculturation. Her case study points to



the ways ethnic identity formations feed into the