03453nam 2200661Ia 450 991046254730332120200520144314.01-59332-647-5(CKB)2670000000271326(EBL)1057824(OCoLC)818819099(SSID)ssj0000757733(PQKBManifestationID)12276792(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757733(PQKBWorkID)10759110(PQKB)11788141(MiAaPQ)EBC1057824(Au-PeEL)EBL1057824(CaPaEBR)ebr10622771(EXLCZ)99267000000027132620100409d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating Black Caribbean ethnic identity[electronic resource] /Yndia S. Lorick-WilmotEl Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20101 online resource (180 p.)The new AmericansDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-408-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; INDEXLorick-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 theNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Caribbean AmericansSocial conditionsCaribbean AmericansEthnic identityCaribbean AmericansServices forCaribbean AmericansNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditionsCaribbean AmericansNew York (State)New YorkEthnic identityCaribbean AmericansServices forNew York (State)New YorkElectronic books.Caribbean AmericansSocial conditions.Caribbean AmericansEthnic identity.Caribbean AmericansServices for.Caribbean AmericansSocial conditions.Caribbean AmericansEthnic identity.Caribbean AmericansServices for305.896/0729Lorick-Wilmot Yndia S.1977-931349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462547303321Creating Black Caribbean ethnic identity2095112UNINA