03168nam 2200649Ia 450 991077844300332120240207173506.00-674-04494-010.4159/9780674044944(CKB)1000000000805451(SSID)ssj0000112837(PQKBManifestationID)11129204(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112837(PQKBWorkID)10088442(PQKB)11669704(Au-PeEL)EBL3300574(CaPaEBR)ebr10326119(OCoLC)923112181(DE-B1597)574730(DE-B1597)9780674044944(MiAaPQ)EBC3300574(EXLCZ)99100000000080545119990617d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBlack identities[electronic resource] West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities /Mary C. WatersNew York Russell Sage Foundation ;Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press1999xii, 413 pRussell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University PressBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-00067-6 0-674-00724-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-407) and index.Frontmatter --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --CONTENTS --TABLES AND MAP --1 Introduction --2 Historical Legacies --3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices --4 West Indians at Work --5 Encountering American Race Relations --6 Intergenerational Dynamics --7 Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools --8 Identities of the Second Generation --9 Immigrants and American Race Relations --Appendix: Notes on Methodology --Notes --IndexThe story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success--a willingness to work hard, a lack of attention to racism, a desire for education, an incentive to save--are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States. Contrary to long-held beliefs, Waters finds, those who resist Americanization are most likely to succeed economically, especially in the second generation.Caribbean AmericanEthnic identityCaribbean AmericanRace identityCaribbean AmericansCultural assimilationImmigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesEthnic relationsUnited StatesRace relationsCaribbean AmericanEthnic identity.Caribbean AmericanRace identity.Caribbean AmericansCultural assimilation.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.305.896/9729073Waters Mary C676343MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778443003321Black identities3745163UNINA