03356nam 2200709Ia 450 991095958830332120200520144314.09780674044944067404494010.4159/9780674044944(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(Perlego)1132792(EXLCZ)99100000000080545119990617d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlack identities West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities /Mary C. Waters1st ed.New York Russell Sage Foundation ;Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press19991 online resource (xii, 413 pages)Russell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University Press.Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674000674 0674000676 9780674007246 0674007247 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.West Indian AmericansEthnic identityWest Indian AmericansRace identityWest Indian AmericansCultural assimilationImmigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesEthnic relationsUnited StatesRace relationsWest Indian AmericansEthnic identity.West Indian AmericansRace identity.West Indian AmericansCultural assimilation.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.305.896/9729073Waters Mary C676343MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959588303321Black identities4360131UNINA