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A massive wave of immigration is currently sweeping across the US How do new immigrants, specifically Haitians, assimilate? This book describes the struggle of Haitains in the US, the strain between pride in their Haitian roots and prejudice against Haitians, and its causes and consequences for approximately 500,000 Haitians in the US. The book examines the problems of prejudice , economics and immigration Haitians confront, along with their pride and resources of family, community and culture. Sociologists and anthropologists.Part of the New Immigrants Series.

Foreword to the Series

vi

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Acknowledgments

viii

Coming to Know Haitians in the United States

1

(14)

AN IMMIGRANT STRUGGLE BETWEEN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

1

(2)

BRIEF HISTORY OF HAITIAN MIGRATION

3

(3)

DOING FIELDWORK AMONG HAITIANS

6

(9)

Family Across the Seas

15

(18)

MIGRATION CHAINS AND HOSPITALITY

16

(4)

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

20

(2)

CHILDREN AS JOY AND SOCIAL CEMENT

22

(5)

MULTIPLE FAMILIES

27

(1)

THEY WILL REMEMBER ME IN THE HOUSE

28

(3)

FAMILY SOLIDARITY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY

31

(2)

Struggling For Survival and Success

33

(26)

OPPORTUNITIES AND MODE OF INCORPORATION

34

(3)

HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

37

(2)

SECONDARY SECTOR EMPLOYMENT: THE WORKING POOR

39

(5)

THE INFORMAL SECTOR: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

44

(5)

FORMAL BUSINESSES: FABRICATING A HAITIAN ENCLAVE AND TRANSNATIONAL TIES

49

(3)

PRIMARY SECTOR EMPLOYMENT: MIDDLE-CLASS PROFESSIONALS AND SKILLED WORKERS

52

(3)

THE EVOLUTION OF OPPORTUNITIES

55

(4)

Just Comes and Cover-Ups: Haitians in High School

59

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COVER-UPS

59

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CONFRONTING PREJUDICE

60

(2)

BECOMING AFRICAN AMERICAN: SEGMENTARY ASSIMILATION

62

(5)

CULTURAL AMBIVALENCE

67

(2)

HAITIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY

69

(2)

REASSERTION OF HAITIAN PRIDE

71

(2)

INDIVIDUALS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY

73

(2)

Haitian Culture: Religion, Cuisine, Music, and Art

75

(24)

FORMALLY PROMOTING CULTURE

76

(4)

HAITIAN CREOLE AND LANGUAGE SYMBOLISM

80

(4)

CUISINE AND FOODWAYS

84

(1)

RELIGION: COMBINING AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN ROOTS

85

(7)

AFRICAN RHYTHMS, EUROPEAN MELODIES

92

(3)

ART: SPLASHY COLORS AND VOODOO SYMBOLS

95

(2)

BIGOTRY AND CULTURE

97

(2)

The Politics of Coming to America: Refugees or Immigrants?

99

(14)

FROM HUMANISM TO COMMUNISM

100

(2)

CUBANS VERSUS HAITIANS--THE 1980 CRISIS

102

(2)

POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

104

(1)

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, HAITIAN POLITICS, AND IMMIGRATION REALITIES

105

(5)

DEMOCRACY, RACISM, AND REFUGEES

110

(3)

Will Pride or Prejudice Prevail?

113

(10)

References

123

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Pride Against Prejudice Haitians in the United States (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

Pride Against Prejudice Haitians in the United States (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

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