A home away from home: mutual aid, political activism, and Caribbean American identity
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Beteilige Person: Maddox, Tyesha (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PENN, University of Pennsylvania Press [2024]
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Abstract:"This book examines the significance of mutual aid societies to the Caribbean immigrant experience in the twentieth century. These societies paved the way for immigration to the U.S. through their system of networks, provided various forms of support, fostered a shared West Indian ethnic identity, and strengthened kinship networks with those back home"--
Umfang:215 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9781512824544