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Hintzen, Percy C.

West Indian in the West : self-representations in an immigrant community / Percy C. Hintzen. - New York : New York University Press, 2001. - x, 201 p. ; 24 cm. - Politics / Sociology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.

Identity, arena, and performance: West Indians in San Francisco Bay -- Performance and meaning in West Indian immigrant identity: public displays of self-representation -- Promoters of popular culture -- Negotiating the Black-White dichotomy: marrying an African American -- Negotiating the Black-White dichotomy: images of African Americans -- Constructing an immigrant identity: notions of a permanent foreigner.

ISBN: 0814735991 (alk. paper) 9780814735992 (alk. paper) 0814736009 (pbk.) 9780814736005 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2001003120

Subjects--Topical Terms:
West Indian Americans--Ethnic identity.--California--San Francisco Bay Area
West Indian Americans--Social conditions.--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Immigrants--Social conditions.--California--San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Ethnic relations
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Social conditions
CJC
Colección Jhon Collins

LC Class. No.: 002 F 869 / H666w 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 305.896/972907307946