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.
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