Jamaican immigrants in the United States and Canada
Subtitle: race, transnationalism, and social capital
By: Terry-Ann Jones.
Series: The new Americans; New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781593322373
Subjects: Jamaicans -- Florida -- Miami-Dade County -- Social conditions; Jamaicans -- Florida -- Broward County -- Social conditions; Jamaicans -- Ontario -- Toronto Region -- Social conditions; Miami-Dade County (Fla.) -- Ethnic relations; Broward County (Fla.) -- Ethnic relations; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- Ethnic relations; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Jamaica -- Emigration and immigration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Comparative diasporas; title: Theoretical framework; title: Research design; title: Jamaicans in South Florida and Toronto compared; title: Jamaican immigrant incorporation; title: The racial and ethnic context; title: Jamaican transnationalism; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Appendix : research questionnaire.