Diasporic citizenship
Subtitle: Haitian Americans in transnational America
By: Michel S. Laguerre.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Haitian Americans,; Haitian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York.; Social adjustment -- United States -- Case studies.; New York (N.Y.) -- Emigration and immigration.
Description: Michel Laguerre briefly delineates the history of the Haitian diaspora in the United States in the nineteenth century, but this book primarily concerns itself with the contemporary period, and more specifically with the diasporic enclave in New York City. It uses a critical transnational perspective to convey the adaptation of immigrants in American society and the border-crossing practices they engage in as they maintain their relations with the homeland.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-206) and index.