The West Indian Americans
Subtitle: (The New Americans)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: November 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780313310096
Subjects: American history; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Indigenous peoples; Native Americans - History; History; History - U.S; History: American; North America; The Americas; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic Studies - General; United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; Native American; West Indian Americans
Description: "The West Indian Americans captures the experiences of this diverse group of immigrants who have arrived in the United States since 1965. These English-speaking Caribbean immigrants have an increasing presence in this country, particularly in New York City. The differences between the various peoples of African, East Indian, or mixed ancestry, usually unacknowledged, are described here.

Henke clearly relates who the groups are - from the Jamaicans to the Garifuna - why they left their homelands, how they have adapted and impacted this country, and the new challenges they face. Many notable West Indian Americans are profiled."--BOOK JACKET.