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Title Freedom and constraint in Caribbean migration and diaspora / edited by Elizabeth Thomas-Hope ; [foreword by P.J. Patterson ; contributors, Rose Mary Allen and others]
Published Kingston ; Miami : Ian Randle Publishers, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xlvi, 392 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Preface: Forced and Free Caribbean Migration: An Understanding of Modern Diasporas / Harry Goulbourne -- Introduction.Cultures of Freedom and Constraint in Caribbean Migration and Diaspora / Elizabeth Thomas-Hope -- Sect. I Social Constructions of Race and Identity in the Experience and Culture of Migration and the Diaspora -- 1. Migranrs versus the Yu di Korsou: Race, Class and Identity in Curacaoan Society / Rose Mary Allen -- 2. Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the French Overseas Departments: The Case of Guadeloupe / Marie-Gabrielle Hadey-Saint-Louis -- 3. Contemporary Venezuelan Student Emigration to Trinidad / Michele N. Reis -- 4. In Pursuit of Citizenship: Immigrants' Relations to Civil Society / Kathleen Valtonen -- 5. Caribbean Immigrants Changing the Political Landscape of New York City / Carol Dean Archer -- 6. Risk and Resilience in the African-Caribbean Communiry in the UK / Hilary Robertson-Hickling / Frederick W. Hickling -- 7. Small Islands and the Space In Berween: Exploring the Liminal World of Andrea Levy / Kim Robinson-Walcott -- 8. Importance of Intent: Understanding the Social Networks of Jamaican Migrants Abroad / Mikail A. Brown -- 9. Collecting the Memories: Migrant Voices in the Barbadian-UK Migration Project / Marcia Burrowes -- 10. Transnational Return Migration to the English-Speaking Caribbean / Frances Henry / Dwaine Plaza -- Sect. II Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transnationalism -- 11. Migration of Parents from the Caribbean: Implications for Counselling Children and Families in the Receiving and Sending Countries / Sharon Williams-Brown / Audrey M. Pottinger / Angela Gordon-Stair -- 12. From Immigration to De-Integration to Re-Integration in the Caribbean: Exploding the Deportee Phenomenon / Clifford E. Griffin -- 13. Involuntary and Coerced Migration: 'Deportees' coming 'Homeward': NGOs as Actors in Reintegration Policy in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic / Suzette Martin-Johnson -- 14. Migration and Remittances: Typologies and Motivations / Mark Figueroa -- 15. Remittance Profile of Jamaican Immigrants / Ransford W. Palmer -- 16. Migration and the Small Farming Experience: The Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica / Amani Ishemo -- 17. Assessment of the Emigration of Highly Skilled Workers from Jamaica / Pauline Knight / Easton Williams / Steven Kerr -- 18. Nurse Migrarion and the Impact on Health Systems in the Caribbean: The Case of St. Lucia and Jamaica / Natasha Kay Mortley -- 19. In Search of the Diaspora Effect: Lessons from the Asian 'Brain Gain' for the Caribbean 'Brain Drain' / Jason Jackson -- 20. Free Movement of Persons in the CARICOM Single Marker and Economy: Issues of National and Regional Security Policy / Sophia Whyte-Givans -- 21. Caribbean Migration in the Neoliberal Era: Critical Policy Considerations / Peter Jordens
Summary "The Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in the United Kingdom on June 22, 1948, carrying the hopes, dreams and aspirations of the first post-war generation of Caribbean migrants who left their homeland in search of a better life. Freedom and Constraint in Caribbean Migration and Diaspora explores the contemporary nature of migration, the socio-economic, political and cultural impact of such movements, while highlighting the varying discourses that arise. Race, transnationalism and the emerging concept of 'Diaspora' are all examined providing insight for the academic, decision-maker, student and all those interested in migration studies. As a selection of contributions made at the June 2006 conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona, 'Caribbean Migration: Forced and Free', this volume represents the experience of the entire Caribbean region: Anglophone, Hispanophone, Francophone and Dutch. With authors from across the Caribbean and beyond, it offers some contrasting perspectives on current issues related to movement, return and resettlement."-- Provided by publisher
Notes Selections from a June 2006 conference held at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject West Indians -- Foreign countries -- Social conditions -- Congresses
Immigrants -- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions -- Congresses
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants -- Social conditions
SUBJECT Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration -- Congresses
Subject Caribbean Area
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Thomas-Hope, Elizabeth M.
Allen, Rose Mary.
ISBN 9789766376840
9766376840