V Y Etienne
Biographic Data
| ID | 58710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | V Y Etienne |
| GIVEN NAMES | V Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Etienne |
| SIGNATURE | ETIENNE V Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Reno |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1956-3634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“We are here, but our hearts are in Haiti”
This study argues that three racialized emotive existences – nostalgia, fear, and hope – mark ethnically identified Haitian Americans' temporal and cultural narratives of Haiti. First, nostalgia highlights Haiti's significance as the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere and the pride it evokes for Haitian Americans who grew up in a society that shunned them. Second, fear emphasizes the growing concern for safety as political i…
Keeping it in the family
The broad areas of ethnic and racial socialization have been studied as essential aspects of immigrant and African American families. Yet, there has been less understanding of how these processes intersect, specifically within second-generation Black immigrant families. This article draws on 41 interviews and 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork to explore how ethnically-identified Haitian American parents transmit ethnicity and prepare their chil…
Making Sense of Home
Rather be known as Haitian
In this article, I examine how city context influences ethnic identity development and construction of the mainstream. Based on forty-one in-depth interviews and ten months of ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate how the children of Haitian immigrants reject the American identity on two fronts - race and ethnicity - in Miami, Florida, a majority-minority city. Specifically, when Haitian Americans speak of "Americans," they are usually referring …
Rather be known as Haitian
In this article, I examine how city context influences ethnic identity development and construction of the mainstream. Based on forty-one in-depth interviews and ten months of ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate how the children of Haitian immigrants reject the American identity on two fronts - race and ethnicity - in Miami, Florida, a majority-minority city. Specifically, when Haitian Americans speak of "Americans," they are usually referring …
Keeping it in the family
The broad areas of ethnic and racial socialization have been studied as essential aspects of immigrant and African American families. Yet, there has been less understanding of how these processes intersect, specifically within second-generation Black immigrant families. This article draws on 41 interviews and 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork to explore how ethnically-identified Haitian American parents transmit ethnicity and prepare their chil…
Rather be known as Haitian
In this article, I examine how city context influences ethnic identity development and construction of the mainstream. Based on forty-one in-depth interviews and ten months of ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate how the children of Haitian immigrants reject the American identity on two fronts - race and ethnicity - in Miami, Florida, a majority-minority city. Specifically, when Haitian Americans speak of "Americans," they are usually referring …
Making Sense of Home
Keeping it in the family
The broad areas of ethnic and racial socialization have been studied as essential aspects of immigrant and African American families. Yet, there has been less understanding of how these processes intersect, specifically within second-generation Black immigrant families. This article draws on 41 interviews and 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork to explore how ethnically-identified Haitian American parents transmit ethnicity and prepare their chil…
“We are here, but our hearts are in Haiti”
This study argues that three racialized emotive existences – nostalgia, fear, and hope – mark ethnically identified Haitian Americans' temporal and cultural narratives of Haiti. First, nostalgia highlights Haiti's significance as the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere and the pride it evokes for Haitian Americans who grew up in a society that shunned them. Second, fear emphasizes the growing concern for safety as political i…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (2 works)