The Missing Evidence for Ethnic Solidarity among Cubans in Miami

Bibliographic Data

ID5897605
AuthorsHeike C Alberts (University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume7
Issue3
Pages250-266
Publication date2009-09-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15562940903150063
OpenAlexW2067159491
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

Ethnic solidarity is often considered to be a crucial factor in the economic success of immigrant groups such as the Cubans in Miami. Despite the prominence of this concept in studies of Cubans, there is a lack of clear definitions of and concrete empirical evidence for ethnic solidarity. The results of a survey of Cubans in Miami show that there is little tangible evidence for ethnic solidarity in the contemporary Cuban community; instead of relying on co-ethnics, most depend on help from friends and family members. Based on the results from this case study it is argued that scholars studying ethnic communities cannot take the existence of ethnic solidarity for granted. Rather, they need to distinguish between different types of ethnic solidarity, pay attention to changes in ethnic solidarity over time, and examine whether all actions attributed to ethnic solidarity are really motivated by shared feelings among co-ethnics

Ethnic group · Feeling · Immigration · Miami · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology