Black and Hispanic

The Racial Identification of Afro-Cuban Immigrants in the Southwest

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2482159
AutoresC Alison Newby (New Mexico State University, autor de correspondencia), Julie A Dowling (0000-0001-9953-0236, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Año2007
Volumen50
Número3
Páginas343-366
Fecha de publicación2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1525/sop.2007.50.3.343
OpenAlexW2058193257
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas38
Referencias citadas50

Although studies document the successful adaptation of Cuban exiles in Miami, little research has examined the settlement experiences of recent Afro-Cuban immigrants. Many of these Afro-Cubans have settled in relocation sites throughout the United States, including the Southwest. The adjustment of these immigrants in areas with mostly White and Mexican-origin populations, and a smaller African American group, creates identity conflicts as these immigrants struggle to find their place in this largely white/black/brown triracial system. Drawing on interviews with forty-five Afro-Cubans in Austin, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, this study employs a constructionist approach, exploring the ways in which racial and ethnic identities are formed in dialogue with both self-appraisal and external classification from others. Findings reveal the complicated identification processes involved as Afro-Cubans attempt to maintain identification as both 'Cuban' and 'Black' in the face of external classification as either 'Black' or 'Hispanic

Black african · Criminology · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Immigration · Intersectionality · Miami · Political science · Racism · Relocation · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Cuban History and Society · Gender Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy