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The Dominican Racial Imaginary

Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola

By: Milagros Ricourt

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The Dominican Racial Imaginary

Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola

By: Milagros Ricourt

This book begins with a simple question: why do so many Dominicans deny the African components of their DNA, culture, and history? Seeking answers, Milagros Ricourt uncovers a complex and often contradictory Dominican racial imaginary. Observing how Dominicans have traditionally identified in opposition to their neighbors on the island of Hispaniola—Haitians of African descent—she finds that the Dominican Republic’s social elite has long propagated a national creation myth that conceives of the Dominican as a perfect hybrid of native islanders and Spanish settlers. Yet as she pores through rare historical documents, interviews contemporary Dominicans, and recalls her own childhood memories of life on the island, Ricourt encounters persistent challenges to this myth. Through fieldwork at the Dominican-Haitian border, she gives a firsthand look at how Dominicans are resisting the official account of their national identity and instead embracing the African influence that has always been part of their cultural heritage. Building on the work of theorists ranging from Edward Said to Édouard Glissant, this book expands our understanding of how national and racial imaginaries develop, why they persist, and how they might be subverted. As it confronts Hispaniola’s dark legacies of slavery and colonial oppression, The Dominican Racial Imaginary also delivers an inspiring message on how multicultural communities might cooperate to disrupt the enduring power of white supremacy.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813584507

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Hispanas de Queens

Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood

By: Milagros Ricourt,Ruby Danta

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Hispanas de Queens

Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood

By: Milagros Ricourt,Ruby Danta

Part I. Neighborhood life and experiential Latino panethnicity -- Introducing Corona -- Women and convivencia diaria -- Stores, workplaces, and public space -- Roman Catholic parishes -- Protestant churches -- Part II. Female leadership and institutional Latino panethnicity -- Introducing Latino organizations in Queens -- Social service organizations -- Cultural politics -- Formal politics -- Conclusion : Women and the creation of Latino panethnicity.

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196

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Cornell University Press

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0801487951

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9780801487958

Dominicans in New York City

Power From the Margins

By: Milagros Ricourt

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Dominicans in New York City

Power From the Margins

By: Milagros Ricourt

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1317794907

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The Dominican Racial Imaginary

Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola

By: Milagros Ricourt

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Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola

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Hispanas de Queens

Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood

By: Milagros Ricourt,Ruby Danta

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Hispanas de Queens

Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood

By: Milagros Ricourt,Ruby Danta

What happens when persons of several Latin American national groups reside in the same neighborhood— Milagros Ricourt and Ruby Danta consider the stories of women of different nationalities—Colombian, Cuban, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Uruguayan, and others—who live together in Corona, a working-class neighborhood in Queens. Corona has long been an arrival point for immigrants and is now made up predominantly of Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Caribbean and South and Central America, with smaller numbers from Asia, Africa, and Europe. There are also long-established populations of white Americans, mainly of Italian origin, and African Americans.The authors find that the new pan-Latin American community in Corona has emerged from the interactions of everyday living. Hispanas de Queens focuses on the places where women gather in Corona—bodegas, hospitals, schoolyards, and Roman Catholic and Protestant churches—to show how informal alliances arise from proximity.Ricourt and Danta document how a group of leaders, mainly women, consciously promoted this strong sense of community to build panethnic organizations and a Latino political voice. Hispanas de Queens shows how a new group identity—Hispanic or Latino—is formed without replacing an individual's identification as an immigrant from a particular country. Instead, an additional identity is created and can be mobilized by pan-Latino leaders and organizations.

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Cornell University Press

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1501724657

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Dominicans in New York City

Power From the Margins

By: Milagros Ricourt

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Dominicans in New York City

Power From the Margins

By: Milagros Ricourt

This volume forms part of the Latino Communities, Emerging Voices Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues series. This study explores the diverse struggles of incorporation pursued by immigrants from the Dominican Republic to one city in the United States- New York City. The Dominican Republic, the second largest country of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, was the nation that sent the most immigrants to New York City during the 1980s and 1990s. This study chronicles the lives of Dominicans in New York City: their difficulties, their courage, and their boldness to incorporate themselves into American politics.

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The Dominican Racial Imaginary

The Dominican Racial Imaginary

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Dominicans in New York City

Dominicans in New York City

The Dominican Racial Imaginary

The Dominican Racial Imaginary

Hispanas de Queens

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Dominicans in New York City

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