Description
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.
About the Authors
Elizabeth Thomas-Hope is the James Sievright Moss-Solomon (Snr) Professor of Environmental Management and Director of the Centre for the Environment at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Contents
Foreword – The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC (Prime Minister of Jamaica 1992–2006)
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
Section I: Social Constructions of Race and Identity in the Experience and Culture of Migration and the Diaspora
- Migrants versus the Yu di Kórsou: Race, Class and Identity in Curaçaoan Society
Rose Mary Allen
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the French Overseas Departments: The Case of Guadeloupe – Marie-Gabrielle Hadey-Saint-Louis
- Contemporary Venezuelan Student Emigration to Trinidad – Michele N. Reis
- In Pursuit of Citizenship: Immigrants’ Relations to Civil Society – Kathleen Valtonen
- Caribbean Immigrants Changing the Political Landscape of New York City
Carol Dean Archer
- Risk and Resilience in the African-Caribbean Community in the UK
Hilary Robertson-Hickling and Frederick W. Hickling
- Small Islands and the Space In Between: Exploring the Liminal World of Andrea Levy
Kim Robinson-Walcott
- The Importance of Intent: Understanding the Social Networks of Jamaican Migrants Abroad – Mikaila Brown
- Collecting the Memories: Migrant Voices in the Barbadian-UK Migration Project
Marcia Burrowes
- Transnational Return Migration to the English-speaking Caribbean
Dwaine Plaza and Frances Henry
Section II: Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transnational
- Migration of Parents from the Caribbean: Implications for Counselling Children and Families in the Receiving and Sending Countries
Audrey M. Pottinger, Angela Gordon-Stair and Sharon Williams-Brown
- From Immigration to De-Integration to Re-Integration in the Caribbean: Exploring the Deportee Phenomenon – Clifford E. Griffin
- Involuntary and Coerced Migration: ‘Deportees’ coming ‘Homeward’: NGOs as Actors in Reintegration Policy in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic -Suzette Martin-Johnson
- Migration and Remittances: Typologies and Motivations – Mark Figueroa
- The Remittance Profile of Jamaican Immigrants -Ransford W. Palmer
- Migration and the Small Farming Experience: The Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica
Amani Ishemo
- An Assessment of the Emigration of Highly Skilled Workers from Jamaica
Pauline Knight, Easton Williams and Steven Kerr
- Nurse Migration and the Impact on Health Systems in the Caribbean: The Case of St Lucia and Jamaica – Natasha Kay Mortley
- In Search of the Diaspora Effect: Lessons from the Asian ‘Brain Gain’ for the Caribbean ‘Brain Drain’ – Jason Jackson
- Free Movement of Persons in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy: Issues of National and Regional Security Policy – Sophia Whyte-Givans
- Caribbean Migration in the Neoliberal Era: Critical Policy Considerations – Peter Jordens
