West Indian Americans: A Research Guide

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A comprehensive bibliographic survey of the West Indian presence in the United States, this book covers over 500 articles, books, and other studies on the West Indian immigrant experience. The primary goal is to cite titles examining both the impact of the immigration experience on West Indians and the way West Indians have changed the nature of many communities in the United States. The work outlines the long history in the United States economic life, education, ethnicity and race relations, family relationships, health care, patterns of immigration and settlement, and political expression. Drawing on books, scholarly journal articles, dissertations, research reports, and significant articles from general interest magazines and newspapers, the book's goal is to lead interested students to material that examines how the United States does and does not meet the hopes and dreams of Caribbean immigrants of African descent. Providing bibliographic leads for exploring new avenues of research on West Indian Americans, the book will be especially valuable for those seeking to expand their knowledge base on this major component of our country's urban landscape.

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Recommended for academic libraries.-Choice
The citations are uniformly written and concise, and almost every page has something of interest to the researcher. An excellent addition to Greenwood's ongoing bibliographic series, this work is highly recommended and a welcome essential resource for college and university libraries.-American Reference Books Annual
Recommended for academic libraries.Choice
"Recommended for academic libraries."-Choice
"The citations are uniformly written and concise, and almost every page has something of interest to the researcher. An excellent addition to Greenwood's ongoing bibliographic series, this work is highly recommended and a welcome essential resource for college and university libraries."-American Reference Books Annual

Author Bio

GUY T. WESTMORELAND, JR., is Electronic Information Services Librarian and Associate Professor at the City College of New York, a part of the City University of New York. He also compiled An Annotated Guide to Basic Reference Books on the Black American Experience (1972).