Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: A Biographical Dictionary

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Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans who have made significant contributions to their society and often beyond are celebrated here in the first major biographical dictionary devoted exclusively to them. The authors have included more than 170 profiles of historical and contemporary figures from every Caribbean island, the United States, and even England and Canada, and diverse fields of endeavor, from actors to sports figures. Selection criteria included the notable demonstrating a Caribbean ethos or style and having a lasting and novel impact. Narrative entries discuss family background, education, challenges, and achievements.

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Few biographical reference sources cover specifically the diverse people of Caribbean origin. The authors supply biographical information for 167 highly regarded Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans in various fields....Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.-Choice
Filling a unique niche in reference collections, these two- to three-page biographical sketches are arranged alphabetically and cover 167 caribbeans from all walks of life....this volume will be a good addition to high-school, public, and undergraduate reference collections.-Booklist/RBB
Students are not usually able to find much information about notable persons for this part of the Western hemisphere....-Gale-Reference for Students
The authors have provided a valuable resource with this, the first biographical dictionary to be dedicated entirely to Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans who have excelled in a variety of fields and have had an impact on the region....This text will serve as an inspiration to young Caribbeans who will now be able to read about a large number of role models. The fact that all these biographies can now be found under one cover highlights the impressive caliber of so many who hail from that region, also enhancing its inspirational value to this and future generations. This text should be in the reference section of all good libraries and should be added as a resource to reading lists in history, sociology, social studies, Caribbean studies, and literature classes.-Multicultural Review
This will certainly enhance collections needing more biographical information on persons from this area and will be welcomed to help teachers add to their lists of diversity materials.-Gale Reference for Students
Recommended for academic libraries.-Library Journal
Recommended for academic libraries.Library Journal
"Few biographical reference sources cover specifically the diverse people of Caribbean origin. The authors supply biographical information for 167 highly regarded Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans in various fields....Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates."-Choice
"Filling a unique niche in reference collections, these two- to three-page biographical sketches are arranged alphabetically and cover 167 caribbeans from all walks of life....this volume will be a good addition to high-school, public, and undergraduate reference collections."-Booklist/RBB
"Recommended for academic libraries."-Library Journal
"Students are not usually able to find much information about notable persons for this part of the Western hemisphere...."-Gale-Reference for Students
"This will certainly enhance collections needing more biographical information on persons from this area and will be welcomed to help teachers add to their lists of diversity materials."-Gale Reference for Students
"The authors have provided a valuable resource with this, the first biographical dictionary to be dedicated entirely to Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans who have excelled in a variety of fields and have had an impact on the region....This text will serve as an inspiration to young Caribbeans who will now be able to read about a large number of role models. The fact that all these biographies can now be found under one cover highlights the impressive caliber of so many who hail from that region, also enhancing its inspirational value to this and future generations. This text should be in the reference section of all good libraries and should be added as a resource to reading lists in history, sociology, social studies, Caribbean studies, and literature classes."-Multicultural Review

Author Bio

SERAFIN MENDEZ MENDEZ is an Associate Professor of Communication at Central Connecticut State University. A native of Puerto Rico, he is the co-author of Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood 1998). GAIL CUETO is an Assistant Professor of Education at Central Connecticut State University. She is the co-author of Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood 1998). NEYSA RODRIGUEZ-DEYNES is the Chairperson of the Department of History, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce.