Cabo Verdeans in the United States
Title | Cabo Verdeans in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2024-05-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1666942995 |
In the last thirty years, there has been a shift in the Cabo Verdean community in the ways it perceives itself ethnically and racially, in the creation of opportunities for socio-economic mobility, and in the pursuit of new migratory patterns within the United States to take advantage of these opportunities. Existing scholarship on the historical and contemporary experiences of Cabo Verdeans in the US has been hyper-focused on racial and ethnic identities, neglecting the space for Cabo Verdeans to share their stories, which makes this collection unique. Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First Century Critical Perspectives edited by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves centers Cabo Verdean stories as told by Cabo Verdeans to explore community building and challenges in the twenty-first century. The contributors examine questions of solidarity, loss of innocence, and what it means to live authentically and exist intentionally in safe spaces. They offer critical reflections on traditional cultural gender norms, and they discuss the intersections of cultural stigmas, mental and physical health, and access to care. Using interviews and personal experiences, the contributors challenge existing Cabo Verdean scholars to see the value in documenting their experiences and contributions in the United States.
The Making of the Cape Verdean
Title | The Making of the Cape Verdean PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel E. Costa Sr. |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2011-05-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1463401361 |
The Making of the Cape Verdean is a book written about Cape Verdeans who migrated from the Cape Verde Islands in the late 1800's to the 1970's to New Bedford Massachusetts. The book is based on the historical facts about the Portuguese colonization of the Cape Verde islands and its people located off the West Coast of Africa. The author provides the history of colonization under Portuguese rule of Salazar and how the Cape Verdean people survived famine, imprisonment, torture, politcal unrest and the abandonment of the Portuguese government. In addition, the author gives you a voyeuristic view of what life was like growing up in the Cape Verdean community in New Bedford after they migrated to the United States. This book is a powerful recap of of Cape Verdeans from this period and location. There is no other documentation that captures the Cape Verdeans the way "The Making of the Cape Verdean" does in this book.
Between Race and Ethnicity
Title | Between Race and Ethnicity PDF eBook |
Author | Marilyn Halter |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2022-10-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0252054423 |
Arriving in New England first as crew members of whaling vessels, Afro-Portuguese immigrants from Cape Verde later came as permanent settlers and took work in the cranberry industry, on the docks, and as domestic workers. Marilyn Halter combines oral history with analyses of ships' records to chart the history and adaptation patterns of the Cape Verdean Americans. Though identifying themselves in ethnic terms, Cape Verdeans found that their African-European ancestry led their new society to view them as a racial group. Halter emphasizes racial and ethnic identity formation to show how Cape Verdeans set themselves apart from the African Americans while attempting to shrug off white society's exclusionary tactics. She also contrasts rural life on the bogs of Cape Cod with New Bedford’s urban community to reveal the ways immigrants established their own social and religious groups as they strove to maintain their Crioulo customs.
Between Race and Ethnicity
Title | Between Race and Ethnicity PDF eBook |
Author | Marilyn Halter |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1993-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780252063268 |
Cape Verdean Americans are the only major group of Americans to have made the voyage from Africa to the United States voluntarily. Their homeland, a drought-stricken archipelago off the west coast of Africa, had long been colonized by the Portuguese. Arriving in New England first as crew members of whaling vessels, these Afro-Portuguese immigrants later came as permanent settlers in their own packet ships. They were employed in the cranberry industry, on the docks, and as domestic workers. Marilyn Halter combines oral history with analyses of ships' records to create a detailed picture of the history and adaptation patterns of the Cape Verdean Americans, who identified themselves in terms of ethnicity but whose mixed African-European ancestry led their new society to view them as a racial group. Halter emphasizes racial and ethnic identity formation among Cape Verdeans, who adjusted to their new life by setting themselves apart from the African American community while attempting to shrug off white society's exclusionary tactics. Ethnographic analysis of rural life on the bogs of Cape Cod is contrasted with the New Bedford, Massachusetts, urban community to show how the immigrants established their own social and religious groups and maintained their Crioulo customs.
Transnational Archipelago
Title | Transnational Archipelago PDF eBook |
Author | Luís Batalha |
Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9053569944 |
"The island nation of Cape Verde has given rise to a diaspora that spans the four continents of the Atlantic Ocean. Migration has been essential to the island since the birth of its nation. This volume makes a significant contribution to the study of international migration and transnationalism by exploring the Cape Verdean diaspora through its geographic diversity and with a broad thematic range"--Publisher's description.
From Cape to Cape
Title | From Cape to Cape PDF eBook |
Author | Michael E. Whatley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2002-11-01 |
Genre | Cabo Verde |
ISBN | 9781888213874 |
This book covers the history of the Cape Verdean people of Cape Cod, Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is a story about where they came from, what brought them to the United States, and their ensuing lives in America upon settling there. The Cape Verdean Americans unique culture is embellished by a combination of Portuguese and African lineages. Maritime skills and other special abilities led Cape Verdeans to America and economic advantages encouraged many of them to settle permantly in New England.
Cape Verdeans in America, Our Story
Title | Cape Verdeans in America, Our Story PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond A. Almeida |
Publisher | |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Cabo Verde |
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