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Date Permissions Signed
2-17-2011
Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Lopez, A. Ricardo, 1974-
Second Advisor
Eurich, S. Amanda, 1956-
Third Advisor
Mariz, George
Abstract
During the latter-half of the twentieth century, large numbers of West Indians began immigrating to New York from throughout the Caribbean. These actors helped transplant and build upon a longstanding Carnival tradition that existed in the Caribbean. Imbued with a deep cultural significance because of its role during the Caribbean's colonial, emancipation, and independence periods, the Carnival tradition serves West Indian immigrants by providing a point of unification, challenging racial categories in the United States, and by drawing political and cultural attention to the growing number of West Indians settling in New York City.
Type
Text
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/pgsk-1543
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
721962447
Subject – LCSH
West Indian American Day Carnival Parade (Brooklyn, N.Y.); West Indians American--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs; West Indians--Emigration and immigration; Transnationalism--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration
Geographic Coverage
New York (N.Y.)
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Recommended Citation
Chalek, Christopher A., "Transnational carnivals: West Indian immigration to New York during the twentieth century" (2011). WWU Graduate School Collection. 98.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/98