Reconstructing Racial Identity: Ethnicity, Color, and Class among Dominicans in the United States and Puerto Rico

Duany argues that the massive exodus from the Dominican Republic has culturally redefined the migrants' racial identity. Dominicans tend to perceive themselves as white, Hispanic or other; while most North Americans classify them as black.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Latin American perspectives 1998-05, Vol.25 (3), p.147-172
1. Verfasser:	Duany, Jorge
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American culture Barrios Blacks Caribbean Cultural Groups Censuses Class Classification Cultural identity Diaspora Discrimination Dominica Dominican Americans Dominicans Dominicans in Puerto Rico Dominicans in the United States Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Hispanic people Hispanics Identity Ideology Immigrants Latin America Migration Minority & ethnic groups New York City, New York Noncitizens Prejudice Prejudice, Racial Puerto Rico Race Race Relations Racial identity Racialization Racism San Juan, Puerto Rico Segregation, Social Self-concept Skin color Social Class Social Classes Social Constructionism Social research Social stratification Transnationalism U.S.A United States United States of America White people
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Zusammenfassung:	Duany argues that the massive exodus from the Dominican Republic has culturally redefined the migrants' racial identity. Dominicans tend to perceive themselves as white, Hispanic or other; while most North Americans classify them as black.
ISSN:	0094-582X 1552-678X
DOI:	10.1177/0094582X9802500308