A home away from home : mutual aid, political activism, and Caribbean American identity /
"This book examines the significance of mutual aid societies to the Caribbean immigrant experience in the twentieth century. These societies paved the way for immigration to the U.S. through their system of networks, provided various forms of support, fostered a shared West Indian ethnic identi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "This book examines the significance of mutual aid societies to the Caribbean immigrant experience in the twentieth century. These societies paved the way for immigration to the U.S. through their system of networks, provided various forms of support, fostered a shared West Indian ethnic identity, and strengthened kinship networks with those back home"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781512824544 1512824542 |