20.07 The Caribbeanization of North America 3 hours lecture, 3 credits

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1 20.07 The Caribbeanization of North America 3 hours lecture, 3 credits Bulletin Description: The formation of Caribbean societies and their impact on the United States. Migration to the United States, its selection process and settlement patterns. The transformation of immigrants in the United States and their transformation of American society. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lower-tier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry. Common General Education Goals Addressed By This Course: 1. To develop an awareness of the working and development of modern societies in an interdependent world. (6, 25) 2. To develop and understanding of the past, including world history, the material and cultural foundations of ancient civilizations, and their relationship to the shaping of the modern world (3) 3. To express one s thoughts orally and in writing with clarity and precision. (11, 12, 13) 4. To develop and understanding of the diversity of U.S. society in relationship to other cultures and globalization. (24, 25) Course Objectives: 1. To develop an understanding of the formation of Caribbean cultures and societies and their role in a hemispheric context. (3, 6, 25). 2. To understand the economic and geopolitical role that the Caribbean has played in American history. (24, 25) 3. To understand Caribbean migration as it transforms the migrants and the United States. (24, 25) 4. To use the concepts of the social sciences including history to explain orally and in writing the relationships of the Caribbean and the United States. (11, 12, 13) Outcomes for this Core Course: 1. Students will be able to summarize in writing the major concepts and ideas expressed in the readings and class discussions (3,6,11, 25) 2. Students will be able to express in writing, an integrated view of the course s subject matter (24, 25). 3. Students will be able to use social and historical data to understand current events (11,12, 13, 28).

2 Course Outline I. Formation and Culture of the Caribbean 1. Creating the Culture Patterson, O. The Culture Of Caution: Powell Does Not Run For The Presidency. The New Republic November 27, 1995: Toward A Future That Has No Past: Reflections On The Fate Of Blacks In The Americas. The Public Interest. 27 (1972): Global Connections James, C.L.R. The Black Jacobins. NY.: Vintage, 1963 Williams, E. Capitalism and Slavery. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, II. The Migration Process 3. Law and Migration Hellwig, I. Black Leaders and U.S. Immigration Law and Policy. Journal of Negro History. 56 (1970): Thomas, B. The Impact of Immigration Law and Policy on Caribbean Immigrants. MS, The 1986 Immigration Control and Reform Act and Caribbean Immigrants. Everybody s Magazine. June 1990: Briggs, Vernon. Employment Trends and Recent Immigration Policy. In Crowds at the Gate ed. By Nathan Glazer. Sacramento: Institute for Contemporary Studies 1999: Migration Impact on the Family Soto, Maria. West Indian Child Fostering: Its Role In Migrant Exchanges. In Caribbean Life in New York City ed. By C. Sutton. NY.: Center for Migration studies, Rumbaut, Ruben. Ties that Bind: Immigration and Immigrant Families in the U.S. in Immigration and the Family ed. By Alan Booth et al. NJ.: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 1998: Gordon, M. A Perspective on Women in Female Immigrants to the U.S. ed. By R. Bryce-LaPorte. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonion Institution, 1985:

3 LaGuerre, Michel. American Odyssey: Haitians in New York City. Ithaca: Cornell University press, Linkages: Security and connections to the homeland Cruse, H. The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual. Boston: Little, brown, Pastor, R. ed. Migration and Developmentin the Caribbean: the Unexplored Connection. Boulder: Westview, Lawton, N. The Future of Regional Security. in Democracy in the Caribbean. Ed. By Jorge Dominguez. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins university Press, III. Caribbeanizing America 6. Adaptation and Settling In Waters, M. Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002 Justus, J. West Indians in Los Angeles: Community and Identity.: in Caribbean Immigration to the U.S. ed. By R. Bryce-LaPorte. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1985: Functions of Voluntary Organizations Thomas, B. The Historical Functions of Progressive and Benevolent Organizations. Afro-Americans in New York Life and History : Inertia vs. Activism: Caribbean-American Organizations. Trans- Africa 7 (1999): Relations with other Ethnics Greene, C. Socio-Political Relations between African-American and Caribbean in New York City. In Political Behavior and Social Interaction among Caribbeans and African-Americans. NY.: Medger Evers College, Raphael, L. West Indians and Afro-Americans. Freedomways. 4: Religion and Reverse Proselytism Desmangles, L. Religion in the Caribbean. In Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean. ed. By R. Hillman. Boulder: Lynne Reinner, 2003:

4 Fernandez-Olmos, M. Religions of the Caribbean: an Introduction to Obeah and Espiritism. NY.: New York Univerrsity Press, Economic Impact Sassen-Koob, S. Exporting Capital and Importing Labor: The Role of Caribbean Migration in New York City. #28 Program in Inter-American Affairs, New York University, Bonnett, A. Structural Adaptation of Black Migrants from the Caribbean: An Examination of an Indigenous Banking System. Phylon 42 (1989): Colan, S. Houskeeping for the Green Card: West Indian Household Workers, the State and Stratified Reproduction in New York. In At Work in Homes: Domestic Workers in World Perspective. Ed. By Peter Sanjek. Washington, DC.: American Anthropological Society, Festivals and Recreation Kasinitz, P. Caribbean Celebrations in New York City. In Caribbean Life in New York City: Social and Cultural Dimensions. Ed. By C. Sutton. NY.: Center for Migration Studies. Thomas, B. Carnival in Brooklyn: the Brooklyn Labor day Parade. Cimarron. 5 July 2001: Political Involvement Holder, C. The Rise of the West Indian Politician in New York, In Political Behavior and Social Interaction of Caribbean-Americans. Ed. By G. Irish. NY.: Medger Evers College, Kasinitz, P. Caribbean New York. Ithaca: Cornell University Press: Leadership Types and Patterns Kasinitz, P. Caribbean New York. Ithaca: Cornell University Press: Danns, G. Caribbean-American Leadership Types and Effectiveness in the Diaspora Transition : Summary and Conclusions: Evaluation.

5 Method of Evaluation: Summaries of the week 20% Class participation 10% Short paper 20% Summaries of the news 20% Final Examination 30% Method of Assessment: 1. Students will write brief essays summarizing key concepts and events and discussing their importance to understanding Caribbean societies and the transformation of Caribbean migrants in the United States. (Outcome 1) 2. Students will write essays discussing the impact of migration to the United States and the impact of Caribbean migrants on United States society and culture. (Outcomes 1, 2) 3. Students will select newspaper articles related to the Caribbean and United States as starting points for discussions of the ways the key themes and ideas of the course point to understanding of the present. (Outcome 3)

6 Bibliography Betancur, J. The Collaborative City: Opportunities And Struggles For Blacks And Latinos In U.S. Cities NY.: Garland, Cruse, Harold. The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual. NY.: Grove, 1974 Dash, Michael. Culture and Customs of Haiti. Westport: Greenwood, Dominquez, Virginia. From Neighbor to Stranger. New Haven: Yale University Press, Dunn, Marion. Alliances and Conflicts between Blacks And Immigrants In Miami. Journal of Black Studies 4 Fall, Fernandez Olmos, M. et al. Creole Religions of the Caribbean: an Introduction to Obeah and Espiritism. NY.: New York University Press, Foner, Nancy. New Immigrants in New York. NY.: Columbia University Press, Glazer, Nathan. Ethnicity: Theory and Experience. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, Hillman, Richard. Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean. Boulder, Co.: Lynne Reinner, Holder, Calvin, The Rise of the Caribbean Politician , Transition, 4 (1998). James, C.L.R. The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. NY.: Vintage, Kasinitz, Philip. Caribbean New York. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Knight, Franklin. The Caribbean: the Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism. NY.: Oxford University Press, Laguerre, Michel. American Odyssey: Haitians in New York City. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, LaPorte, Bryce, Black Immigrants: the Experience of Invisibility and Inequality, Journal of Black of Studies. 4 December West Indian Immigrants: Their Presence, Experience and Contributions, Urban Studies 3 January 2001.

7 Lie, John, From International Migration to Transnational Diaspora, Contemporary Sociology. 24 July, Marshall, Paule. Brown Girl, Brownstones. Old Westbury: Feminist Press, Millman, Joel. The Other Americans: How Immigrants Renew Our Country, Our Economy and Our Values. NY.: Viking Press, Osofsky, Gilbert. Harlem: the Making of a Ghetto. NY.: Harper and Row, Paquin, Lyonel. The Haitians. NY.: Multi-type Press, Parris, E. The Contributions of the Caribbean Immigrant to the U.S. Society, Journal of Caribbean Studies Pastor, R. Migration and Development in the Caribbean. Boulder, Co.: Westview, Patterson, Orlando, The Culture of Caution: The Roots of [Colin] Powell s decision [not to run for the Presidency of the U.S]. The New Republic, November Toward A Future That Has No Past: Reflections on the Fate Of Blacks In The Americas, Public Interest Portes, A. et al. The Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and its Variant, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Priestly, George, Diggers: the Men Who Dug the Panama Canal, Cimarron 2 Fall Reid, Ira. Black Immigrants. NY.: Arno Press, Safa, Helen, Caribbean Migration, Cultural Identity and the Process of Assimilation, Ethnic Studies, 12 Fall Schiller, N. et al. Transnationalism: a New Framework for Understanding Migration, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Sutton, Constance. Caribbean Life in New York City: Social and Cultural Dimensions. NY.: Center for Migration Studies Thomas, B. Carnival in Brooklyn: Political Uses of an Event, Cimarron, 1 Fall, Trouillot, Michel-Rolph. Haiti: State against Nation. NY.: Monthly Review Press, Vickerman, M. The Responses of West Indians to African Americans: Distancing and Identification, Research in Race and Ethnic Relations

8 Waters, Mary. Black Identities: West Indian Immigrants. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002.