Cabo Verdeans in the United States

Twenty-First-Century Critical Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvTerza A. Silva Lima-Neves,Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-05
Mått158 x 237 x 21 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666942989

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Foreword: In AmericaCharles “Chachi” CarvalhoAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Then and NowTerza A. Silva Lima-Neves Part I: Comunidad and SolidariedadChapter 1: Growing Up as Cape Verdeans in America: Loss of InnocenceJoseph Arthur Moniz Chapter 2: Being the Good Immigrant Won’t Save You From Racism: Cabo Verdeans and Challenges to Community SolidarityTerza A. Silva Lima-NevesPart II: Identities and BelongingChapter 3: Cabo Queer: LGBTQIA+ Cabo Verdeans and Radical Joy in the United StatesLauraberth LimaChapter 4: Developing Authenticity at the Intersection of Two CulturesTomas VarelaChapter 5: A Caboverdean American’s Journey HomeJoli MonizChapter 6: Success Didn’t Heal Me - Finding Myself and Community DidTamara Tavares Part III: Food and LanguageChapter 7: A Sociopolitical History of Cabo Verdean Bilingual Education in the United StatesAbel Djassi Amado, Ambrizeth Lima, Dawna Marie Thomas, Lourenço Garcia, and Marlyse BaptistaChapter 8: Djagaçida: The Lost Archives of the Cape Verdean CuisineTameka Alice AmadoPart IV: Women, Morabeza and Resistance Chapter 9: “The American Dream”- Morabeza: Reflections about Cape Verdean Women in the United States of America Dilma de AraujoChapter 10: Women of Cabo Verde: Explorations of Respectability and Resistance in the United StatesJulianne Borges GordonPart V: Caring For Ourselves and Nôs FamiliaChapter 11: Neurodiveregency + Misdiagnosis in the Cabo Verdean [American] CommunityDestaney Andrade Chapter 12: Cape Verdeans and Mental HealthMariza Monteiro Goncalves Lopes and Tirza Goncalves TavaresAbout the Editor and Contributors

Cabo Verdeans in the United States is a powerful testament to the agency of Cabo Verdeans in telling their own stories to illuminate the complexity of the immigrant experience in the United States. Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves artfully centers timely and relevant perspectives on contemporary Cabo Verdeans, highlighting their experiences of physical and virtual community building, transnational identity development and adaptation, and mental health and wellbeing. Like a woven tapestry, this volume provides a nuanced treatment of the history, culture, and present conditions of Cabo Verdeans that will undoubtedly inspire a new generation of scholars in the field.