A Visa for a Dream Dominicans in the United States (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

by Pessar, Patricia; Foner, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780205166756
• ISBN10: 020516675X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-15
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text is part of The New Immigrants Series edited by Nancy Foner. This groundbreaking new series fills the gap in knowledge relating to today's immigrants, how these groups are attempting to redefine their cultures while here, and their contribution to a new and changing America.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Series	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Research Methods	xiv
Dominican Exodus: The Emigration Process	1	(18)
Organizing Emigration	6	(5)
The ``Cadena''	11	(3)
``Si te va bien, escribe'': ``If Things Go Well There, Write''	14	(5)
Settling in New York	19	(14)
New York: The Capital of Dominicans Abroad	21	(1)
Settlement Patterns	22	(2)
Washington Heights	24	(5)
Ethnic Succession in Washington Heights	29	(2)
Conclusion	31	(2)
Buscando Mejor Vida: In Search of a Better Life	33	(14)
Dominicans in the New York City Economy	34	(5)
Declining Opportunities	39	(2)
A Profile of Dominicans in New York	41	(3)
Conclusion	44	(3)
Dominican Immigrant Families: Continuity and Change	47	(22)
Dominican Families Back Home	48	(1)
Dominican Immigrant Families	49	(7)
Disbanded Unions	56	(6)
Dominican Youth: Challenges to Generational Hierarchy	62	(6)
Conclusion	68	(1)
Forging Lives ``Aqui'' [Here] and ``Alla'' [There]	69	(24)
New York As a Waiting Room	71	(2)
From Immigrants to Ethnics	73	(1)
Transnational Lives: Maintaining a Presence in Both New York and the Dominican Republic	74	(5)
``Yours Is a Country for Women; Ours Is a Country for Men''	79	(4)
A Fragile Return	83	(3)
Challenges That Lie Ahead	86	(7)
References	93