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"The West Indian Americans captures the experiences of this diverse group of immigrants who have arrived in the United States since 1965. These English-speaking Caribbean immigrants have an increasing presence in this country, particularly in New York City. The differences between the various peoples of African, East Indian, or mixed ancestry, usually unacknowledged, are described here. Henke clearly relates who the groups are - from the Jamaicans...

A collection of fiction and journalism by Caribbean and African-American Harlem Renaissance writer Eric Walrond, including selections from his 1926 story collection "Tropic Death" and a biographical and critical introduction

Food in the Caribbean reflects both the best and worst of the Caribbean's history. On the positive side, Caribbean culture has been compared with a popular stew there called callaloo. The stew analogy comes from the many different ethic groups peacefully maintaining their traditions and customs while blending together, creating a distinct new flavor. On the negative side, many foods and cooking techniques derive from a history of violent European...

Frontiers of Caribbean Literature in English offers an historical and critical examination of anglophone Caribbean literature. The volume, which consists chiefly of in-depth interviews with writers such as Samuel Selvon, George Lamming, Caryl Phillips and Jamaica Kincaid, will interest both the general reader and the specialist. Two distinct generations of writers are dealt with - one whose experience was formed mainly in the Caribbean, and a younger...

In Dance Between Two Cultures, William Luis analyzes the most salient and representative narrative and poetic works of the newest literary movement to emerge in Spanish American and U.S. literatures. The book is divided into three sections, focused on representative Puerto Rican American, Cuban American, and Dominican American authors. Luis traces the writers' origins and influences from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing especially on...

Series Editor: Thomas Archdeacon, University of Wisconsin-Madison.