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T1 Second-generation U.S. Dominicans and the question of a transational orientation
A1 Hernández, Ramona
A1 Sezgin, Utku
K1 Critical article
K1 Ensayo
K1 Transnationalism
K1 Dominicans
K1 Second-generation
K1 Assimilation
K1 Dominican-Americans
K1 Transnacionalismo
K1 Dominicanos
K1 Segunda generación
K1 Asimilación
K1 Dominicano-americano
K1 Humanidades
K1 Historia de América
K1 America-History
K1 Arte
K1 Art
K1 Literatura
K1 Literature
AB Like their parents, second-generation Dominicans in the United States aregenerally described in the academic literature as transnational, a description thatperpetuates the notion that Dominicans, as a whole, hold onto a transnational identity.This monograph focuses on the presumed transnational identity of Dominicans bornin the United States. The analysis relies on empirical data extracted from 23 in-depth,semi-structured interviews with college-educated second-generation Dominicans, aswell as findings from a probabilistic survey of 600 adult Dominicans living in householdsin New York City who answered questions related to everyday life issues. Three basicquestions inform the analysis: (1) What characteristics do second-generationDominicans exhibit that persuade scholars to describe them as “transnational” despitebeing born and raised in the United States? (2) Do second-generation Dominicansexhibit similar or different transnational practices as their parents? And (3) What is thelikelihood that second-generation Dominicans will transmit a transnational identity totheir children? The authors argue that transnational practices by U.S.-born Dominicansare highly selective and very distinct from transnational practices traditionally associated with immigrants. They further argue that second-generation Dominicans of highersocioeconomic status—as measured through levels of education, type of job, andincome—are likely to identify less with transnational practices and more withmainstream U.S. social practices as compared to second-generation Dominicans of lowersocioeconomic status. In addition, upwardly mobile second-generation Dominicans livein a diverse world, relating and interacting with non-Dominicans. Thus, even if theyoperate as ethnic-Dominicans, they are expected to be able to function in an ethnicallydiversecontext. A changing society where diversity and hyphenated ethnic identitiesprevail raises the question of what are the prospects for the continuation of thetransnational Dominican cultural identity in the United States.
PB Instituto B. Flanklin de Estudios Norteamericanos. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
YR 2010
FD 2010
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/8348
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/8348
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 20-abr-2024