Tiffany Christian wrote a new post, Alienation and Shadows, on the site The...
Selina Boyce, the protagonist of Brown girl Brownstones, is an interesting character. A second generation Barbadian, who lives in Brooklyn with her immigrant parents, she cannot find a sense of...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Paule Marshall, on the site The Peopling...
As I progress further into Selina’s development, her experience in Brooklyn made me more curious about the author Paule Marshall. I had never heard of Marshall before this class. She is second...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Transmigrants, on the site The Peopling...
I enjoyed Brown Girl, Brownstones. The development of Selina was really well done. I thought it was very ironic that she was more similar to her mother and the other Bajan woman than she ever wanted...
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Tiffany Christian wrote a new post, Nation-States, on the site The Peopling...
Foner uses one of our classes’ favorite words: transnationalism. She also discussed the idea of a nation-state among the Caribbean countries. Despite global history drilling into our heads that nation...
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Black Like Who, Chapter 7, in Foner’s Islands in the City, was very relevant to my family’s history, as well current events involving the black community. My family is a mix of Caribbean immigrants and...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Daggering , on the site The Peopling of...
Jamaicans, according to Milton Vickerman, have a particularly distinct immigrant experience. They both stand-alone as well as emerge into the African American culture. In my community the two are so...
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Tiffany Christian wrote a new post, Vodou and Davulier , on the site The...
Edwidge Danticat’s two short stories, Create Dangerously and Other Side of the Water, both illustrate the transnational identity of immigrants, particularly Haitians. She talks about finding...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, The Dew Breaker , on the site The...
From reading “Create Dangerously” and “The Other Side of the Water,” our class knows that Edwidge Danticat’s writing is steeped in Haitian culture and storytelling practices. As we start the book, Ka,...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, The Dew Breaker, on the site The Peopling...
The Dew Breaker ended really well. Danticat tied up the transnational lines that link Anne and Ka’s father with Haiti and each other. The immense irony that Anne is caring for the man who killed her...
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Tiffany Christian wrote a new post, Carnival Costumes , on the site The...
When I think of Carnival celebrations, not only in New York but also in the Diaspora, my mind always goes to the glitz and glamour of carnival costumes. These beautifully crafted and skimpy bikinis...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Vybz Kartel, on the site The Peopling of...
Although the exchange between Jamaican music and American rap and hip hop is very easy to see here, the fact that the same happens on the island itself surprised me. Despite artists like Vybz Cartel...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Bleaching in Jamaica , on the site The...
Colorism is a deep-rooted issue in many communities, particularly those who were colonized by European powers. Jamaica, after being colonized by Britain, suffered from very deep issues. After the...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Deportation and Jamiaca, on the site The...
America is a nation of immigrants. Considered to have open arms for those who want to come here for a better life, America receives millions of foreigners every year. Not all of those who come are...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Family Reunions and Transnationalism, on...
Sutton’s piece on family reunions was both interesting and incredibly relatable. My paternal grandmother’s side of the family had once of these “homeland” family reunions back in 2006. It was...
View ArticleTiffany Christian wrote a new post, Identity and Gender in the Caribbean, on...
In this class, we often talked about the transnational ties that the Caribbean known for. With the citizens of the Caribbean being known for having relations with many other nations, our group was...
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