Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1983

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Mohl, Raymond A.

Abstract

Haitians have been leaving their country in significant numbers for many years. These emigrants have not always constituted the same socio-economic classes. The same diversity found in Haiti would often be found in the receiving countries. The area called Little Haiti might be more homogeneous than Haitian enclaves in Montreal or New York, but, here too, there is diversity. The beginnings of this area were vastly different in composition, race, and ethnicity, and the early settlers would most certainly wonder at the changes which have occurred. Although struggling to overcome many obstacles, Little Haiti is on its way to becoming a viable community. The support systems necessary for continuity are all there: schools, shopping, churches, doctors, lawyers, social services, etc. Whether it will maintain its cultural identity or eventually assimilate with the larger black community remains to be seen. In the meanwhile the Haitians are struggling to surmount obstacles of unemployment, illiteracy, regulation of status, prejudice, and poverty.

Extent

134 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14164

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