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West Indian Immigrant Adaptation: The Role Of Cross-Pressures, Milton Vickerman
West Indian Immigrant Adaptation: The Role Of Cross-Pressures, Milton Vickerman
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The purpose of this essay is to discuss ideas of race and achievement as they emanate from West Indian immigrants. I argue that these immigrants, part of the post-1965 upsurge in non-white immigrants, are helping to cement the significance of race in American life but making the racial picture more complex at the same time. This is occurring because their numbers are growing, their economic performance questions the traditional link that has been made between race and achievement, and their experiences in this country validate the complaints emanating from African-Americans about racial discrimination. In short, West Indians embody the contradictions …