Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First-Century Critical Perspectives

The book "Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First Century Critical Perspectives" focuses on Cabo Verdean stories and explores community building, challenges, solidarity, loss of innocence, and authenticity in the twenty-first century. It challenges existing scholarship on Cabo Verdeans in the US to document their experiences and contributions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 196 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books

Cabo Verdeans in the United States have undergone significant changes in their ethnic and racial perceptions, opportunities for socio-economic mobility, and migratory patterns over the past thirty years. Existing scholarship on their historical and contemporary experiences has primarily focused on racial and ethnic identities, neglecting the space for Cabo Verdeans to share their stories. To address this gap, Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves has edited a collection titled "Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First Century Critical Perspectives." The book centers Cabo Verdean stories as told by Cabo Verdeans, exploring community building and challenges in the twenty-first century. The contributors examine questions of solidarity, loss of innocence, and what it means to live authentically and exist intentionally in safe spaces. They offer critical reflections on traditional cultural gender norms and discuss the intersections of cultural stigmas, mental and physical health, and access to care. Through interviews and personal experiences, the contributors challenge existing Cabo Verdean scholars to see the value in documenting their experiences and contributions in the United States.

Weight: 481g
Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666942989