Language and Identity: Haitians in New York City.

Buchanan, Susan Huelsebusch

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ERIC Number: EJ208919

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Publication Date: 1979

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Language and Identity: Haitians in New York City.

Buchanan, Susan Huelsebusch

International Migration Review, v13 n2 p298-313 Sum 1979

Identity and status conflicts experienced by Haitian immigrants in New York City and expressed in their debates over language usage are examined through an analysis of the struggle over the primary language (Haitian Creole or French) to be used in the Catholic Mass at a Brooklyn Church. (Author/MC)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict, Employment Level, Ethnicity, French, Haitian Creole, Haitians, Identification (Psychology), Immigrants, Language Attitudes, Social Status

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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