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<p>the Story Of West Indian Immigrants To The United States Is Considered A Great Success. Many Of These Adoptive Citizens Have Prospered, Including General Colin Powell. But Mary Waters Tells A Very Different Story About Immigrants From The West Indies, Especially Their Children. <p>she Finds That When The Immigrants First Arrive, Their Knowledge Of English, Their Skills And Contacts, Their Self-respect, And Their Optimistic Assessment Of American Race Relations Facilitate Their Integration Into The American Economic Structure. Over Time, However, The Realities Of American Race Relations Begin To Swamp Their Positive Cultural Values. Persistent, Blatant Racial Discrimination Soon Undermines The Openness To Whites The Immigrants Have When They First Arrive. Discrimination In Housing Channels Them Into Neighborhoods With Inadequate City Services And High Crime Rates. Inferior Public Schools Undermine Their Hopes For Their Children's Future. Low Wages And Poor Working Conditions Are No Longer Attractive For Their Children, Who Use American And Not Caribbean Standards To Measure Success.<p>ultimately, The Values That Gained These First-generation Immigrants Initial Success&#151;a Will

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Author

Mary C. Waters

Publisher

New York: Russell Sage Foundation ; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674044944

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Sociology, History

Rating

3.83 / 5 (81 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14