Maximo Martinez is Professor of Government at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas. His research focuses on Latin American politics and Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the United States. He is the author of "Other Hispanics": An Analysis of New York City Honduran Political Participation (2009).
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Preface vii Introduction 1 1. Origins, Surviving, Ensuring Subsistence, and Culture 27 2. Livelihood on the Caribbean Coast 41 3. Early U.S. Garifuna Communities 51 4. Identity and Cultural Growth: Garifunadao 74 5. Music, Dance, and Sports from the 1990s to the Present 101 6. Social Issues in New York City from the 1990s to the Present 118 7. Central America and St. Vincent from the 1990s to the Present 155 Conclusion 179 Appendix A: U.S. Garifuna Merchant Marine Seamen Crew Ship List, 1920s-50s 193 Appendix B: Honduran Garifuna Organizations Participating at the Garifuna Nation Pocono Retreat, 2005 211 Appendix C: U.S. Immigration Data from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, 1930-2017 213 Appendix D: Bronx Community Board Appointees, 2019-20 215 Appendix E: Founding Members of the Garifuna Coalition USA 217 Acknowledgments 219 Notes 221 References 237 Index 259
This is an excellent account of the history of Garifuna migration to New York City and especially their political and civic engagement in the city as they navigate their complex relationships with other Latinx and Black immigrant groups, African-Americans, and US structures of discrimination and opportunity. It is very thoroughly researched based on an extensive review of the literature, interviews with key Garifuna community leaders, participant observation in both NYC and Central America, and archival sources collected from Garifuna immigrants. It is a very useful compendium of information for anyone interested in knowing the key events, people, and organizations within the Garifuna diaspora.---Sarah England, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Soka University of America