Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882–1923

Opie, Frederick Douglass

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“…To this end, we highlight the contemporary political dynamics associated with three distinct ethno‐racial communities in Panama so as to draw into question the ostensible singularity of cultural panameñismo , arguing that both its constituent melting‐pot metaphor and the generalisation implicit to Panamanian ethnicity belie the complexity of ethno‐racial identity and vitality of cultural diversity in Panama today. As others have highlighted in Guatemala (Opie, ), El Salvador (Suter, ), Honduras (Chambers, ), Nicaragua (Hooker, ), Costa Rica (Harpelle, ) and elsewhere in the region (Bruckmayr, ), the deployment of ethno‐racial meta‐narratives and policies has been mobilised towards objectives ranging from subjugation, enslavement, and – more recently – economic and political empowerment and transnational alliance‐building, as discussed in the penultimate section of this article. In framing our argument about the ethno‐racial discourses embedded within panameñismo , we seek to demonstrate the merits of a transnational framework in understanding how race and ethnicity have morphed over time.…”

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The Heterogeneous Isthmus: Transnationalism and Cultural Differentiation in Panama

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Dwyer

2014

Bull Latin American Res

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This article addresses understandings of race and ethnicity within Latin American research by examining and arguing for an increasingly transnational interpretation of identity through an analytical engagement with the changing politics of difference in Panama. Applying historiographical and ethnographic approaches, we interrogate ethno‐racial differentiation from a transnational perspective, concluding that dominant national discourses on identity in Panama have shifted in response to transnational alliances and pressures, and that a monolithic nationalism driven by the narrative of panameñismo (a national political discourse in Panama predicated upon the concept of a monolithic and singular Panamanian culture) has given way to an ethno‐racial climate in which the politics of identity and representation are approached more pluralistically and arguably more equitably.

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The Heterogeneous Isthmus: Transnationalism and Cultural Differentiation in Panama

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Dwyer

2014

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“…See Chomsky (); for a broad overview, see also Harpelle () on Costa Rica, Chambers () on Honduras, O'Reggio () on Panama, Opie () on Guatemala, and Putnam (, ).…”

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The “Black Foreigner” in the Quintana Roo Territory (Mexico): Between Otherness and Sameness

Cunin

2017

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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Resumen El Territorio de Quintana Roo, en el sur‐este de México, en la frontera con Belice, nace en 1902. En esta región periférica, la población constituye una herramienta estratégica de afirmación de la soberanía y de la identidad nacionales. Esta investigación propone una sociología histórica que estudia a la vez la racialización de las políticas migratorias, las medidas de integración y de desarrollo de la región y las negociaciones entre administraciones del centro (México) y de la capital del Territorio (Payo Obispo, Chetumal). Se interesa en la emergencia de una nueva entidad político‐administrativa al margen de la nación y reubica México en el marco de las migraciones post‐esclavistas. Se trata así de introducir una alteridad no indígena en las reflexiones sobre nación, mestizaje y raza, a partir de la figura del “extranjero negro.” [extranjero, mestizaje, nación, negro, Belice, México]

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“…As a result, Garvey"s plan to attract members to his United Negro Improvement Association appealed more to West Indian Blacks working in Central America (Opie 2009:91) than to the Garífuna.…”

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Garifuna : the birth and rise of an identity through contact langugage and contact culture

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My most sincere thanks to the organizations that realized the importance of this study and whose funds supported me so that I could complete this dissertation project. Obtaining the Fulbright scholarship enabled me to live in Guatemala and include the voices of the modern Garífuna. The University of Missouri Chancellor"s Dissertation Completion Fellowship allowed me to take a year off from teaching to concentrate solely on producing the best work possible. First, foremost and above all else, I thank my family who was there for me in every stage and in every word of this dissertation. Dad and Mom (Donald Floyd and Norma Joy Forbes) always had much more faith in my abilities than I did and constantly reminded me to keep strong and keep writing through the most difficult moments. My brother Marc, who would send me flowers and teddy bears along the journey to keep up my spirits will always be one of the most special people in the world to me. To my sister Monique ("You there?") was there for me wherever I was in the world to listen, give advice, encouragement, and even a sentence when I was stuck for words! And my brother Michael ("we got a cool Black guy"), the first PhD in the familythanks little brother for setting the first example! My favorite Aunt, Beryl Elaine Lodge-Harriott and my Uncle Bozie (Neville Lloyd Lodge) were there for me anytime I just felt like talking on the phone about nothing at all. I also extend many thanks to family in Jamaica, Canada, and England for always wishing me the best. I could not have asked for a more superior support system than my family. At the University of Missouri, I thank Flore Zéphir who is not only the best academic mentor on the planet, but who was my "big sister" when I needed her. Flore was the giant on whose shoulders I stood to complete this work and although she had a large role to play in the editing and clarification of its structure, any misinterpretations or mistakes are purely mine alone. A great thanks is owed to the faculty who agreed to be on my dissertation committee:

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Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882–1923

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The Heterogeneous Isthmus: Transnationalism and Cultural Differentiation in Panama

The Heterogeneous Isthmus: Transnationalism and Cultural Differentiation in Panama

The “Black Foreigner” in the Quintana Roo Territory (Mexico): Between Otherness and Sameness

Garifuna : the birth and rise of an identity through contact langugage and contact culture

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