Full Description
In the last thirty years, there has been a shift in the Cabo Verdean community in the ways it perceives itself ethnically and racially, in the creation of opportunities for socio-economic mobility, and in the pursuit of new migratory patterns within the United States to take advantage of these opportunities. Existing scholarship on the historical and contemporary experiences of Cabo Verdeans in the US has been hyper-focused on racial and ethnic identities, neglecting the space for Cabo Verdeans to share their stories, which makes this collection unique. Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Twenty-First Century Critical Perspectives edited by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves centers Cabo Verdean stories as told by Cabo Verdeans to explore 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 they discuss the intersections of cultural stigmas, mental and physical health, and access to care. Using 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.
Contents
Foreword: In America
Charles "Chachi" Carvalho
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cabo Verdeans in the United States: Then and Now
Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Part I: Comunidad and Solidariedad
Chapter 1: Growing Up as Cape Verdeans in America: Loss of Innocence
Joseph Arthur Moniz
Chapter 2: Being the Good Immigrant Won't Save You From Racism: Cabo Verdeans and Challenges to Community Solidarity
Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Part II: Identities and Belonging
Chapter 3: Cabo Queer: LGBTQIA+ Cabo Verdeans and Radical Joy in the United States
Lauraberth Lima
Chapter 4: Developing Authenticity at the Intersection of Two Cultures
Tomas Varela
Chapter 5: A Caboverdean American's Journey Home
Joli Moniz
Chapter 6: Success Didn't Heal Me - Finding Myself and Community Did
Tamara Tavares
Part III: Food and Language
Chapter 7: A Sociopolitical History of Cabo Verdean Bilingual Education in the United States
Abel Djassi Amado, Ambrizeth Lima, Dawna Marie Thomas, Lourenço Garcia, and Marlyse Baptista
Chapter 8: Djagaçida: The Lost Archives of the Cape Verdean Cuisine
Tameka Alice Amado
Part IV: Women, Morabeza and Resistance
Chapter 9: "The American Dream"- Morabeza: Reflections about Cape Verdean Women in the United States of America
Dilma de Araujo
Chapter 10: Women of Cabo Verde: Explorations of Respectability and Resistance in the United States
Julianne Borges Gordon
Part V: Caring For Ourselves and Nôs Familia
Chapter 11: Neurodiveregency + Misdiagnosis in the Cabo Verdean [American] Community
Destaney Andrade
Chapter 12: Cape Verdeans and Mental Health
Mariza Monteiro Goncalves Lopes and Tirza Goncalves Tavares
About the Editor and Contributors
