Garifuna Americans
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Total population | |
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c. 200,000 (2011)[1] | |
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American English, Garifuna, Spanish language | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic Minority Protestantism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Garifuna Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Honduran, Afro-Guatemalans, Afro-Nicaraguans, Caribbean American, West Indian |
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Garifuna Americans or Black Carib Americans are Americans who are descendants of free African people and Indigenous people of the Americas that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Garifuna Americans whose ancestors were exiled from the Island trace their roots to the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and Nicaragua, while those whose ancestors remained in the island trace their roots to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The term refers to someone with full or partial Garifuna heritage who was born in the United States.[2] They trace their ancestry to the Garifuna, who were descendents of Arawak, Kalinago (Island Carib), and Afro-Caribbean people living in Saint Vincent.[3]
Cultural events
As of 2012[update], Abrazo Garifuna in New York, an event celebrating the contributions of Garifuna Americans to New York City is in its second year.[4] Abrazo Garifuna in New York continues to be held annually as of 2014.[5]
Notable people
- Teofilo Colon Jr. – Photographer
- Evil E – musical artist
- O.T Genasis – rapper
- Brian Flores – Football Coach
- Kosine – Music Producer
- Abe Laboriel Jr – Drummer
- Milton Palacio – NBA Player
- Demi Singleton – Actress
- Vic Barrett – Activist
- Kache Palacio – Footballer
See also
References
- ^ Agudelo, Carlos (2011). "Los garifunas, identidades y reivindicaciones de un pueblo afrodescendiente de América Central". Afrodescendencia: Aproximaciones contemporáneas desde América Latina y el Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 59–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Turin, Mark (16 December 2012). "New York, a graveyard for languages". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ Crawford, MH; Gonzalez, NL; Schanfield, MS; Dykes, DD; Skradski, K; Polesky, HF (February 1981). "The Black Caribs (Garifuna) of Livingston, Guatemala: Genetic Markers and Admixture Estimates". Human Biology. 53 (1): 87–103. JSTOR 414645961. PMID 7239494.
- ^ "Senator Ruben Diaz to celebrate the 2nd "Abrazo Garifuna in New York"". New York State Senate. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Senator Ruben Diaz to celebrate the 3rd "Abrazo Garifuna in New York"". New York State Senate. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
Further reading
- Chaney, James. "Malleable Identities: Placing The Garínagu In New Orleans." Journal of Latin American Geography 11.2 (2012): 121–144. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 June 2015.
- England, Sarah. "Transnational Movements, Racialized Space", Afro Central Americans in New York City: Garifuna Tales of Transnational Movements in Racialized Space. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006: 29
- Matthei, Linda M., and David A. Smith. "Flexible Ethnic Identity, Adaptation, Survival, Resistance: The Garifuna In The World-System." Social Identities 14.2 (2008): 215–232. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 June 2015.
- Swain, Liz. "Garifuna Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 686–697. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 June 2015.