Description
Book SynopsisThis volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. Krohn-Hansen demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political associations to promote and defend their interests.
Trade Review"
Making New York Dominican is truly groundbreaking work on an important Latin American immigrant group. In Christian Krohn-Hansen's vivid, theoretically sophisticated ethnography, business is the central focus: how it works, how Dominican business owners break in and succeed, how they form political and cultural associations that sustain them and further their success, and how the impress of these businesses has made its mark on New York neighborhoods and political economy over three decades." * Roger Sanjek, author of
The Future of Us All: Race and Neighborhood Politics in New York City. *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
PART I
1. From Quisqueya to New York City
2. Origin Stories
PART II
3. From Bodegas to Supermarkets
4. From Livery Cabs to Black Cars
PART III
5. Dominicans and Hispanics
6. Up Against the Big Money
7. In Search of Dignity
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
Acknowledgments
