Concept information
Preferred term
West Indian Americans
Definition
- West Indian Americans are immigrants from the former British West Indies, Belize, and Guyana and their U.S.-born offspring. Although there has always been a steady stream of immigration from these home countries to the United States, the bulk of the immigration occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; West Indian Americans]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/West_Indian_Americans
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