Ethnic definitions and identity based on the colonial school of thought remain the main component for identification in post-independent Belize, notwithstanding the prevalence of interethnic marriages resulting in offsprings, partly due to increased geographical mobility.
This study singled out two elements in ethnic re-definition, the Garifuna and Creole, in Belize City. As two black peoples their offsprings share the same basic phenotypes. As a result, physical differences are not distinctly visible relative to other groups, to objectively define ethnic identity. This paper examines the self-identity and ethnic affiliations of these offsprings, which do not fit into the existing antiquated ethnic definitions.
This study utilized the qualitative research method to allow for extensive face-to-face assessment using open-ended inquiry. It also applied the social constructivist/interpretivist theory in narrative analysis to elicit from respondents the stories of their lives as they perceived them. Identifying as both Garifuna and Creole, I applied the Feminist Standpoint theory and the theory of Indigenous Anthropology. Both theories support the need to research your own, as the “situated knower” or the insider. This emic perspective as embraced by the study, may be a novel undertaking in the literature on ethnicity in Belize.
C A S E S T U D YBlack Identity in Bimcial BlackWhitePe.docxclairbycraft
C A S E S T U D Y
Black Identity in Bimcial Black/White
People: A Comparison of Jacqueline Who
Refuses to Be Exclusively Black and
Adolphus Who Wishes He Were
ANGELA R. GILLEM
LAURA RENEE COHN
CAMBRIA THRONE
Arcadia University
Two biracial college freshmen, both of whom identify as Black, were chosen from a
larger sample of participants in a qualitative study of biracial identity development to
exemplify the differences in the paths that 2 biracial individuals could take to achieve
racial identity resolution. Through the case study method, the authors describe the
course and progression of racial identity development (RID) in these 2 individuals and
discuss some key themes in their lives that have contributed to the development of their
RID. The purposes are fourfold: to describe nonclinical subjective experiences of being
biracial in the United States, to explore the differences in the paths that 2 biracial indi-
viduals can take to achieve what looks superficially like similar Black racial identity
resolution, to demonstrate how identifying as Black can have different meanings and
consequences for 2 biracial people, and to contribute to the differentiation of Black RID
from biracial Black/White RID. The authors raise questions about the generalizability
of monoracial Black and ethnic identity theories to biracial individuals.
* biracial identity * biracial Black/White * interracial • racial identity • ethnic identity
• Angela R. Gillem, Laura Renee Cohn, and Cambria Throne, Department of Psychology, Arcadia
University.
This research was supported by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, the El-
lington Beavers Fund for Intellectual Inquiry, and the Arcadia University Faculty Development
Fund.
Erica Freeman and Michael Mauney, Angela R. Gillem's cousin, who died in a car accident
before he had a chance to see this research computed, shared their insights as biracial people to
help develop the interview schedule. Melissa Bailey and Nancy Grossman Feldman coauthored the
interview schedule. Jeff Shultz and Maria Root contributed their time and wisdom to reviewing the
manuscript.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Angela R, Gillem, Arcadia Uni-
versity, 450 South Easton Road, Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038-3295. Electronic mail may be
sent to [email protected]
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Copyright 2001 by the Educational Publishing Foundation
Vol. 7, No. 2, 182-196 1099-9809/01/$5.00 DOI: 10.1037//1099-9809.7.2.182
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We Dont Sleep around like White Girls Do Family, Cult.docxgertrudebellgrove
"We Don't Sleep around like White Girls Do": Family, Culture, and Gender in Filipina
American Lives
Author(s): Yen Le Espiritu
Source: Signs, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Winter, 2001), pp. 415-440
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
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Yen Le E s p i r i t u
"We Don't Sleep Around Like White Girls Do": Family,
Culture, and Gender in Filipina American Lives
I want my daughters to be Filipino especially on sex. I always emphasize to
them that they should not participate in sex if they are not married. We are
also Catholic. We are raised so that we don't engage in going out with men
while we are not married. And I don't like it to happen to my daughters as
if they have no values. I don't like them to grow up that way, like the
American girls.
- Filipina immigrant mother
I found that a lot of the Asian American friends of mine, we don't date like
white girls date. We don't sleep around like white girls do. Everyone is
really mellow at dating because your parents were constraining and
restrictive.
- Second-generation Filipina daughter
F ocusing on the relationship between Filipino immigrant parents and
their daughters, this article argues that gender is a key to immigrant
identity and a vehicle for racialized immigrants to assert cultural superi-
ority over the dominant group. In immigrant communities, culture takes
on a special significance: not only does it form a lifeline to the home coun-
try and a basis for group identity in a new country, it is also a base from
which immigrants stake their political and sociocultural claims on their
new country (Eastmond 1993, 40). For Filipino immigrants, who come
from a homeland that was once a U.S. colony, cultural reconstruction has
been especially critical in the assertion of their presence in the United
States- a way to counter the cultural Americanization of the Philippines,
to resist the assimilative and alienating demands of U.S. society, and to
reaffirm to themselves their self-worth in the face of colonial, racial, class,
and gendered subordination. Before World War II, Filipinos were barred
from becoming U.S. citizens, owning property, and marrying whites. They
I gratefully ack ...
Response one pold-01How Diversity Affects Knowledge and Politica.docxronak56
Response one pold-01
How Diversity Affects Knowledge and Political Life in America
This week’s readings have resulted in a definition of diversity that is just as diverse as the term itself. Prior to reading, I understood diversity to mean cultural differences among groups of people within a community. However, diversity is much larger in scope, and, in fact, can differ based on each person’s individual worldview (Castania 1996, 1). According to the combination of this week’s readings, a “working definition” of diversity would be those differences that set us apart—whether racial, gender, religion, age, socioeconomic status, upbringing (how, where, in what context), how we learn and our ability to do so, sexual preferences, physical differences, and more. There is an added nuance to this term, however, deriving from the significance we place on these differences (Castania 1996, 2): after all, diversity may not even be acknowledged in social settings in which members do not perceive that there are differences (although, admittedly, the diversity does still exist).
Diversity greatly effects our knowledge—both in fact and in perceived understanding. The emergence of dominant culture groups in America has led to a skewed history—one in which minorities (or “subordinate groups” (Healey 2010, 9)) have largely been ignored. This oversight has caused history to be taught in the viewpoint of high levels of social dominance orientation (Nauert 2012), which serves to perpetuate inequalities in society—in turn perpetuating discrimination and prejudice. Additionally, how individuals process information is greatly affected by their life experiences, which includes all of those elements in the definition of diversity. For this reason, teacher familiarity with student diversity is crucial in facilitating learning. Schools are failing at reaching minority students, and an achievement gap continues to exist in public schools, despite movements toward equality in the past 70+ years. Nearly a third of students in schools with high numbers of minorities, and/or high numbers of impoverished students will not graduate because they fail to make it past their first year of high school (Saravia-Shore 2008, 41). As our nation continues to diversify, these numbers may worsen if public schools do not intervene by placing a greater priority on closing the achievement gap. As Kathy Castania wrote in her report for the Cornell Migrant Program, considering and acknowledging the “historical power imbalance” that continues to pervade our nation will bring about positive change that will lead to greater equity in all aspects of society (1996, 2).
The diverse experiences, values, cultures, and physical traits of American citizens also affects their political beliefs, priorities, and participation. The divergent views on important policy considerations—such as affirmative action, transgender participation in the military, and immigration—are formed by life experiences, which ...
Race Culture and EthnicityLakisha PhillipsAshfor.docxcatheryncouper
Race: Culture and Ethnicity
Lakisha Phillips
Ashford University
ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural
April/28/2014
Race: Culture and Ethnicity
Introduction
Over years, research work has been done on numerous aspects of the race. Some of the research work has shown that there is exists a strong correlation between the cultural aspect as well as the ethnicity when the race of an individual is brought into consideration. From an emic perspective, one can view intricate aspects of race such as culture and ethnicity as a way of life. In short, one views their race as the main contributing factor as to why they behave, think of others, perceive other cultures as well as treat others. From an etic perspective, other people view different races differently depending on the general feelings. When taking an external perspective of racial issues, culture and ethnicity plays a very crucial role.
The topic chosen for study is: Race. This is covered in chapter three of the study text. More specifically Chapter Three analyses race and ethnicity as an offshoot of biology and culture.
Article 1: Betancourt, H., & Lopez, S. R. (1993). The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology. American Psychologist, 48(6), 629.
Thesis statement: “This study assessed the relationship between culture, ethnicity and various issues surrounding race as carried out by the American Psychology Association.” (Betancourt &Lopez, 1993).
Analysis of the article
Article 1 summarizes the key facts from the research done by the American Psychology Association about the interconnection between culture, ethnicity and an array of other factors driven by race. In the groups of individuals studied, there are a number of the explanatory variables and factors which point at congruence of the effects compelled by culture, ethnicity and as well as racial factors. The psychological effect is furthered by an apparent confusion in conceptual differentiation of culture and ethnicity. As defined, culture focuses on way of life as a result of habits and behaviors picked from the environment around us. Alternatively, this could be as a result of the way we do things and this ends up making us different from other people in terms of how we think, conduct ourselves, learn, worship and interact with others. Ethnicity matters stem from our roots. The roots, in this case, could mean our originality and family trees. The research work goes to on to cross examine how different social variables play an important part in shaping of different cultural perspectives. This is how the social cultural perspectives are bought into play.
Article 2: Glenn, E. N. (2009). Unequal freedom: How race and gender shaped American citizenship and labor. Harvard University Press.
Thesis statement: “This study assessed the roots of unequal freedom in terms of how gender and race have shaped the citizenship and labor.” (Glenn, 2009)
Analysis of the article
Race and ethnicity have crea ...
Australia is made up of people from various ethnic and racial backgrounds. However, despite the diversity in the racial ethnicity that exist among the people here, there are two major divisions that are used to define or classify these differences that exist. A person may be classified as either Indigenous or non-indigenous. This classification is made on the basis of one’s origin and physical attributes or origin. Despite the division that one belongs to, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages that either of these group faces (Milness, 2001 p.44).Considering that the world has evolved and people in this century have adopted modern civilization, there are silent voices among the two groups that claim that the two groups have concerning their identity. These concerns are based on the claims that the non-indigenous people define and identify the indigenous people basing on racial grounds.
The pre-1988 Constitutional Amendment of Section 90 (1) (a) was specific in deciding on the size of each electoral division, as follows:
"An electoral division shall consist of NOT LESS THAN 2,000 and NOT MORE THAN 3,000 registered electors".
However, this was changed by the first amendment to the Belize Constitution in 1988. Section 90 (1) (a) now states that, "Each electoral division shall have AS NEARLY AS MAY BE, an equal number of persons eligible to vote".
ELECTORAL BOUNDARY REDISTRICTING BELIZE--A Historical Overview As At Septembe...Myrtle Palacio
The last boundary redistricting exercise in 2004/2005 was the first endeavour at narrowing the gap in electoral population between divisions. The wide gap was decreased substantially from a ratio of 4.4: 1 to 1.7: 1, nationally. In the Belize District, the gap was narrowed from a ratio of 3.1: 1 to 1.3: 1. This was accomplished by setting guiding principles to keep adjustments to a minimum and setting a tolerance limit.
BELIZE Boundary redistricting has been conducted from very early on in our post adult suffrage electoral history. The increase in the number of electoral divisions overtime resulted in adjustments to the boundaries of constituencies. In 1954 the number of electoral divisions increased from six to nine. While the number of constituencies has been conducted multiple times in Belize, it was not until 2004/2005 that any attempt was made to decrease substantial differences in the population sizes between constituencies.
In his own way, Cornelius Patrick Cacho is a philanthropist. On May 12th 2022 at the young age of 95, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the Florida Gulf Coast University. Along with his wife of 57 years, the late Laura Noguera Cacho, they have contributed time and money to educational institutions in their home community in Florida. Since establishing the scholarship fund at the Florida Gulf Coast University, some 44 students have been assisted and 23 have graduated.
There are two indigenous peoples in Belize namely the Garifuna and the Maya, However, only the Maya are widely promoted as such. The Garifuna people are biologically and culturally indigenous to the Circum-Caribbean sub-region, where Belize is located. Their biological and cultural origins come from the Arawak and Carib peoples, and an intermixture with Africans which took place in the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
Legalizing Political financing and Political Parties--Whereforth Belize?
In Belize, Political parties are necessary organizations to source leaders for the ballot paper. However, to date, there are no laws to govern political parties that are tasked with such important pursuits as leadership of governance in a country of people. Political parties are not perceived as NGOs or businesses or partnerships, but they exist. Election financing to maintain a political party between elections, to contest elections and successfully bring a political party into power has become extremely exorbitant. However, a political party cannot finance itself through membership subscriptions, so where does the financing come from?
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People: A Comparison of Jacqueline Who
Refuses to Be Exclusively Black and
Adolphus Who Wishes He Were
ANGELA R. GILLEM
LAURA RENEE COHN
CAMBRIA THRONE
Arcadia University
Two biracial college freshmen, both of whom identify as Black, were chosen from a
larger sample of participants in a qualitative study of biracial identity development to
exemplify the differences in the paths that 2 biracial individuals could take to achieve
racial identity resolution. Through the case study method, the authors describe the
course and progression of racial identity development (RID) in these 2 individuals and
discuss some key themes in their lives that have contributed to the development of their
RID. The purposes are fourfold: to describe nonclinical subjective experiences of being
biracial in the United States, to explore the differences in the paths that 2 biracial indi-
viduals can take to achieve what looks superficially like similar Black racial identity
resolution, to demonstrate how identifying as Black can have different meanings and
consequences for 2 biracial people, and to contribute to the differentiation of Black RID
from biracial Black/White RID. The authors raise questions about the generalizability
of monoracial Black and ethnic identity theories to biracial individuals.
* biracial identity * biracial Black/White * interracial • racial identity • ethnic identity
• Angela R. Gillem, Laura Renee Cohn, and Cambria Throne, Department of Psychology, Arcadia
University.
This research was supported by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, the El-
lington Beavers Fund for Intellectual Inquiry, and the Arcadia University Faculty Development
Fund.
Erica Freeman and Michael Mauney, Angela R. Gillem's cousin, who died in a car accident
before he had a chance to see this research computed, shared their insights as biracial people to
help develop the interview schedule. Melissa Bailey and Nancy Grossman Feldman coauthored the
interview schedule. Jeff Shultz and Maria Root contributed their time and wisdom to reviewing the
manuscript.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Angela R, Gillem, Arcadia Uni-
versity, 450 South Easton Road, Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038-3295. Electronic mail may be
sent to [email protected]
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Copyright 2001 by the Educational Publishing Foundation
Vol. 7, No. 2, 182-196 1099-9809/01/$5.00 DOI: 10.1037//1099-9809.7.2.182
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"We Don't Sleep around like White Girls Do": Family, Culture, and Gender in Filipina
American Lives
Author(s): Yen Le Espiritu
Source: Signs, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Winter, 2001), pp. 415-440
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3175448
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Yen Le E s p i r i t u
"We Don't Sleep Around Like White Girls Do": Family,
Culture, and Gender in Filipina American Lives
I want my daughters to be Filipino especially on sex. I always emphasize to
them that they should not participate in sex if they are not married. We are
also Catholic. We are raised so that we don't engage in going out with men
while we are not married. And I don't like it to happen to my daughters as
if they have no values. I don't like them to grow up that way, like the
American girls.
- Filipina immigrant mother
I found that a lot of the Asian American friends of mine, we don't date like
white girls date. We don't sleep around like white girls do. Everyone is
really mellow at dating because your parents were constraining and
restrictive.
- Second-generation Filipina daughter
F ocusing on the relationship between Filipino immigrant parents and
their daughters, this article argues that gender is a key to immigrant
identity and a vehicle for racialized immigrants to assert cultural superi-
ority over the dominant group. In immigrant communities, culture takes
on a special significance: not only does it form a lifeline to the home coun-
try and a basis for group identity in a new country, it is also a base from
which immigrants stake their political and sociocultural claims on their
new country (Eastmond 1993, 40). For Filipino immigrants, who come
from a homeland that was once a U.S. colony, cultural reconstruction has
been especially critical in the assertion of their presence in the United
States- a way to counter the cultural Americanization of the Philippines,
to resist the assimilative and alienating demands of U.S. society, and to
reaffirm to themselves their self-worth in the face of colonial, racial, class,
and gendered subordination. Before World War II, Filipinos were barred
from becoming U.S. citizens, owning property, and marrying whites. They
I gratefully ack ...
Response one pold-01How Diversity Affects Knowledge and Politica.docxronak56
Response one pold-01
How Diversity Affects Knowledge and Political Life in America
This week’s readings have resulted in a definition of diversity that is just as diverse as the term itself. Prior to reading, I understood diversity to mean cultural differences among groups of people within a community. However, diversity is much larger in scope, and, in fact, can differ based on each person’s individual worldview (Castania 1996, 1). According to the combination of this week’s readings, a “working definition” of diversity would be those differences that set us apart—whether racial, gender, religion, age, socioeconomic status, upbringing (how, where, in what context), how we learn and our ability to do so, sexual preferences, physical differences, and more. There is an added nuance to this term, however, deriving from the significance we place on these differences (Castania 1996, 2): after all, diversity may not even be acknowledged in social settings in which members do not perceive that there are differences (although, admittedly, the diversity does still exist).
Diversity greatly effects our knowledge—both in fact and in perceived understanding. The emergence of dominant culture groups in America has led to a skewed history—one in which minorities (or “subordinate groups” (Healey 2010, 9)) have largely been ignored. This oversight has caused history to be taught in the viewpoint of high levels of social dominance orientation (Nauert 2012), which serves to perpetuate inequalities in society—in turn perpetuating discrimination and prejudice. Additionally, how individuals process information is greatly affected by their life experiences, which includes all of those elements in the definition of diversity. For this reason, teacher familiarity with student diversity is crucial in facilitating learning. Schools are failing at reaching minority students, and an achievement gap continues to exist in public schools, despite movements toward equality in the past 70+ years. Nearly a third of students in schools with high numbers of minorities, and/or high numbers of impoverished students will not graduate because they fail to make it past their first year of high school (Saravia-Shore 2008, 41). As our nation continues to diversify, these numbers may worsen if public schools do not intervene by placing a greater priority on closing the achievement gap. As Kathy Castania wrote in her report for the Cornell Migrant Program, considering and acknowledging the “historical power imbalance” that continues to pervade our nation will bring about positive change that will lead to greater equity in all aspects of society (1996, 2).
The diverse experiences, values, cultures, and physical traits of American citizens also affects their political beliefs, priorities, and participation. The divergent views on important policy considerations—such as affirmative action, transgender participation in the military, and immigration—are formed by life experiences, which ...
Race Culture and EthnicityLakisha PhillipsAshfor.docxcatheryncouper
Race: Culture and Ethnicity
Lakisha Phillips
Ashford University
ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural
April/28/2014
Race: Culture and Ethnicity
Introduction
Over years, research work has been done on numerous aspects of the race. Some of the research work has shown that there is exists a strong correlation between the cultural aspect as well as the ethnicity when the race of an individual is brought into consideration. From an emic perspective, one can view intricate aspects of race such as culture and ethnicity as a way of life. In short, one views their race as the main contributing factor as to why they behave, think of others, perceive other cultures as well as treat others. From an etic perspective, other people view different races differently depending on the general feelings. When taking an external perspective of racial issues, culture and ethnicity plays a very crucial role.
The topic chosen for study is: Race. This is covered in chapter three of the study text. More specifically Chapter Three analyses race and ethnicity as an offshoot of biology and culture.
Article 1: Betancourt, H., & Lopez, S. R. (1993). The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology. American Psychologist, 48(6), 629.
Thesis statement: “This study assessed the relationship between culture, ethnicity and various issues surrounding race as carried out by the American Psychology Association.” (Betancourt &Lopez, 1993).
Analysis of the article
Article 1 summarizes the key facts from the research done by the American Psychology Association about the interconnection between culture, ethnicity and an array of other factors driven by race. In the groups of individuals studied, there are a number of the explanatory variables and factors which point at congruence of the effects compelled by culture, ethnicity and as well as racial factors. The psychological effect is furthered by an apparent confusion in conceptual differentiation of culture and ethnicity. As defined, culture focuses on way of life as a result of habits and behaviors picked from the environment around us. Alternatively, this could be as a result of the way we do things and this ends up making us different from other people in terms of how we think, conduct ourselves, learn, worship and interact with others. Ethnicity matters stem from our roots. The roots, in this case, could mean our originality and family trees. The research work goes to on to cross examine how different social variables play an important part in shaping of different cultural perspectives. This is how the social cultural perspectives are bought into play.
Article 2: Glenn, E. N. (2009). Unequal freedom: How race and gender shaped American citizenship and labor. Harvard University Press.
Thesis statement: “This study assessed the roots of unequal freedom in terms of how gender and race have shaped the citizenship and labor.” (Glenn, 2009)
Analysis of the article
Race and ethnicity have crea ...
Australia is made up of people from various ethnic and racial backgrounds. However, despite the diversity in the racial ethnicity that exist among the people here, there are two major divisions that are used to define or classify these differences that exist. A person may be classified as either Indigenous or non-indigenous. This classification is made on the basis of one’s origin and physical attributes or origin. Despite the division that one belongs to, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages that either of these group faces (Milness, 2001 p.44).Considering that the world has evolved and people in this century have adopted modern civilization, there are silent voices among the two groups that claim that the two groups have concerning their identity. These concerns are based on the claims that the non-indigenous people define and identify the indigenous people basing on racial grounds.
The pre-1988 Constitutional Amendment of Section 90 (1) (a) was specific in deciding on the size of each electoral division, as follows:
"An electoral division shall consist of NOT LESS THAN 2,000 and NOT MORE THAN 3,000 registered electors".
However, this was changed by the first amendment to the Belize Constitution in 1988. Section 90 (1) (a) now states that, "Each electoral division shall have AS NEARLY AS MAY BE, an equal number of persons eligible to vote".
ELECTORAL BOUNDARY REDISTRICTING BELIZE--A Historical Overview As At Septembe...Myrtle Palacio
The last boundary redistricting exercise in 2004/2005 was the first endeavour at narrowing the gap in electoral population between divisions. The wide gap was decreased substantially from a ratio of 4.4: 1 to 1.7: 1, nationally. In the Belize District, the gap was narrowed from a ratio of 3.1: 1 to 1.3: 1. This was accomplished by setting guiding principles to keep adjustments to a minimum and setting a tolerance limit.
BELIZE Boundary redistricting has been conducted from very early on in our post adult suffrage electoral history. The increase in the number of electoral divisions overtime resulted in adjustments to the boundaries of constituencies. In 1954 the number of electoral divisions increased from six to nine. While the number of constituencies has been conducted multiple times in Belize, it was not until 2004/2005 that any attempt was made to decrease substantial differences in the population sizes between constituencies.
In his own way, Cornelius Patrick Cacho is a philanthropist. On May 12th 2022 at the young age of 95, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the Florida Gulf Coast University. Along with his wife of 57 years, the late Laura Noguera Cacho, they have contributed time and money to educational institutions in their home community in Florida. Since establishing the scholarship fund at the Florida Gulf Coast University, some 44 students have been assisted and 23 have graduated.
There are two indigenous peoples in Belize namely the Garifuna and the Maya, However, only the Maya are widely promoted as such. The Garifuna people are biologically and culturally indigenous to the Circum-Caribbean sub-region, where Belize is located. Their biological and cultural origins come from the Arawak and Carib peoples, and an intermixture with Africans which took place in the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
Legalizing Political financing and Political Parties--Whereforth Belize?
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Redefining Ethnicity in Post-independent Belize: the case of the Garifuna and Creole
1. Redefining Ethnicity in Post-independent
Belize:
a case of the Garifuna and Creole
Paper Presented at Conference, “Cultural Syncretism in the Caribbean”
University of Belize & East Carolina University
Belmopan, BELIZE
March 4 -11, 2018
Presented by:
I. Myrtle Palacio
BELIZE
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
Feasibility and Limitations 1
About Belize 2
METHODOLOGY 3
Research Design 3
Interviews/Discussions 3
TARGET GROUPS 4
Garifuna People/Garinagu 4
Creoles 5
Some Commonalities 6
RESEARCH FINDINGS 7
Creole/Garifuna Relations in Belize City 7
Ethnic Identity—Who They Say They Are 8
Whose Cultural Characteristics 10
CONCLUSION 12
New Identity Formations—A Shift in Ethnic Identity 12
Further Implications 13
REFERENCES 14
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 9
Table 2 11
3. 1
INTRODUCTION
Feasibility and Limitations
As Belizeans emerge from the initial stages of political independence, one of their most
compelling concerns is that of self-identity. The social organizations that kept groups of peoples
apart before independence, are disappearing in the wake of economic and political developments
in post-independent Belize. With the narrowing of geographic distances, increased exposure to
others, new ethnic identities have formed. Social scientists (Gonzalez, 1959, 1989; Sanford,
1974; Palacio, 1976, 1988; Macklin, 1986) have pondered over ethnicity in Belize through
themes such as interethnic ties, and ethno-history. However, none has looked at Peoples’ self-
definition, and the underlying changes in the composition of ethnic identities. Scholars have
conducted studies on poverty (Lewis, 1994), and other contemporary urban phenomena in post-
independent Belize (Palacio, 1982; Edwards, 1994; Young 1994, Palacio, 2001), but continue to
identify ethnic groups by etic denotations. The Belize Census reports categorize Peoples in the
traditional, colonial, taken-for-granted images of ethnic identity (Palacio, 1995).
The topic re-definition of ethnicity, connotes a change to delineate clearly what constitutes each
ethnic group, as defined by the actors themselves. Therefore, the primary goals for this
investigation is to look at the phenomenon of ethnicity from an emic perspective, to explain the
forces causing interethnic marriages—the political ethos and value climate, to determine whether
there is assimilation, and to examine the self-identity and ethnic affiliations of the offsprings.
This study contributes to the field of urban studies in the areas of social planning and community
development, and to urban anthropology in the area of ethnicity; as well as to theory and rigour
in research methods. It was conducted in Belize City, Belize in 1995 as a prerequisite towards a
Master of Science Degree in Urban Studies, specializing in social policy/planning, at the
University of New Orleans, New Orleans Louisiana.
This study singled out two elements in ethnic re-definition, the Garifuna and Creole, in Belize
City. As two black peoples, their offspring share the same phenotype, and physical differences
are not distinctly visible relative to other groups, to objectively define ethnic identity.
Identifying as both Garifuna and Creole, and being a member of the community studied, I
applied the Feminist Standpoint theory and the theory of Indigenous Anthropology. The former
places importance on personal knowledge; that is lived experience, over the objectifying
tendencies of traditional sociological practice. Conducting research in one’s own community,
referred to as “indigenous anthropology” by Bernard (1994), can be both advantageous and
disadvantageous. The important benefits are not having entry level problems and as an “insider”,
no “social distance”. My lived experiences in the “nuances” of both cultures, offered distinct
perspectives on the society to be able to formulate concepts (Standfield II and Rutledge, 1993).
While objectivity is surmounted by the discipline of training, its biggest test occurs when you
study your own culture, due to the possibility of overlooking characteristics that outsiders may
not. Feminist theorists however, do not speak of objectivity in research, because it “…discredits
and deprives [the researcher] of the authority to speak for those who know society
4. 2
differently….” (James and Busia, 1993: 27). Feminist scholars theorize that when researchers
separate themselves, they do so also from respondents’ subjectively lived experiences (Smith,
1987; Tong 1989). My presence as the investigator facilitated the shaping of knowledge, and my
assessments remain sympathetic to the actors. It is an attitude which has not been frequently
attempted in the literature on ethnicity, most of which retains an etic and impersonal viewpoint.
The emic outlook embraced, may be a novel undertaking in the literature on ethnicity in Belize.
The analysis did not generalize for the population of Belize City nor Belize. Both groups of
respondents are primarily of low socio economic status, however, there are Garifuna and Creole
households in the upper strata of Belize City society.
Race was not a variable in this investigation. In February 1995, race as biological differentiation
was declared “no longer valid” by geneticists at Stanford University (Alvarado, 1995). Race has
been “…considered neither a rational explanation nor a scientific basis for the study of human
differences…” (Shanklin, 1994: vi, 5). The focus was on ethnicity, with culture as the main
ingredient; emphasizing the analysis of cultural traits to benefit responses to cultural change,
cultural accretion, and the interpretation of cultural borrowing (Barth, 1969). For the purpose of
this study, ethnicity involves the “selection of symbols for purposes of self-identification and for
the identification of others from a range of symbols” (Howard, 1990:120). The study embraces
three concepts of ethnicity, namely, ethnic group, ethnic culture, and ethnic identity. Ethnic
group is a collection of persons who perceive themselves as alike, due to common heritage and
historical origin. Ethnic culture includes the beliefs, customs, traditions, traits and patterns of
behavior that makes one group different from the other. Ethnic identity is a sense of belonging
to, and/or affiliation with an ethnic group. The first and second concepts are social and cultural
respectively. The third is symbolic in that it is about, 1. “perceptions of differences” among
ethnic groups, and 2. “feelings of attachment and pride” in one’s ethnic group (Sprott, 1994:
316).
About Belize
Belize, a 9,000 square mile expanse, lies on the northeast coast of Central America, bordering on
the south and west with Guatemala, and on the North with the Mexican State of Quintana Roo.
Belize is a democratic country, which attained political independence from Britain in September
1981. Belize’s economy is dependent on foreign markets through the export of commodities,
such as sugar, citrus, fishery, banana, forestry, and since 1989 on tourism, which ranks among
the top foreign exchange earners. Belize is a multi-ethnic country whose present population of
324,5281
, comprises largely of Mestizo, Creole, Maya, Mennonite and Garifuna. Ethnic
distinctions are to be found in language, dress, religion, food, belief systems and geographic
boundaries.
Belize City is the target site for this investigation as it is home to the Target groups. It is the
commercial concentration and political center of the country. Social stratification has widened
since the attainment of independence, ushering in increased suburbanization. In Belize City, the
1
Belize Census Report 2010; other Census reports—1991 is 192,877; 2000 is 248,916
5. 3
present expansion of suburbia is ubiquitous and demonstrates wide socio-economic differences.
Invariably, residents are identified by residential pattern and location, and dictates where
children attend school.
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The qualitative research method was utilized to allow for extensive face-to-face assessment using
open-ended inquiry. Narrative analysis was applied to further socially construct or interpret
meanings of the respondents’ personal stories. I also conducted environmental scans and
scientific participant observation of the neighbourhoods identified. Field work and focus group
study were two research strategies utilized. A structured questionnaire instrument was not used
as interviews were more in the form of discussions or conversations.
Households of interest were those whose residents in inter-ethnic marriages, Garifuna with
Creole, resulting in children. A preliminary field test was conducted for one week with two
households to develop questions for further investigation. The actual field work took
approximately 6 weeks, and initially three households were identified by community workers or
‘knowers’, based on their availability. Utilizing snowball sampling, each respondent
recommended three additional households for inclusion in the study; and process continued until
data saturation. Most interviews were conducted in the home setting, which provided a relaxed
ambience for open dialogue, and ideal for scientific participant observation.
Respondents from 18 households totaling 78 were selected, consisting of parents and their
offsprings, 14 to 19 years of age. Others included for purposes of triangulation were: 4 leaders
from each of the leading ethnic organization, the National Garifuna Council (NGC) and the
Belize Creole Council (BCC); 2 community leaders from each of the ethnic groups as identified
by the actors; the Buyei2
of Dangriga; government personnel and journalists from the local media
houses. The 18 households were evenly distributed by ethnicity of the mother, 9 Creole and 9
Garifuna. Most of the households were of stable marital union3
, with four women-headed
households managed by Garifuna women. Three households had mothers who were full-time
homemakers; and four households were extended family households, headed equally by Creole
and Garifuna women.
Interviews/Discussions
I encountered no problems in gaining entry and the respondents were beneficent with their time.
Several reasons for the willingness to participate surfaced in the discussions. One was that it
served as a confession of sorts, as persons admitted “guilt” in passing as Creole, or
“embarrassment” in identifying as Garifuna. Therefore, some interviews necessitated a high
2
A Garifuna spiritualist leader who presides particularly over the Dugu ceremony
3
Union recognized by the Actors whether legal, common-law or visiting.
6. 4
degree of confidence between myself as investigator and the respondents. The knowledge of my
dual ethnic background helped greatly to ease discomforts in some instances. Also a young peer
counselor of mixed parentage, Garifuna and Creole, assisted in many of the interviews with the
youths.
Genealogy was the starting point of life stories, commencing with ego, the parent respondent.
Genealogies were plotted on paper, and the respondents participated in drawing relationships,
which they used as a point of reference. Discussions were based on ethnic identity, cultural
practices and the social and cultural environment of childhood neighbourhoods. The next
favourite topic of conversation with adult respondents was their children—how they identify
ethnically, how different they are from them socially and culturally, as well as education
opportunities available. The conversation then moved to ego’s parents, and by this time the
dialogue was flowing with inputs from other resident adults. By being participatory, the
presence of respondents was preserved as “knowers” and “subjects”, rather than objects of the
research (Smith, 1987; Collins, 1990). For purposes of manageability, I divided the offsprings
into three focus groups by day and time of availability.
TARGET GROUPS
Garifuna People/Garinagu
The Garifuna people formally called Black Caribs, were an amalgam4
of some French and
primarily three groups, Carib, Arawakan Indians, and African slaves marooned on the eastern
Caribbean island of St. Vincent. Having lost the Carib War (1795-1796) for control of their
homeland St. Vincent to the British, the Black Caribs were exorcised from their native land. In
1797 some 2,0265
Black Caribs, landed on Roatan in Honduras, and subsequently settled along
the Atlantic and Caribbean Coasts, including Belize (Gonzalez 1988). In Belize they again
encountered the British, and were allowed to settle only in the uninhabited south of the country,
which was still under dispute according to the 1786 Convention of London or Anglo-Spanish
Convention6
(Bolland, 1987). To the British, the Black Caribs made convenient allies against
the Spaniards, and valuable as logwood cutters due to lack of replenishment of slaves at the time.
Their isolation by the British helped in the maintenance of their African and Amerindian
cultures. Culture is alive today in language which is primarily Cariban and Arawakan; foods,
some of which are African in origin like the hudut7
; and others Amerindian, as the ereba8
; a
mixture of both as in Garifuna spiritualism. Legitimized in the mid 1970’s by Garifuna leaders,
Garifuna and not Black Carib is preferred as a way of expressing self-identity.
The population count of 1860 showed approximately 2,300 persons of Black Carib descent, and
approximately 25% had mixed with other groups, particularly Creoles and ‘Indians’ (Cosminsky,
4
Colonial description of Garifuna people, presently used.
5
Represents one half of those banished; others perished on Balliceaux and during the journey.
6
Agreement with Spain gave the British rights to cut logwood; but Spanish incursions continued.
7
Green plantain boiled and pounded in a mortar, then served with a gravy of coconut milk and fish.
8
Bread made from the bitter cassava tuber.
7. 5
1984). Land was not readily available, and men had to leave their communities for long periods
of time as migratory wage labourers; and whatever agriculture and fishing they did were
primarily for subsistence. Economic activities took the men to logwood camps by the British;
then to rural Belize to spread Roman Catholicism by the Roman Catholics; later to Puerto
Barrios in Guatemala during the heights of the banana industry; and as merchant marines or
contract labour to Panama, Great Britain and the United States (Young, 1994; Palacio, 2001).
The 1991 Census Report shows that there were 12,274 Garinagu in Belize, representing 6.6% of
the total population. Where once they resided primarily in the rural areas of the southern
districts (65%), they now predominate in the urban areas including large numbers (23.2%) in
Belize City (Palacio, 1993b). This demographic shift from traditional coastal communities to
Belize City and abroad is significant to this study.
Creoles
Around 1724, African slaves were brought in from the West Indies to work the logwood trade
(Bolland, 1987). They were sent to remote areas north and west of the country for months at a
time, under an advance scheme9
of payment, after emancipation. Land distribution was
discouraged by the British after emancipation, “for fear that allowing the ex-slaves to obtain land
might discourage labour for wages” (Bolland, 1987: 66). Like the Garifuna, whatever
agriculture undertaken was for home consumption. The Census data by the late 1700’s indicated
a mixing of Africans and the British colonizers, giving birth to a new group, the Creoles in
Belize Town (Bolland, 1987). The term originated from the Spanish word Criollo, meaning
“native of locality”. It gained currency in Belize Town in reference to being non-Amerindian
and non-Asiatic, but born and settled in the area (Grant, 1976: 8). Creoles were defined as an
amalgam10
of African and English, born in Belize, and carried English surnames. Many Creole
communities were established along the banks of the Belize River during the logwood days. But
Belize Town, later named Belize City, became the main concentration of Creole people and the
home of Creole culture.
Skin colour and other physical traits were principal determinants of social occupational status in
Belize Town. Europeans, “persons of light complexion” and those perceived as having closest
“social and cultural affinity”, were compensated with top positions in the civil service and
prestigious businesses. The Creoles “readily emulated the colonial values” (Grant, 1976: 9); and
gradually lost most of their African heritage11
, when they assimilated that of the colonizers’.
According to Howard, assimilation occurs through a process of selection of “symbols for
purposes of self-identification” (Howard, 1980: 120). At the same time the reinforcement of
African heritage was interrupted in three avenues—the fire of 1819 that gutted Eboe Town, the
9
Dependency forced by the British on the labourers.
10
Presently the colonial description used for the Creole
11
It is a common perception believed even by the Creoles themselves that Creoles do not have a culture.
8. 6
home and cultural center of the Creoles; the halt of the arrival of fresh slaves after emancipation;
and the draconian laws of the time which prohibited the practice of the African culture12
.
Creole culture is distinctive in values, language, lifestyle, food and occupational pattern. Rice
and beans a Creole dish, as well as the language are alive today as contributions of Creole people
to Belize. The Creole elite, and those of high socio-economic status, were the lawyers and civil
servants, the middle socio-economic group were the professionals, and those of lower income
brackets embraced forestry operations, domestic, and positions in the construction industry
(Grant, 1976: 9). The Creoles in this study were persons primarily from the latter socioeconomic
group. Since the 1960’s, emigration was partly responsible for the drastic decline in the Creole
population, via mass exodus to the United States, Canada and England for economic reasons
(Young, 1994; Palacio, 2001).
Some Commonalities
African or black Belizeans are persons of African descent, born or naturalized citizens of Belize
and who identify as Garifuna or Creole. Together they comprise 36.4%13
of the population,
29.8% and 6.6% respectively. They reside primarily in Belize City14
and Dangriga, where they
remained apart physically and socially until the mid-1960’s. Their separation and differences
were perpetuated by the British ‘divide and conquer’ tactics. This allowed negative myths to
grow, prompting insidious tension and stigmatization (Palacio, 1990). Prior to the 1960’s,
offsprings from interethnic mating invariably did not identify due to discrimination by both
groups; and mating was customarily censored.
The African Belizeans however, share commonalities often overlooked by scholars: both groups
were formed in the Caribbean region, are of African ancestry, underwent the same scheme of
dependency system in the logwood trade of the mid to late 1800’s (Bolland, 1987); denied land;
and both were useful to different groups of colonizers before self-government. The Roman
Catholics recruited Garifuna males as teachers in the remote expanse of the country to spread
Roman Catholicism (Palacio, 1976b; Enriquez, 2017). Simultaneously, the Creoles were
recruited as civil servants by the British administrators. Also both groups emigrated in large
numbers to the metropolitan centers of the United states to improve their economic situation by
the early 1960’s (Young, 1994; Palacio 2001).
Both groups experienced heightened integration in three distinct historic periods, which resulted
in interethnic mixing. These were 1830-1870 and beyond, when groups worked together in
logwood camps for long periods, fueling a process of acculturation15
; 1931, as aftermath of the
September 10, 1931 hurricane, Creole refugees from Belize City were accommodated by the
leaders of the Carib Development Society in Dangriga (Cain, 1932: 127). Another period of
heightened integration was again economic in the 60’s and 70’s, linked directly the sugar
12
Beating of drums and chanting, and the practice of obeah.
13
1991 Census; 2010 Census shows a decrease for both, Creole 25.9% and Garifuna 6.1%, totaling 32%.
14
56.5% Creole reside in Belize City; similarly, Garifuna 27.5% in the Stann Creek District.
15
Cultural change through adoption between cultures
9. 7
industry in the north, and later on as members of labour unions and political parties (Brockman,
1985; Howard, 1987).
RESEARCH FINDINGS
Creole/Garifuna Relations in Belize City
The households were located in what is now the Southside16
Belize City, with two large clusters
residing in dilapidated areas. A few lived on “captured”17
land in two swampy areas on the
outskirts of the City. They constructed small, makeshift houses on stilts, carved out pathways,
and constructed wooden bridges to access their homes. Basic service, such as water was only
available by way of a public water pipe several hundred yards away from their homes. All
respondents were of lower to middle social status, but skewed towards the former, and gives the
impression that those in the higher echelon of society tend to marry or mate among their own
ethnic group members. The Garinagu brought with them some traditional cultural practices and
values. Their children are the first generation Belize City born, a highly valued characteristic,
and who quickly assimilated the culture of the City.
Respondents claimed that while the discrimination remained insidious, their relationship had
improved over time, as the prevalence of interethnic mating heralded new social openness.
However, myths on behavioral and physical appearances by either spouse, oftentimes brought
about surprised reactions. For example, even when respondents claimed not to see any physical
differences between both groups, yet when prompted to give a description of a Garifuna or
Creole, the responses generally remained the same stereotype such as the comparative list below.
Creole Features and Mannerisms Garifuna Features and Mannerisms
1. narrow face broad face
2. sharper nose broad nose
3. proud smart
4. always aspire to be better very educated
5. secure attitude, bombastic reserved
6. tough afro hair quality afro hair
7. bregging walk shuffling walk
8. consumption ethic puritan type ethic
9. family disunity strong family unit
The Creoles emphasized that Garinagu are “smart”, “more educated”, have a “more stable family
life”, and often credited the Garifuna genes when an offspring performs well academically. The
perception of the Garifuna is that the Creoles want to be “superior” or “better”. This view is
interpreted through defensive responses that the “Giou”18
are not to be trusted. It appears
16
Generally, connotes poor & low income
17
Illegally squatting on land; the action demonstrates empowerment.
18
Garifuna term for Creole. Oftentimes the intent is to be derogatory.
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contradictory, as the respondents were in a marital union with children. Compounding the
contradiction, both groups agreed that the Creoles were “better looking”, as they were perceived
to have the near white features, such as “narrow face”, “sharp nose”; that the Garifuna has
“better quality hair”. All respondents are black in skin colour, yet they placed importance on the
non-black component of their ancestry over their common African heritage. The “lighter skin”
colour and “quality” hair was also reflective of the leaders’ views. One Creole leader, who could
not identify a source, defined Creole as one who is 70% black, 23% white and 7% Indian; and
the Garifuna as one who is 70% black, 23% Indian and 7% white. The blackness or Africaness
at 70% was overlooked for the 23%, with the white prevailing over the Indian in value. The
marital union pattern revealed that skilled Garifuna women such as teachers and office workers
intermarry with blue-collar Creole men. While it was the same for the Garifuna men in marrying
with Creole women, this pattern of intermarriage “below” ones perceived socio economic status,
had a more profound effect on the women.
Ethnic Identity—Who They Say They Are
Belize is a patrilineal society and the child oftentimes bears the father’s name. Due to the
historical formation of both groups, Creoles have English names, such as Smith, Hyde; while
Garinagu have Hispanic names, as Martinez and Castillo, due to experiences in Honduras; but
some French names as Franzua and Botiz due to the experiences on St. Vincent. The surname
was probably the only distinction for cultural identification between these two black groups.
Table 1 exhibits offsprings’ choice of ethnic identity by household, and the responses indicate
individual rather than household determination. The primary reason was personal experiences as
outlined in the six-points below.
1. Discrimination by Garifuna relatives—One respondent felt strongly that as a child she
was treated differently than other grandchildren at the grandparents’ household.
2. Through the influences of friends and the community—One frequent response was,
“because of my looks, my teacher and friends consider me Creole, so I choose Creole”.
3. The value attached to one group over the other—The perception of higher social
acceptance of the Creole over the Garifuna prevailed with older offsprings.
4. The surname tells all, so why “run away from it”. This attitude also reflected how
individuals are received by others.
5. The perception of not having a culture—Creole’s have been socialized that this is so and
the Garifuna and other groups have used it against them.
6. For solidarity with the female nurturer, was the most frequent response.
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Table 1
OFFSPRING’S CHOICE OF ETHNIC IDENTITY BY HOUSEHOLD
#
Father’s
Identity
Offspring’s Ethnic Identity (Gender – Ethnic Choice)
1 2 3 4 5
1. Creole Male
Garifuna
Male
Garifuna
-- -- --
2. Creole Male
Creole
Female
Creole
Female
Garifuna
-- --
3. Creole Female
Garifuna
Male
Garifuna
Male
Creole
Male
Garifuna
--
4. Creole Female
Garifuna
Female
D.K.
-- -- --
5. Garifuna Female
Garifuna
Female
Creole
Male
D.K.
-- --
6. Garifuna Male
Creole
Female
D.K.
-- -- --
7. Garifuna Female
D.K.
-- -- -- --
8. Creole Male
Garifuna
Female
Garifuna
Male
Creole
Male
Creole
--
9. Creole Female
Creole
Female
Creole
Female
Creole
Male
Garifuna
--
10. Creole Female
D.K.
Male
D.K.
Male
D.K.
Female
Garifuna
--
11. Creole Male
Creole
Male
Creole
Male
Creole
Male
Garifuna
Male
D.K.
12. Garifuna Male
Garifuna
Female
Creole
Male
Creole
Female
Creole
Male
Creole
13. Garifuna Female
Garifuna
Female
Creole
Male
D.K.
Female
Creole
Male
D.K.
14. Garifuna Male
Creole
Female
D.K.
Female
Creole
Female
Creole
Male
D.K.
15. Garifuna Female
Creole
Female
Garifuna
Male
Garifuna
-- --
16. Creole Male
Garifuna
Male
Garifuna
Female
Garifuna
Female
D.K.
Female
Creole
17. Garifuna Female
Garifuna
Male
Creole
Male
Creole
-- --
18. Garifuna Male
Creole
Female
Creole
Male
Garifuna
Female
Creole
--
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Table 1 also demonstrates that no one ethnic group overwhelmingly dominate ethnic preference.
By individual’s option, the choice of Creole was more frequent —27 to 23; and by household
preference, there were 7 households (household #s 2, 9,11,12,14,17,18) whose members chose
Creole, with 4 households (Household #s 1, 3, 15, 16) whose majority showed Garifuna. Only
Household #1 overwhelmingly (100%) selected one ethnic group in identifying with the mother.
There were 13 individuals from 9 households who responded with ‘Don’t Know’, as they refused
to identify with neither of the groups. Household #11 was an exception all male children of a
Garifuna mother identified as Creole. She was socialized in Belize City, and opted to live away
from the Garifuna community, minimizing her participation and identification as Garifuna. Four
observations for Table 1 are of great import to the objectives of this investigation as follows.
Ethnic identity by surname is now an unreliable marker. In Household #1 the
male offsprings bore their Creole father’s English surname, but identified as
Garifuna.
Change in ethnic composition—should the offsprings of #1 identified as Creole, it
is still contradictory to the currently used composition of the colonial era, and not
the present reality of peoples’ self-ascription.
Among siblings of the same household, ethnic identity varied, as in the case of
households #s 2 to 6
The direction toward opting to identify as Creole though not overwhelming,
indicated a preference.
The parents, particularly the Garinagu were at times charged with emotion in defending their
ethnic identities and culture. Their children however, were not as serious about this “ethnic
thing”, and generally dismissed it as “no big deal”. They related varying their ethnic identity to
‘officials’ to ‘fit’ the occasion.
Whose Cultural Characteristics?
The mode of communication in all the households was Creole, or some form of it. It was
common for older Garinagu to express themselves with a combination of both languages. Also
the Creole language spoken was mixed with numerous North American slang intrusions favoured
by the youth. It was the first language of all offsprings, as well as the language of the immediate
neighbourhood. None of the offsprings spoke Garifuna, while two from different households
claimed to comprehend the language. Among the many excuses given by offsprings for not
speaking Garifuna were: “it (Garifuna language) is too hard to learn”; “my parent no teach we”;
“I was not brought up speaking Garifuna”. Generally, the respondents claimed that the parents
use the language against them to speak “secret”.
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The respondents shared a list of eleven cultural items from each ethnic group, of which only
three were in current use. The first a hana19
, was owned by a Garifuna homemaker, which she
claimed was often borrowed by friends and relatives, both Garifuna and Creole. The kneading
bowl which was ‘handed down’ by a grandmother, was owned by a Creole homemaker. Some
implements were shared by both groups, but most were claimed by the Garifuna as the
respondents found it difficult to recall Creole implements.
Included in the cultural traits discussed were food items, whereby respondents were asked to
identify cultural dishes, and to select the ones they consumed at least five times per month (Table
2). The table demonstrated overlapping in some food items consumed, particularly those
claimed as belonging to the Creoles. Rice and beans was the most popular food item by all, next
were boil-up and tamales. Tamales and corn tortilla however, are Mestizo food items, now
Creolized or Belizeanized by both groups. Hudut, sere, and matilda foot20
were dishes
considered time consuming to prepare and created “unnecessary work”. This is indicative of a
continuous social process of exclusion and borrowing of cultural traits and symbols.
Table 2
LIST OF DISHES AND FOOD ITEMS
______________________________________________________________________________
FOODS/DISHES CLAIMANTS BY CONSUMERS BY
ETHNICITY ETHNICITY
______________________________________________________________________________
Rice & Beans Creole Both
Home made bread Both Both
Flour tortilla Both Both
Corn tortilla None (Mestizo) Both
Game meat Creole None
Hudut Garifuna None
Ereba Garifuna None
Fish Both Both
Sere Creole None
Matilda foot Both None
Boil up Both Both
Tamales None (Mestizo) Both
19
Mortar made of wood and use to beat green boiled plantain in preparation of the hudut dish.
20
Sere, matilda foot, boil-up are dishes shared in the logwood camps
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CONCLUSION
New identity formations—A Shift in Ethnic Identity
Blu (1981) proffered three options to legitimately claim ethnic identity. The first is that an
individual may claim an ethnic identity if her/his immediate ancestors possess such an identity.
Secondly, if an individual’s ancestors have several ethnic identities, he/she is entitled to select
from among various choices. Lastly, an individual may identify with all her ancestors’ ethnic
identities. In the case of the offsprings studied, their choices in ethnic identity are legitimate.
Already traditional Creole surnames are legitimized as Garifuna by persons who ethnically
identify as Garifuna and vice versa. The offsprings who identified as Creole do not comprise of
the same ethnic elements as their Creole parents, and vice versa. So the etic perspectives offered
by the literature is a mal-categorization of peoples, which should remain in the past. Not one
individual or family opted for both identities, and a small group of Don’t Knows (DK’s), opted
not to identify with either group. Contrary to Cosminsky’s (1984) experience, I did not
encounter the terminology “mix” or “half and half” to describe ethnicity. The respondents did
not see themselves as “half breed” as have existed in the literature on ethnic mixtures (Kerns,
1984; Spikard, 1989).
There were three groups of offsprings were identified; those who are Garifuna-leaning (GL’s);
those who are Creole-leaning (CL’s), and the Don’t Knows (DK’s). I did not observe
behavioural qualities that were distinctly traditional Creole or Garifuna, as recalled by the
parents. The predominant socio-cultural features presented were some form of Creole, so as to
remain within the identities offered by the respondents. The culture symbols that the offsprings
embraced were more a North American type of lifestyle in dress, foods, language, and some
values. It is a copy of large, ghetto, urban centers such as South Central Los Angeles where both
groups predominate. They have deconstructed Creole culture and constructed a Kriolism21
, as a
result of residing in the largest, most politically powerful urban community in the country; and
the affinity to the United States. One respondent labelled the offsprings GariKriol. The
GariKriols have absorbed and adopted a “web of significance” and meanings partly produced
and shaped by “meaning making” institutions such as the mass media (Denzin, 1994). They
have based their affiliations not so much on the biological given, but on a choice that diminishes
Creole/Garifuna significance in the traditional sense. These exemplify influences on the
direction of identity formation, and with a rise in this type of household, what is forging is an
emerging Belizean identity. Groups are defined “…as much as by who they are not, as who they
are” (Glick, 1985: 240). As GariKriols, theirs is a new socio-cultural formation worth
researching, for its own form and lifestyle. Both groups downplayed their obvious phenotypical
similarities and possible strength, their blackness or Africaness, by giving credence to the small
percentage of non-blackness.
21
Kriol is offered by leaders of a Creole language group as the emic spelling for Creole, but did not take traction.
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Future Implications
Belize like the rest of the English speaking Caribbean has not experienced serious ethnic
conflicts (Glick,1985). It is a multi-ethnic country much like Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.
The loss of cultural distinctions and borders between the two target ethnic groups is occurring in
other groups, an indication that Belize is undergoing the process of assimilation and
acculturation, much like Jamaica and other Caribbean nations. With the target groups,
interethnic marriages brought together two ‘roots’ peoples from different social spectrums—an
urban grassroots, the Kriol, hardworking but poor by Belize City standards; and the village
grassroots, the new urban Garinagu, the ‘nouveau poor’ (Bender and Leone, 1994) of Belize
City. The fusion of these two was a meeting of “chronic inadequacy” and “poverty of
opportunity” (Bender and Leone, 1994). In creating new identities ethnic poverty, and gender
poverty were also formed in the now Southside. Symptomatic of poverty are the “noises, the
smells, the fears and frustrations” of living in a metropolitan area with inadequate incomes and
living spaces (Sackrey, 1973: 27). This has serious implications for the future as poverty
undermines the “…productive capacity, family life, social integration and ultimately social and
political stability” (Jenks, Peterson, 1991: 9).
The investigation has just tipped the iceberg from the perspective of ethnic identity. To
understand the ethnic realities of Belize, similar studies on possibly four more ethnic groups can
be conducted and then combining all results for a tripartite comparative evaluation. How people
see themselves is important to participation in nation-building; as awareness of identity is
intrinsic to human empowerment for social change. Peoples’ identity is important particularly at
this time when community participation is posited as the way to development of poverty-stricken
areas. Along with changes in ethnic identity, genderizing and ethnicising of poverty are
relatively new urban challenges, and the latter implies disequilibrium. All have social/urban
policy implications, and disequilibrium should not be ignored for the common good of society.
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