Talk:History of Cape Verdean immigration in the United States
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[edit] Deportation
I would love to know what people think about the deportation system for Cape Verdeans in America. Does anyone know anything about this?
[edit] Questionable nature of this page
This page was clearly added by someone who was not a native English speaker, which is fine, however, the content is thin, and the topic is covered more generally elsewhere. My feeling is that this is a stub for something that Wikipedia may not actually need. Thoughts? Anyone want to tackle this topic, or should we consider dropping it?
In a minimal first-pass, I just renamed the page (it's not a general article on immigration) and fixed the one link to it. -Harmil 14:47, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I'm new to this, but as a Cape Verdean American, I take umbrage to the suggestion that this page is not needed, and that the topic of Cape Verdean immigration can be easily and summarily folded into a brief discussion of Luso-American immigration. Cape Verdeans, as far as I know, were the first people of African descent to voluntarily migrate to the United States. Their experiences were far different from those immigrating from Portugal, Brazil, the Azores or Madeiros Islands. They were treated as Blacks by white Americans and found it necessary to establish their own, separate identity as a creole people descended equally from Africans and Europeans. Part of the tale of their immigration is the yearly migrant farm work some of them did, traveling 6,000 miles round-trip from the Islands to the U.S. and back again, participating in the cranberry, blueberry and strawberry harvests in Massachusetts. This is a phenomenal undertaking, perhaps unprecedented in human history. -- Kurt Ayau, 3rd generation Cape Verdean-American February 22, 2006
I found this article while adding info to the History of Cape Verde article, and i think it is useful to split the long history into smaller parts so the main article doesn't get too big. Waldir 20:58, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cape Verdeans in New England
I recall from a brief residence in the lower Cape Cod area in the late 70s, the Cape Verdeans were a distinct group with a clear identity. There was a community hall/social club up around Sandwich.
A printed newsletter now appears on-line at http://www.cvntv.com/ which evinces a continued identity, and may provide a suitable outbound link.
I note the Luso-American article is a comprehensive overview which mentions diverse related populations including the Cape Verdeans, so merger may be appropriate until sufficient material for a separate article accumulates.
Although I made friends among them, I was very young and it was over 30 years ago, so I regrettably do not know enough to contribute further. -Jeffreykopp 10/14/2005
