Moderator

Brent Woodfill, Winthrop University

Panel Title

Global Issues

Start Date

22-2-2019 9:45 AM

Location

Withers 113

Session Number

Session II

Description

Afro-Caribbean migrants account for 50% of the Black immigrant population in the U.S. Despite this, little is known about their social and economic outcomes as they are often aggregated with all immigrants or American-born Blacks. This presentation adds to the literature by exploring the socio-economic factors that affect the diet of Afro-Caribbean immigrants.

Keywords

Afro-Caribbean, diet, acculturative stress

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Department of Social Work

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Acculturation and Diet among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants: Impact on Health

Withers 113

Afro-Caribbean migrants account for 50% of the Black immigrant population in the U.S. Despite this, little is known about their social and economic outcomes as they are often aggregated with all immigrants or American-born Blacks. This presentation adds to the literature by exploring the socio-economic factors that affect the diet of Afro-Caribbean immigrants.