Index
Sabrina Dinmohamed
(Center for Research of Caribbean Migration, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 978-1-83753-205-6, eISBN: 978-1-83753-204-9
Publication date: 20 September 2023
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Dinmohamed, S. (2023), "Index", Post-Migration Experiences, Cultural Practices and Homemaking: An Ethnography of Dominican Migration to Europe, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-204-920231011
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2023 Sabrina Dinmohamed
INDEX
Acceptance
, 120
Adaptation
, 120
Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands (ABN Nederlands)
, 56
Alternate food rituals
, 73
Ambiente
, 47–49
Ambivalent homes
, 63
American dream
, 100
Appelmoes
, 121, 146
Arepa
, 145
Arroz con coco/con fideo
, 145
Arroz con leche
, 127, 145
Aruba
, 26
Aruban economy
, 26
Asopao
, 145
Assimilation
, 3
Bachata
, 3, 11, 13, 19, 43–46, 48, 74, 96, 109–112, 143
Biefstuk
, 121, 146
Bija
, 145
Bitterballen
, 121
Black telephone
, 42
Bread
, 122
Business opportunities
, 103–107
Caribbean communities
, 107, 139, 143
importance of
, 125–129
Caribbean immigrants
, 142
Caribbean migration
, 18, 24, 71
Casa Migrante
, 14
Chaca
, 145
Chenchen con chivo
, 145
Chicken madras
, 146
Children
, 30
Chimichurris
, 145
Chinese
, 135
Christmas
, 69
Cilantro ancho
, 145
Citizenship
, 142
Co-ethnic community
, 8, 95
Co-ethnics
, 8, 10, 93, 95–96, 116–117, 138
Commensality
, 10, 106
Communal space
, 17, 117
contested homes in
, 107–116
Community with expanding infrastructure, growing
, 45–46
Comparative approach
, 139
Comparsa Sabor Dominicano
, 46
Concón
, 145
Contested homes in communal spaces
, 107
Dominican food initiatives in Netherlands
, 107–109
El Malecon
, 109–114
La Tienda
, 114–116
Context
, 7
Contextual embeddedness of immigrant homemaking
, 7–8
Cosmopolitanism
, 84
Culinary essentialism 88
Culinary inventions
, 120
Cultural adaptation strategies
, 87
Cultural elements
, 43
Cultural mosaic
, 15
Cultural practices
, 116–117
Culture of unity
, 105
Curaçao
, 24
Dance
, 11, 13, 43–47, 65, 67, 77, 93, 96–97, 106, 111, 115, 135
Data collection method
, 10, 12
Decision-making process
, 30
Demasiado horrible
, 55
Deprived economic migrants
, 85
Diploma devaluation
, 85
Discrimination
, 58, 63, 85, 141
Distinctions
, 94
Diversification in migration destinations and stepwise trajectories
, 38
Domestic context
, 139
Domestic space
, 117
Dominican co-ethnics
, 97
co-ethnics, cultural practices and feelings of home
, 116–117
contested homes in communal spaces
, 107–116
feelings of home in Dutch-Dominican community
, 94–103
food practices, business opportunities and dominican sociability
, 103
story of ingredients
, 103–105
story of sharing and celebrations
, 105–107
Dominican commodities
, 43
Dominican community
, 3, 14–15, 21, 30, 46, 97, 114
in Netherlands
, 7, 17, 100
in Saba
, 27
Dominican condiments
, 115
Dominican cuisine
, 68
Dominican cultural practices
, 1
Dominican culture
, 14, 43
Dominican customers
, 116
Dominican dishes
, 109–110, 133, 136
Dominican dream
, 100
Dominican events
, 101
Dominican food
, 7, 17, 43, 68–72, 76, 79–80, 82, 86, 90, 111, 128, 139
broadening horizons
, 77–79
celebration food
, 80–81
cultural practices and feelings of home
, 90–91
cultural pride
, 75–76
Dominican food-serving restaurants
, 109
Dominicans economic status and unfamiliar practices
, 85–88
explaining Dominicans’ attitude towards
, 84
and feelings of home
, 72
health and lifestyle
, 79–80
human warmth
, 73–75
importance
, 73–77, 81–84
initiatives in Netherlands
, 107–109
intermarriage, length of residence, identity and adaption
, 88–90
after migration
, 77
practices
, 69, 94
taste
, 76
Dominican foodways
, 69, 134
Dominican government
, 97
Dominican immigrants
, 11–12, 32, 41, 46, 68, 85, 105, 125, 137–138
context
, 13
in Netherlands
, 3, 33–34, 143
in New York City
, 133
Dominican infrastructure
, 42
Dominican migration
, 2, 141–144
diversification in migration destinations and stepwise trajectories
, 38
emigration of Dominicans
, 19–22
migration to Kingdom of Netherlands
, 22–30
migration to Netherlands
, 30–38
to Netherlands
, 137
to Puerto
, 28
to United States
, 20
Dominican Republic
, 1–2, 10, 14–15, 20, 24, 26–27, 31, 38–39, 47, 49–52, 54, 56–61, 67, 75, 82, 86, 93, 98, 102, 104, 112, 115, 117, 127–130, 132, 134, 142
home in
, 57–59
Dominican Republic to the Dutch Caribbean
, 141
Dominican Republic Tourism Office
, 56
Dominican sociability
, 103–107
re–creation
, 105–107
Dominicanness
, 110
Dominicans
, 25, 28, 32, 52, 56, 59, 63, 77, 80, 98–100, 102, 104, 107, 109, 113, 121, 123, 125–127, 130–131, 135–136, 138, 143
attachments, place of home and feelings of home
, 65–66
beginnings of Dominican social and cultural infrastructure
, 41–45
creation of Quisqueya in Netherlands
, 41–46
economic status and unfamiliar practices
, 85–88
encounters with Dutch contextual characteristics
, 46–57
ethnographic fieldwork
, 10–12
home after migration
, 57–65
homemaking through food practices
, 1–2
longstanding interest in dominican migration and culture
, 13–16
maintaining Dominican ways of celebrating
, 133–135
in Netherlands
, 34, 141
population
, 21
products
, 114
prostitutes in Netherlands
, 104
proximity to
, 2
researching Dominicans’ homemaking in Netherlands
, 10
restaurant
, 113
salami
, 129
system
, 59
women
, 29
Dominicans to Dutch Caribbean islands
, 142
Dumpling
, 70
Dutch army
, 64
Dutch birthday parties
, 119
Dutch bruin café
, 110
Dutch Caribbean
, 119
Dutch Caribbean Islands
, 22, 24, 28, 104, 138, 142
migration to
, 22–27
to Netherlands
, 27–30
Dutch cheese
, 74
Dutch climate
, 55
Dutch context
, 136
Dutch contextual characteristics
Ambiente
, 47–49
coldness
, 53–55
encounters with
, 46
individualism
, 50–52
language
, 56
living inside
, 49–50
overregulation
, 55–56
Dutch custom
, 131
Dutch dishes
, 121–122, 124, 135–136
Dutch Food Practices
, 79, 86, 89
dealing with encounters
, 122–125
Dutch Food
, 121–122
encounters with Dutch Food
, 121
finding ingredients
, 125–130
food customs in Netherlands
, 130–135
receiving society characteristics, practices and homemaking
, 135–136
Dutch government
, 29
Dutch man
, 123
Dutch products
, 121, 133
Dutch society
, 7, 56, 59, 90, 104, 119
Dutch spekjes
, 124
Dutch system
, 107
Dutch-Dominican community
, 103
feelings of home in
, 94–97
Dutch-Dominican population, characteristics of
, 32
Dominican immigrants in Netherlands
, 33–34
region of origin
, 32–33
Eagle Petroleum Company
, 26
Economic crisis
, 29
El Vacilon Musical Amsterdam Latino
, 46
Elements of home
, 6, 40–41, 66, 68–69, 74, 137–138
Emigration of Dominicans
, 19–22
English Caribbean islands
, 70
Ensalada Rusa
, 145
Entrepreneurship
, 114
Erwtensoep
, 121–122, 146
Ethnic communities
, 94
Ethnographic approach
, 10
Ethnographic fieldwork
, 10–12
Familiarity
, 4, 126, 128
Family-centred definition of home
, 63
Flan
, 145
Food customs in Netherlands
, 130
changed household composition and living alone
, 131–133
maintaining Dominican ways of celebrating
, 133–135
no warm meals at noon
, 130–131
Food names
, 145–147
Food practices
, 8, 17, 90, 103–107
Dominicans’ homemaking through
, 1–2
Frikandel
, 146
Fundacion de Emigrantes Unidos en Holanda
, 46
Gastronomic syncretism
, 125, 136
Geographic dispersal, changing
, 34
Gravy
, 122
Grocery stores
, 10, 17
Groenten
, 146
Guantanamera
, 77
Habichuela con dulce (sweet bean dessert)
, 1, 127, 145
Hachee
, 121
Hageslag
, 121
Haring
, 121
Hello Fresh Box
, 146
HelloFresh box (meal subscription service)
, 83
Heterogeneity
, 141
Hindustanis
, 126
Home
, 40, 64–65
in countries
, 62
concept of
, 4
cultural practices and feelings of
, 90–91
in Dominican Republic
, 57–59
Dominicans
, 95–103
in Dutch Caribbean
, 63–64
food ingredients
, 125
after migration
, 57
in Netherlands
, 59–62
Home feeling
, 64, 66, 116–117
in Dutch-Dominican community
, 94
Homemaking
, 5, 8, 86
as alternative lens for exploring immigrants’ settlement
, 2
attention to emotions and micro-level experiences
, 3–4
contextual embeddedness of immigrant homemaking
, 7–8
immigrant homemaking and differentiation in post-migration practices
, 4–7
of immigrant process
, 142
literature
, 90
process
, 6, 138
receiving society characteristics, practices and
, 135–136
studies
, 77
Hospitability
, 74
Hutspot
, 121
Hybridization
, 120
Identity
, 10, 40
Immigrant homemaking
, 5, 84, 140
contextual embeddedness of
, 7–8
and differentiation in post-migration practices
, 4–7
literature
, 81
nature of
, 137
studies
, 94, 120
Immigrants
, 138, 141
communities
, 128, 135
cultural practices and post-migration experiences
, 140–141
food practices
, 9
integration
, 139, 143
settlement
, 140
settlement experiences
, 137
Individualism
, 50–52
Indonesian dishes
, 121
Ingredient finding process
, 9
Integration
, 3
Intermarriage, length of residence, identity and adaption
, 88–90
Internal diversity
, 141
Internal migration
, 71
International migration
, 5
International tourism
, 33
Intra-regional migration
, 22
J&J Embutidos
, 107
Karbonade
, 121, 146
Kingdom of Netherlands
from Dutch Caribbean Islands to Netherlands
, 27–30
migration to
, 22
migration to Dutch Caribbean Islands
, 22–27
Kipe
, 145
Knowledge
, 116
Korean immigrants food practices
, 87
Kroket
, 121, 147
La Bandera
, 145
La Comparsa Sabor Dominicano (Dominican initiative)
, 95
La Tienda’s products
, 114
Labour migrants
, 27
Lago Oil and Transport Company
, 26
Lago refinery
, 27
Location of home
, 40, 50, 137–138, 140
Locrio
, 145
Majarete
, 146
Mamajuana
, 145
Mangù
, 146
Marital status of Dominicans
, 38
Material practices
, 117
Melting pot model of cultural assimilation
, 15
Merengue
, 13, 19, 43–46, 77
Migrants
, 4
communities
, 128
Migration
, 26, 120
background
, 32
destination
, 19, 27
to Dutch Caribbean Islands
, 22–27
home after
, 57–65
migration-related characteristics
, 68
motive
, 38, 85–86, 91, 100
process
, 53
scholars
, 3
Mofongo
, 146
Mondongo
, 145
Morir soñando
, 146
Moro de habichuelas/guandules
, 146
Moroccan immigrant communities
, 119
Mosques
, 111
Motoconchos
, 15
Music
, 43, 111
Nagelkaas
, 121
Netherlands
, 102, 139
characteristics of Dutch-Dominican population
, 32–38
creation of Quisqueya in
, 41
Dominican Food Initiatives in
, 107–109
Dominican immigrants in
, 33–34
from Dutch Caribbean Islands to
, 27–30
food customs in
, 130–135
home in
, 59–62
migration motives
, 30–32
sex industry
, 29
New migrants
, 24
Non-Dominicans
, 111
Non-elite immigrants
, 85
Oliebollen
, 121
Opportunities
, 6, 8
Orthodox food ritual
, 73
Pannekoeken
, 121, 147
Pastel en hoja
, 146
Pastelón
, 146
Patat met mayonaise
, 121, 147
Pescado con coco
, 146
Pica pollo
, 146
Pimiento
, 146
Pleasure circuit
, 143
Plus (supermarket)
, 126
Poffertjes
, 121
Population movements
, 38
Porous food ritual
, 73
Post-migration practices, immigrant homemaking and differentiation in
, 4–7
Potatoes
, 122, 133
Pre-migration
circumstances
, 2
food traditions
, 86
Principal European destinations
, 20
Quisqueya in Netherlands
beginnings of Dominican social and cultural infrastructure
, 41–45
creation of
, 41
growing community with expanding infrastructure
, 45–46
Racism
, 58, 141
Re-inhabiting process
, 41
Receiving society characteristics
, 9, 120–121, 135–136
Resistance
, 120
Restaurants
, 17
Rookworst
, 121, 147
Roti
, 147
Royal Dutch Oil Company
, 24
Rural agricultural model
, 20
‘Salad bowl’ model of cultural pluralism
, 15
Salsa Ranchera
, 146
Sancocho
, 133
Sancocho de siete carne
, 146
Saté ku batata
, 147
Scholars
, 4–5
Segregation
, 120
Semana Santa
, 1
Sense of community
, 4, 67, 77, 91, 106, 113, 117, 124, 138
Social mobility
, 40, 100, 143
Sociale Ontwikkeling en Welzijn (SZOAW)
, 33
Somali immigrants in Australia
, 86
Sopita
, 146
Spaces-multifunctional
, 117
Spaces–communal
, 6, 8, 10, 17, 94, 103, 111
Spaces–domestic
, 8, 17, 21, 27, 50, 111
Spaces–transnational
, 75, 105
Spanish statistical office
, 21
Stamppot
, 121, 147
Stamppot met rookworst
, 121
Stepwise migration
, 14, 138
Stroopwafels
, 121
Successful migration
, 3, 100, 143
Surinamese
, 135
community
, 114, 125
dishes
, 121
immigrants
, 125
market
, 75
supermarkets
, 12
Sweet bean dessert (Habichuela con dulce)
, 134
Tostones/frito verde
, 146
Tourism
, 31
Traditional Dutch food
, 17
Transnational communities
, 43
Transnational practices
, 128
Tres leches
, 146
Trujillo, Rafael Léonidas
, 19–20, 44
Tu eres mas dominicana que un plátano
, 10
Turkish immigrant communities
, 119
US Army
, 29
Vegetables
, 133
Vietnamese food products
, 128
Vietnamese immigrants in California
, 128
Visa para un sueño
, 19
Yaniqueque
, 146
Yolas (small wooden boats)
, 20
Yucca
, 125
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Dominican Immigrants, Cultural Practices and Homemaking
- Chapter 2: Dominican Migration: Increasing Diversity in Destinations
- Chapter 3: Dominicans' Culture and Home After Migration to the Netherlands
- Chapter 4: The Differentiated Meaning of Dominican Food After Migration
- Chapter 5: Habichuela con Dulce and Noche Buena: The Role of Dominican Co-ethnics in Homemaking
- Chapter 6: Bread, Ugly Gravy and Boring Parties: Encounters With Dutch Food Practices
- Chapter 7: Conclusions
- Appendix: List of Food Names
- Bibliography
- Index