| ID | 125913 |
| Title Proper | Race, blood, disease and citizenship |
| Other Title Information | the making of the Haitian-Americans and the Haitian immigrants into 'the others' during the 1980s-1990s AIDS crisis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fouron, Georges E |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article traces the 'otherisation' of US denizens of Haitian descent during the 1980s and 1990s, subsequent to their incorporation into the '4-H club' as 'Haitians', regardless of their citizenship. It argues that by collapsing the categories Haitian-Americans and Haitian immigrants into 'Haitians' and by accusing this collectivity of bringing HIV/AIDS to the United States, the US medical and political leadership and sectors of the media nullified the Haitian-Americans' US citizenship and maligned both groups' identity, promoting their alienation from the larger US population. It concludes with a plea to reframe the concept of citizenship and reassess the normative notion of belonging to the US nation-state. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 20, No.6; Dec 2013: p.705-719 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 20, No.6; Dec 2013: p.705-719 |
| Key Words | Citizenship ; Nationality ; Immigrants ; Race ; Blood ; Otherisation |