Cape Verdeans are of mixed African and European origin. The influence of African culture is most pronounced on the island of Santiago, where half the population resides. Sparse rain and few natural
Cape Verdeans are of mixed African and European origin. The influence of African culture is most pronounced on the island of Santiago, where half the population resides. Sparse rain and few natural
Nationality: noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean Ethnic groups: Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% Religions: Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West ...
The study examines current Cape Verdean-American ethnic experience in a southeastern Massachusetts locality to determine if similar ethnic impact exists at the local level.;Case examples suggest that locality-level ethnic operation is different from that seen at the overseas level. Ethnicity was not ...
Of these, 85,000 live in the capital. Because of the country's long history of emigration, there are an additional estimated one million Cape Verdeans living abroad, mainly in the United States, western Europe, and Africa. The United States Cape Verdean population, concentrated in the New ...
France,theNetherlands,andLuxemburg.After centuriesof CapeVerdeanmigra-tion,thediasporicpopulationnowoutnumbers theislands’inhabitants(Batalha2004;CarlingandÅkesson2009), andtransnationalismhasbecomethedominantwayofliving.The relationaldynamicsbetweennon-migrantsand migrants,thoseliving in povertyandthosereceiving,at...