Kinship networks were vital in sustaining Caribbean migrants to Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Such networks may have been particularly important for those migrants who ventured beyond London to cities such as Birmingham. At the same time, however, newcomers from the smaller communities of the Eastern Caribbean had to welcome the support received from other Caribbeans in the new communities they were forming in British inner cities. Focusing on St Lucians who settled in Birmingham during this period, this article stresses the significance of place and community, as well as ethnic identity and kinship network in the experience of settlement. © 2003 Taylor & Francis Ltd.

St. Lucians Family kinship Birmingham Britain Social networks Settlement

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