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From the course I've developed an appreciation for the diversity throughout the Caribbean that makes up its diversity. The wide array of food, cultures and people that allow the Caribbean region to be the vibrant and colorful place that the world knows it to be

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The video is a promotional video to a documentary by Lisa Wickham that addresses the issue of the Caribbean Diasporic experience in cities like London. The Caribbean diaspora exists throughout the world and the people therein often tend with the struggle of a diasporic double consciousness. Seen more in the children of these immigrants, it has to do with persons feeling as though their identities are split into several parts. Do they adhere to their traditional Caribbean cultures or do they wholeheartedly accept the cultures of the cities in which they now live. Some people choose to live with accepting both cultures and try to express both within themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj0vLkUyRtU

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An image of Handelskade, Curacao showing how much European influence has also helped to shape the identity of the Caribbean. Here, the influence of European infrastructure on the Caribbean countries is seen.
Image taken from :http://www.caribbeanandco.com/enjoying-the-cultural-traditions-of-the-caribbean/

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Showing Chinese cuisine that has become part of popular dishes in Trinidad, adding to the cultural diversity of the island and helping to build its identity.
Image taken from : http://www.macocaribbean.com/trinidad/restaurants/got-chinese/

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Chinese Immigration - Highlighting the arrival of Chinese indentured laborers and how they influenced the landscape, introducing games like "Whe Whe" ( a game of chance similar to a lotto ) and their own cuisine into the Caribbean.

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Chinese Immigration - Highlighting the arrival of Chinese indentured laborers and how they influenced the landscape, introducing games like "Whe Whe" ( a game of chance similar to a lotto ) and their own cuisine into the Caribbean.

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" Between 1853 and 1866, about 2,500 Chinese - mostly men - came to Trinidad as indentured workers. They arrived under the same terms as the Indians. Intentureship for the Chinese did not last long, however, and came to an end in 1866..."
Continue reading at : http://caribbeanhistoryarchives.blogspot.com/2011/08/chinese-immigration.html

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The Taino were a people that inhabited some of mainland south America as well as islands of the Greater Antilles and their legacy has also helped to shape the identity of the Caribbean.
Image taken from :https://peopleofonefire.com/coming-next-an-entire-book-on-the-taino-people.html

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Description of Kalinago culture and how it has survived in modern day Dominica, helping to define the island's cultural heritage

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Description of Kalinago culture and how it has survived in modern day Dominica, helping to define the island's cultural heritage

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" Apart from simply relating its history, the island of Dominica still has living proof of its rich kalinago cultural heritage, which manifests itself not only by the presence of its indigenous Carib people, but the diversity of traditional art forms that have been preserved and are still practiced within the kalinago or Carib culture. The Carib culture of the Dominica Carib people is seen in modern day in its crafts and art and include the manufacture of baskets, mats, hats, pot holders and hammocks that are intricately woven with the use of straw and other dried materials derived from palm and dried reeds..."
Continue reading at : http://www.caribterritory.com/kalinago_culture/

Image taken from : http://www.avirtualdominica.com/caribs.cfm
Showing descendants of the native Kalinago portraying an expressive form of their culture.

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Commentary on the Influence of East Indians in shaping political and cultural landscape of Guyana, forging an aspect of its identity.

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Commentary on the Influence of East Indians in shaping political and cultural landscape of Guyana, forging an aspect of its identity.

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" The descendants of indentured Indian immigrants and settlers who came to British Guiana between 1838 and 1928 constitute the largest group in the population. Today, they play essential roles in the economic, political and cultural life of the country..."
Continue reading at : http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/guyana-review/05/28/the-indian-presence-in-guyana/

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The large numbers of Indian indentured laborers to Guyana have left the country with a legacy of Indian heritage that makes up part of their identity.
Image taken from : http://exploreguyana.org/event/diwali-festival-of-lights/

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The Anansi Spider, a famous Character in Caribbean folklore that was adopted from the West African character of the same name.

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The Anansi Spider, a famous Character in Caribbean folklore that was adopted from the West African character of the same name.

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Image taken from : https://sunnysidestories.wordpress.com/anansi-the-spider-and-his-box-of-stories/

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Article speaking of the African Influence on Trinidadian Culture and how it helped to define the identity of the island.

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Article speaking of the African Influence on Trinidadian Culture and how it helped to define the identity of the island.

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"The various groups of people who came contributed to the development of our overall culture and music and folklore in various ways: some to story-telling and singing, others to music, to dance, to cooking. Out of all this has come our unique way of expressing ourselves..."
Continue reading at : http://caribbeanhistoryarchives.blogspot.com/2011/12/african-cultural-influences.html

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Short article highlighting the influence of the shared Caribbean history of Indigenous people, European colonisation and African Enslavement resulting is very unique cultures that singularly and collectively help to define the Caribbean identity

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Short article highlighting the influence of the shared Caribbean history of Indigenous people, European colonisation and African Enslavement resulting is very unique cultures that singularly and collectively help to define the Caribbean identity

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"For centuries, indigenous people, such as the Caribs, Ciboney, and the Arawaks lived in the Caribbean. However, after Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, European colonizers began to settle in the Caribbean. The Spanish government declared that the entire Caribbean belonged to it, which angered other European nations and the indigenous populations. As a result, wars erupted among the major European colonial powers, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France, and Great Britain, and sadly, at this same time, indigenous populations were being wiped out. After this happened, the culture and lifestyles of the local people drastically changed. Once the colonial powers had control over the islands, they introduced African slaves into the region to work in the sugar plantations..."

Continue reading at : http://www.caribbeantraveler.com/history.html

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Commentary on the history of Taino people. Defining themselves and their identity and separating them from that of Latino heritage.

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Commentary on the history of Taino people. Defining themselves and their identity and separating them from that of Latino heritage.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcCEgHxgrqY

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http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=11062104
Here is an article that address the issue of ethnic and racial diversity as it pertains to the entire Caribbean region and how this diversity helps to define the Caribbean identity.

Image taken from : https://globalgraffmag.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/window-to-the-caribbean/

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The video shows two university students living in the diaspora saying what it means to them to be Caribbean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_fEQ8Li15U

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An icon for both the reggae and Rastafarian movements, two movements that have had important parts to play in depicting a Caribbean identity
Image taken from : http://www.bobmarley.com/media/

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Seen is the National Dish of Barbados : Coucou and Flying Fish. Dishes like this have allowed the Caribbean to be identified for its wide variety of cuisine.
Image taken from : http://www.caribbeanandco.com/national-dishes-of-the-caribbean/

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Masqueraders celebrating Carnival in Trinidad.
Drawing on the French Catholic practice of holding festivities leading up to the day of Lent, the Africans, after emancipation, drew on their own practice of Canboulay, parading through streets in circles, and infused the two, creating the early form of the modern Carnival celebration.
Image taken from : http://socavideo.com/?page_id=3202

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Shown is the Steelpan of Trinidad and Tobago, the only major musical instrument to be invented in the 20th Century. The Steelapan has set the Caribbean on the world map and has aided in building an identity for the region.
Image taken from : http://factfile.org/10-facts-about-caribbean-music

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This document provides a brief explanation of what is the Caribbean identity.