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Curaçao and the Folding Diaspora: Contesting the Party Tambú in the Netherlands

Curaçao and the Folding Diaspora: Contesting the Party Tambú in the Netherlands : Contesting the Party Tambú in the Netherlands Nanette General diasporic discourse informs the definition of immigrant minority groups as "residing and acting in host countries but maintaining strong sentimental and material links with their countries of origin--their homelands" (Sheffer 1986, 3). Yet for Curaçaoans living in the Netherlands, the distinction between the ideas of "host country" and "homeland" becomes hazy at best. Curaçao, the largest of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean islands, boasts strong social and political ties with the Netherlands. The Dutch language, for example, is the official language of Curaçao, and on the island, the Dutch educational system reigns supreme. Curaçaoans hold Dutch passports and are legally Dutch citizens; therefore, there is a tendency to gravitate to the Netherlands, and Curaçaoans who do emigrate typically expect their integration into Dutch society to be problem free. The reality, however, is decidedly different. Curaçaoans who make the move are likely to find themselves treated as "ethnic migrants" in the Netherlands and considered "foreigners with a Dutch passport" by the general Dutch public (Sharpe 2005, 292). "I always thought of myself as Dutch," said one Curaçaoan gentleman in 2009, a man who migrated to Amsterdam nearly twelve years ago. "That http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Black Music Research Journal University of Illinois Press

Curaçao and the Folding Diaspora: Contesting the Party Tambú in the Netherlands

Jong, Nanette de
Black Music Research Journal , Volume 32 (2) – Jun 28, 2012
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: Contesting the Party Tambú in the Netherlands Nanette General diasporic discourse informs the definition of immigrant minority groups as "residing and acting in host countries but maintaining strong sentimental and material links with their countries of origin--their homelands" (Sheffer 1986, 3). Yet for Curaçaoans living in the Netherlands, the distinction between the ideas of "host country" and "homeland" becomes hazy at best. Curaçao, the largest of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean islands, boasts strong social and political ties with the Netherlands. The Dutch language, for example, is the official language of Curaçao, and on the island, the Dutch educational system reigns supreme. Curaçaoans hold Dutch passports and are legally Dutch citizens; therefore, there is a tendency to gravitate to the Netherlands, and Curaçaoans who do emigrate typically expect their integration into Dutch society to be problem free. The reality, however, is decidedly different. Curaçaoans who make the move are likely to find themselves treated as "ethnic migrants" in the Netherlands and considered "foreigners with a Dutch passport" by the general Dutch public (Sharpe 2005, 292). "I always thought of myself as Dutch," said one Curaçaoan gentleman in 2009, a man who migrated to Amsterdam nearly twelve years ago. "That

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