#caribbean indians

[reasoningdaily]

Indian immigrants to Guyana in the 1800’s

To be precise, I am an Indo-Guyanese-American: The mother of all hyphenated identities and an illustration of a historic journey from India to the Caribbean. This heritage is commonly packaged in a number of different terms, all of which are heavily used as referential identifiers: Indo-Guyanese. Indo-Caribbean. Caribbean. West Indian. Indian. It is most aptly described as the Indo-Caribbean experience—an experience that is shared by Indians living throughout the Caribbean diaspora and thus serving as the blueprint for my existence.

This unique cultural disposition is why the Indo-Caribbean are able to culturally identify with public figures ranging from Hasan Minhaj to Nicki Minaj. It is why bursts of Caribbean intonation in Rihanna’s voice blanket me in the comfort of home, while the ballads of A.R. Rahman awaken pained demons within me, crying to connect with a history that was ripped from my hands long before I was born. 

My parents hail from Guyana, a small country on the northern coast of South America. Guyana is one of the original colonies of the British West Indies and, although not located in the Caribbean Sea, the CARICOM Seat of Secretariat is located in Georgetown, Guyana, thus rendering the country a crucial member of the Caribbean family.  [Read more]

[nenan]

First ever gay couple (Melinda Angel and Danika Marquez) to get married in Curaçao on July 27th 2024, after the official legalization of same-sex marriage on July 12th 2024.

[neges]

📍Morne Puilboreau, Haïti 🇭🇹

via @jeanoscar.a

[chroniclesofnadia111]

Life Dump🤎

[caribbeanart]

The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean

On view: September 4 through December 14, 2024

"Illuminating the often-overlooked Asian diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, 27 artists across 14 countries address notions of visibility and invisibility, spirituality, and archiving across various media. Named after a 1975 work by Japanese-Brazilian artist Lydia Okumura, The Appearance primarily focuses on artwork created from 1940 onwards." [x]

[island-pickney]

One love

[charayiam]

🇯🇲🩷 carnival ‘24 🩷🇯🇲

[nellybrook]

Belize Born & Raised 🇧🇿

[gravalicious]

Menelik Shabazz - Step Forward Youth (1977)

[belle-keys]

Artists: Michel-Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)

[kay-ohh]

Some cuddles needed 😭

[forgedfromlove]

Scarlet ibises at Caroni Swamp, by A. de Silva.

[neges]

Ayiti, Hayti, Haïti — Land Of High Mountains.

📍Cap-Haïtien, Haiti via Jean Oscar Augustin