List of tables - Introduction - Transnational Haiti - Of Convents, Congressmen, and Plessy v. Ferguson - Refugees and Immigrants - Headquarters and Subsidiary Households - Diasporic Business - Community Media: Newspaper, Radio, and Television - Schooling - Transnational Politics: Border-Crossing Political Practices - Conclusion: Transnational Diasporic Citizenship - Appendix A: Haitian Immigrants: Fiscal Years 1984-1994 - Appendix B: Asylum Granted 1985-1994 - Appendix C: Selected Economic Characteristics of Race/Ethnic/Ancestry Groups, New York City, 1990 - Appendix D: LEP Student Enrolments by Predominant Language and Borough in New York City - Index