Tacit Subjects is a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Drawing on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, Carlos Ulises Decena explains that while the men who shared their life stories with him may self-identify as gay, they are not the liberated figures of traditional gay migration narratives. Decena contends that in migrating to Washington Heights, a Dominican enclave in New York, these men moved from one site to another within an increasingly transnational Dominican society. Many of them migrated and survived through the resources of their families and broader communities. Explicit acknowledgment or discussion of their homosexuality might rupture these crucial social and familial bonds. Yet some of Decena's informants were sure that their sexuality was tacitly understood by their family members or others close to them. Analyzing their recollections about migration, settlement, masculinity, sex, and return trips to the Dominican Republic, Decena describes how the men at the center of Tacit Subjects contest, reproduce, and reformulate Dominican identity in New York. Their stories reveal how differences in class, race, and education shape their relations with fellow Dominicans. They also offer a view of "gay New York" that foregrounds the struggles for respect, belonging, and survival within a particular immigrant community.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	328
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Duke University Press
Fecha de Publicación	2011-02-16
Dimensiones	9.2" x 6.22" x 0.8" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si
Temas	Gay, Hispano, Nueva York, New York, N.Y.

Carlos Ulises Decena is Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.