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Research Consortium

An interdisciplinary, intercultural panel of scholars researching the question of "Assimilating Americans" through the lens of new immigrants in Greater Boston coming from Asia, Cape Verde, Guatemala, and Haiti.  The premise of this research is that the African American context provides the paradigm for incoming immigrants.  Affiliated faculty fellows: Jorge-Capetillo, Sociology, Glenn Jacobs, Sociology, Tim Sieber, Anthropology, Shirley Tang, American Studies and Asian American Studies.  Alix Cantave, Associate Director is also part of the research team.  Barbara Lewis, Director of the Trotter, is Project Leader.

Health

The Trotter, in association with Dana-Farber, is completing a health profile of Haitian Americans in Boston.  This profile will be expanded to include other segments of the black community in Boston.

State of Black Boston

In collaboration with the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and the Boston chapter of the NAACP, the Trotter is preparing a State of Black Boston report, which will be issued bi-annually.

Trotter Review

The next issue of the journal, due March 2009, will examine the historical connection between earlier Civil Rights Movements, particularly the Niagara Movement and the birth of the NAACP, and the election of the first African American president.