ABSTRACT
The focus of this chapter is on second-generation Barbadians, or ‘Bajan-Brits’, who have decided to ‘return’ to the birthplace of their parents, focusing in particular on their patterns of socio-economic and socio-cultural adjustment on their relocation to the Caribbean region. The research was based on ftytwo in-depth qualitative interviews conducted by the authors with secondgeneration return migrants to Barbados. At the outset, our analyses show that the migrants experience pronounced racial afrmation on their ‘return’ to Barbados – in other words, they benet from a series of positive effects which are attendant on living in a predominantly black society following their move to the Caribbean. In addition, it is demonstrated how as a group, these youthful returnees are advantaged in the employment market, being perceived as professionally adept, and being characterized by an ‘Anglo-Saxon work ethic’.
