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Table 2 Background 2

From: More Venezuelans in Trinidad in the 21st century

Participant Number

Gender

Q8 Address in Trinidad

Q9 Do you feel like there is a Spanish-Speaking Community here?

Q10 Who helped you find a place to live

Q11 Arrive alone or with family?

Q12 Description of the family

1

M

Cascade

Yes

A Trinidadian friend of a Venezuelan friend

Alone

N/A

2

F

Erin

Yes

A Trinidadian friend

Alone

N/A

3

M

Freeport

Yes

A Venezuelan friend that was here

Alone

N/A

4

F

Camuto

No

A lady who owned a farm

Alone

N/A

5

M

Penal

Yes

A friend who was already here

With family

2 children,:2 years and 3 years old

6

F

Palmiste park

Yes

No one

With family

a 4 month-old daughter

7

F

St. James

Yes

A Venezuelan friend that was here

Alone

N/A

8

M

Cunupia

Yes

A Venezuelan friend

With family

Husband and son

9

F

Cunupia

Yes

A friend

With family

Wife and son

10

M

Cunupia

Yes

Indian Trinidadian people

With family

Wife and son

11

M

Arima

Yes

A Trinidadian friend

Alone

N/A

12

F

Belmont

Yes

Trinidadian friend of a Venezuelan friend

With family

Son, 10 years old

13

M

Penal

Yes

5 Indian brothers took them in to work

Alone

N/A

14

M

Diego martin

Yes

His mother

With family

Mother

15

F

Belmont

Yes

A Venezuelan

With family

Her daughter

16

F

St. Augustine

No

A Venezuelan

With family

Son

17

M

Gasparillo

Yes

Trinidadian boss

Alone

N/A

18

F

Arouca

Yes

A Venezuelan

Alone

N/A

19

F

Don Miguel

Yes

A Venezuelan friend that was here

With family

her son, Julian 1 year, 7 months old

20

M

Barataria

No

Sister

Alone

N/A

21

M

San Fernando

No

Did it on their own

Alone

First alone, then his wife and child came

22

M

Chaguanas

Yes

A friend that was already here

Alone

First alone then family came, 2 daughters 4 years and 7 months and wife

23

F

Chaguanas

Yes

Her husband

With family

Her daughters

24

M

Carenage

Yes

A Trinidadian friend

Alone

N/A

25

M

Cunupia, Monroe road

Yes

On their own

Alone

A 2-year-old child was here before with mom

26

F

Cunupia, Monroe Road

No

A Venezuelan friend that was here

With family

2 sons, 12 and 20

27

F

Arima

Yes

A Venezuelan friend that was here

With friends

N/A

28

F

Aranguez

Yes

Family, 20 years in Trinidad

Aone

N/A

29

F

St. John’s Village

Yes

On their own

With family

2 sisters

30

M

St. James

Yes

Other Venezuelans

Alone

Family was here

31

F

St. James

Yes

On their own

Alone

N/A

32

M

Chaguanas

Yes

On their own

With friends

N/A

33

F

Chaguanas

Yes

Her brother

With family

2-year-old daughter, grandma and mom

  1. Table 2 shows respondents answers (Q8 to Q12), Gender, Address in Trinidad, Spanish-speaking community in Trinidad, Aid before coming to Trinidad, and Family