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Table 5 Support or discrimination

From: More Venezuelans in Trinidad in the 21st century

Participant Number

Q16 Did you know someone in Trinidad before coming

Q17 Do you have Trini friends

Description of Trini friends

Q18 Have you experienced discrimination from Trinis

Description of discrimination

1

Yes

No

N/A

No

N/A

2

Yes

Yes

Work friends

Yes

Because we are Spanish

3

Yes

Yes

Work friends

No

N/A

4

No

Yes

Work friends

No

N/A

5

No

Yes

Work friends

Yes

For being light-skinned, for being Venezuelan

6

No

Yes

Work friends

No

N/A

7

No

Yes

We communicate by signing to each other

No

N/A

8

No

Yes

People from the area where I live

No

N/A

9

No

Yes

Work, community

No

N/A

10

No

Yes

Work, community

Yes

For being Venezuelan

11

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

12

Yes

Yes

 

No

N/A

13

No

Yes

N/A

No

N/A

14

Yes

Yes

N/A

No

N/A

15

Yes cousin working

No

family

Yes

Little because of language

16

Yes

Yes

work friends

Yes

Because of the language at work

17

No

Yes

N/A

No

N/A

18

no

Yes

work friends

Yes

For being Venezuelan

19

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

For being Venezuelan

20

No

Yes

work

No

N/A

21

No

Yes

Barataria (where he lives)

No

N/A

22

No

Yes

from work from Chaguanas

Yes

For being Venezuelan

23

no

no

N/A

No

N/A

24

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

N/A

25

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Many times, Trinis don’t feel good about many Venezuelans being here

26

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

In a factory, they treated me badly so I left.

27

No

Yes

 

No

N/A

28

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Language difference, country situation, for being different culturally

29

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Don’t like the Spanish

30

No

Yes

N/A

Yes

For being Venezuelan

31

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Always because we are Venezuelans. It is the norm for us

32

Yes

Yes

No

No

N/A

33

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Don’t speak English

  1. Table 5 shows respondents answers (Q16 to Q18), showing respondents descriptions of support in Trinidad and/or discrimination