This study examines the correlation between migration and cultural rejection in women of the African diaspora, namely, latinas and Black women in America during the 20th century. Research acknowledges that there is an identity dilemma that exists in people who migrate from one country to another; this research however, fails to address how this dilemma manifests, and it seldom speaks specifically to the condition of Black women. As a contribution to scholarship in transnational identities and migration this dissertation foregrounds the manifestations of cultural rejection, focusing specifically on language and aesthetics. Through the analysis of several critical, literary, and, visual texts I define and investigate the causes of the diaspora’s proclivity for cultural rejection.
