Resources
In this section you will find links to other sources of information and works of art about parental separation through migration. This is by no means a comprehensive list. Please contact us if you have or are aware of relevant material. Send an email to info@barrelstories.org.
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Academic Papers
Articles
- Barrel Children – Wikipedia
- Memories of a Caribbean Barrel Child – A blog by Dr. Anthony Salandy
- Grandparents Cannot Cope – Frustrated Guardians Of ‘Barrel Children’ Want To Hand Over Responsibility To CDA – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- The Little Men/Women Of The House – The Parentification Of Children – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- More Money, Less Care – Is Long-Distance Love From Foreign-Based Parents Enough? – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- JTA President Warns Of Barrel Children Syndrome – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- Another Side Of The ‘Barrel Baby’ Phenomenon – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- The Other Side Of The Barrel Children Phenomenon – The Gleaner, Jamaica
- Barrel children hurting – Jamaica Observer
- Beyond barrel children – Trinidad and Tobago News
- The Barrel Children – Newsweek
- Barrel Children: Immigration’s Untold Story – Newd Magazine
Love in a Barrel. The Second Generation – Outlish Magazine
Books
Plays
How Black Mothers Say I Love You – Trey Anthony
Demarara Gold – A One Woman Show by Ingrid Griffith
Films
- Milk and Honey (1988)
- Barrel Children (2006) – Cara Weir
Installations
Barrel Children – Terry Bellier