
CAHSS Faculty Articles
Title
Blooming Against the Odds: Remembering a Jamaican Father
Department
Department of Literature and Modern Languages
Publication Date
6-2010
Publication Title
Jamaica Magazine
Abstract
Article Excerpt
My father was a no-nonsense, hardworking man who made his living as a building contractor. He spent his days plowing through the streets of Kingston, shuttling workmen and building supplies from one job site to another, and spent his weekends scouting empty lots for sale. He built a variety of structures in and around the corporate area, and even today as I drive through Kingston & St. Andrew I can point to homes, shopping centers and apartment buildings and say to my kids, “Grandpa built that!” From New Kingston to Meadowbrook, from Belgrade heights to Temple Hall, concrete testaments to his life’s work abound.
NSUWorks Citation
Shaw Nevins, A. E. (2010). Blooming Against the Odds: Remembering a Jamaican Father. Jamaica Magazine Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/838