A brief critical review of available Puerto Rican literature that is relevant for consideration by Puerto Rican studies programs. (EH)

A critique of Glazer and Moynihan's second edition of "Beyond the Melting Pot," with specific reference to remarks made about the Puerto Rican community in their introduction. (EH)

It is not yet clear why the role of ethnicity in American life was ignored in the past, but we are proceeding in the direction of understanding the content of ethnicity itself. (DM)

Chicano history is in need of serious, documented, scholarly studies instead of old, outdated articles in the plethora of existing bibliographies. (DM)

The ghetto has been a central element in American Literature for the past 50 years and perhaps the key to the recent upsurge in Jewish-American and Afro-American literature. (DM)

This article addresses the disciplinary nature and possibilities of American Indian studies. American Indian studies is examined in light of some disciplinary criticism leveled against it. (Author/AM)

This data shows that young Western Canadians have a low ethnic identity while simultaneously holding a very high national identity and a high regional identity. (Author)

Describes the growth of Indian social organizations in Phoenix (Arizona). With changes in federal policy and the increasingly uncertain role of Arizona's Commission on Indian Affairs, these institutions take on growing social and political importance, as such organizations have done for other ethnic groups. (DM)

Cites various sources that provide ethnic research materials on the Slovenians and other Slavic ethnics. (Author/AM)

Notes that from the standpoint of minorities and American education, the history of public education in America is reple with tales of special interest groups pushing for their own educational change and recognition. Advocates of ethnic studies have acted no differently. (Author/AM)

This article is a series of anecdotes from an undergraduate course in multi-ethnic literature. In this class students explore their lives against the backdrop of their country's diverse ethnic heritage. Such courses are few, but they are needed given the influx of immigrants to this country. (Author/VM)

Suggests that in the name of liberalism, the social system annihilates other cultures by ensuring that only their sellouts can get on in the world while the subjects and processes which could more fully inform the academic process is ignored. (Author/AM)

Examines the need for a comprehensive study of Black societies in the Americas. Attributes paucity of research to geographic, economic, and language issues as well as ethnocentrism among Black scholars in the United States, and the lack of cooperation with Carribean and Latin American scholars. (JCD)

Criticizes the assertion that Native Americans have special and nearly unsolvable problems because of the conflict between their traditional cultures and the requirements of city life. Determines the extent to which the Native American urban experience is due to their culture as opposed to the stresses of the urban environment. (JM)