For more than 20 years the standards set in Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have provided a common language to define and group the social constructs of "race" and "ethnicity." The definitions were developed to provide consistency in the collection of data by various federal…

Describes how proponents of a measure to limit the collection of racial data say the information is divisive and useless; opponents say the law would have adverse effects on college access and research. (EV)

The authors reexamine their book, "The Feminist Classroom," for unacknowledged assumptions of Whiteness that shape knowledge construction in the classroom. They use classroom and interview data to investigate how students' constructions of gender, class, ethnicity, and race are informed by these assumptions. (SK)

Discusses the inconsistent and shifting ways in which the U.S. Census treats race, color, and ethnicity. Suggests that long-term conceptual frameworks be developed so that the next census will not produce uneven categories based on unequal assumptions. (EVL)

Nigrescence is the process of becoming black, of developing a racial identity. Its stages include prechange, encounter, transition, internalization, and integrative awareness. (SK)

Black (n=113) and Asian American (n=68) students completed racial/ethnic identity, career development, and salience instruments. Among blacks, there was a significant relationship between racial identity attitudes and life role salience domains. For Asian Americans, cultural identity attitudes were significantly related to career maturity domains.…

African American college students (N=182) completed the Racial Identity Attitudes Scale. Results from the multivariate categorization scheme revealed five types of empirically derived racial identity attitude profiles. The profiles significantly differed on Brief Symptom Inventory subscale scores. (Author/MKA)

The author responds to the issue of invisibility syndrome raised in this special issue of "The Counseling Psychologist." Highlights the importance of Franklin's (1999) article and offers suggestions for expanding Franklin's model to include issues of spirituality, high-risk behaviors, and validation. (GCP)

Analyzes how Chinese-Thai transmigrants are shaped by social categories and simultaneously shape themselves, first in Thailand and then after migration to the United States. These immigrants cannot be understood as a singular essence. They want to be Chinese, Thai, and American simultaneously. (SLD)

Defines racial and ethnic identity and stresses the importance of examining these concepts from multidimensional perspectives. Discusses models of racial and ethnic identity and explains how educators can create positive multicultural learning communities. (SK)

While working to finish the first chapter of her dissertation, Robin Smiles was offered the opportunity to travel oversees. As a chaperone for a group of college students to Athens, Greece, she was free to pursue research for the first chapter of her dissertation, once she had successfully accompanied the students to Athens and assisted with their…

Researchers have called for innovative and culturally responsive intervention programs to enhance male, Black middle school students' academic achievement. Mentoring has received considerable attention as a novel remedy. Although anecdotal evidence supports the positive role of mentoring on academic achievement, these results are not consistent.…

Black males as a group experience disproportionate amounts of school failure. Compared to Black females and White males, for example, Black males have the highest dropout rates, poorest achievement, and lowest test scores. Further, they are sorely under-represented in gifted education and over-represented in special education. Of those Black males…

Dominican-American writer Julia Alvarez's works demonstrate varying degrees of self-representation. Crucial to the ongoing process of identity construction that takes place in Alvarez's novels is the figure of the mother, who at once facilitates and threatens the daughter's negotiation of an autonomous identity. In both Alvarez's own life and in…

This paper presents an inside look at the rhythms of a year-long teacher research group by highlighting the experiences of four alternatively certified urban middle school teachers of color as they engaged in practitioner research about issues of gender equity, racial identity, and culturally relevant teaching. Using examples from "data dilemma"…