The papers in this collection respond to the importance of race in U.S. society by providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary empirical analysis of the diverse ways in which Asian Pacific Americans are redefining and transforming contemporary U.S. race relations. Following a preface by Don T. Nakanishi and J. D. Hokoyama, the chapters are: (1)…

Transracial adoption, especially the adoption of black children by whites, is a deep and divisive social issue. Critics note the untapped potential for black families to adopt black children and the unaddressed conditions that bring black children to higher incidence of foster care placement. They emphasize the inability of white parents to…

This volume introduces 14 endangered cultures from Southeast and East Asia and describes the most pressing issues facing these marginalized groups, such as the impact of tourism, prohibition against whaling, or dislocation due to nuclear testing. The chapters are: (1) "Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Features: All Endangered" (Leslie…

Black and white, male and female, rich and poor, American teenagers have the herding instinct. Sometimes the kids get together for fun, sometimes for trouble, sometimes for political purposes--but mostly they crave recognition, recognition, companionship, and excitement. Gangs are a way of life for many adolescents, part of the ritual of growing…

Teachers can encourage literacy best by understanding and respecting black dialect, and by helping youngsters translate their many different experiences into standard English. (Author)

The prediction was confirmed that young children would experience more difficulty in learning to discriminate faces of another race than those of their own. Additional findings revealed that discrimination-learning performance with racial stimuli is related to a number of factors including developmental level, race of the subject, and race of the…

Article stresses the need for more black professionals in community colleges as a better way to suit the needs of the rising number of black students enrolled in community colleges. (GB)

Argues that Black people must rid themselves of the negative self-image created by slavery, and that race pride is necessary to combat the existing economic and socio-political systems. (KG)

All children should be taught in face-to-face situations so that each culture can contribute richly to the totality that is America. (Author)

Racial preference, knowledge of racial differences, and racial identification of lower class Negro and white urban preschoolers were examined. An attempt was also made to determine the effect of an enriched preschool program on these three response measures. Negro as well as white children rejected brown dolls, possibly a result of parental…

Utilizing pretest data from the National Chicano Survey of Mexicans in Detroit, the study measured levels of ethnicity; defined ethnic consciousness, identification, and identity; and examined the relationships of measures of political consciousness with the measures of ethnicity. The interrelationships of these measures suggested a…

Examined the extent to which Black children perceive pejorative labels such as "slow learner,""culturally disadvantaged," and "culturally deprived" as being associated with themselves. Found that these labels were indeed perceived as being negative but that they were not associated with racial group membership. (Author/BE)

Explored the relationships among racial identity, ethnic identity, other-group orientation, and self-esteem for 126 black and 292 white undergraduates. Blacks with anti-black and pro-white attitudes showed low ethnic group attachment, while those with internalized attitudes showed high ethnic attachment. Differences for whites are discussed. (SLD)

Identifies three major categories of prejudice: conscious/intentional, conscious/unintentional, and unconscious/unintentional. Asserts that prejudice plays a large role in the development of children and has its origins in the individual's group identity. Claims that exposure to and understanding of the development of prejudice can diminish its…