This examination of black/white relations in the United States describes the aftereffects of slavery, and explores black identity, communication, and values. The book also discusses dealing effectively and honestly across races. The chapters are: (1) "Traditional African American Culture"; (2) "Search for Identity: A Dream…

This report describes race and Hispanic origin in the United States and discusses their distributions at the national level. It is based on the Census 2000 Redistricting Summary File. Census 1990 questions on race and Hispanic origin were changed for Census 2000, because the federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate,…

Research has shown that children use physical features to distinguish among people, and that race can be distinguished by certain features such as skin color and the shape of eyes, nose, and lips. However, L. Hirschfeld (1993, 1994) has argued that children must have the concept of race before they form the race social category and that other…

While a great deal of discussion has been generated regarding increased levels of student diversity, recruitment of minority faculty, and the diversification of college curricula, there has been far less written about the impact of white institutions on the psyches of ethnic minority faculty. This paper discloses one African-American female…

This guide explains how individuals and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) chapters can work with school systems to reduce discrimination against students of Arab background and to educate teachers and other students about the cultures of the Middle East. Arab Americans can make a difference in the school systems by personal…

Reports an investigation of racial and cultural identification and preferences among Indian children in Canada, in which 36 Indian children and 35 white children from Ontario, ranging in age from three to seven, were given the "doll" test developed by Kenneth Clark. (Author/JM)

Negritude begins with a recognition, a consciousness of blackness, then proceeds to an acceptance in which blackness is praised; the qualities of blacks are elaborated; a heritage is created; the plight of blacks is described and white values and civilization are belittled. (Author/JM)

What we can now anticipate is an ethnic renaissance, a rediscovery of America's hidden minorities in education, religion, and social action. (DM)

A detailed expostion of the ways in which existing variants of black Nationalism can be clarified, broadened and made more useful to goals of the black community, defining as nationalists all groups which can be said to have adopted a serious program devoted to bettering the spiritual and material condition of black life. (Author/JM)

Investigated differences in the self-esteem of Black children who have been transracially adopted and that of Black children who have been placed with Black adoptive families. Results suggested no difference in self-esteem. However, there was a difference in perception of racial identity. (Author)

Drawing on a national probability sample (N=2,857) of young men, used multiple regression analysis to estimate the effect of labor market discrimination on subsequent locus of control. Results indicated that perceptions of employment discrimination influenced the level of externality among Blacks, over and above racial identification. (Author/RC)

The dual identity faced by the Chicano in relation to postsecondary educational institutions serves two functions: (1) to develop his ability to act as a link between the institution and the Chicano community through enhancement of his institutional visibility; and (2) to develop teaching effectiveness and good interpersonal relations with…

Uses Fanon's concept of the Manichean colonial situation and his Dialectical Theory of Identification to explore images of African heritage in the works of two mulatto Cuban poets, Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdez (1809-1844) and Nicolas Guillen (born 1902). (GC)

Explores how Asian American students have experienced and viewed their own participation on one of the most diverse college campuses, that of the University of California at Berkeley. The focus is on stereotypes and learning to be Asian American, the tug-of-war for group affiliation, and subtle experiences of exclusion college students encounter.…