Minority Studies category: 588 books
Where the Salmon Run
The Life and Legacy of Bill Frank Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Billy Frank Jr. was an early participant in the fight for tribal fishing rights during the 1960s. Roughed up, belittled, and handcuffed on the riverbank, he emerged as one of the most influential Northwest Indians in modern history. His efforts helped bring about the 1974 ruling by Federal Judge George...
by Mackay
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
How well did civilian morale stand up to the pressure of total war and what factors were important to it? Rejecting contentions that morale fell short of the favourable picture presented during World War II and since, this work shows how government policies for maintaining morale were put in place.
From a Raw Deal to a New Deal
African Americans 1929-1945
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 1996
Bank closings, soup kitchens, bread lines, unemployed workers begging for work--these images defined the 1930s and '40s in America. For African Americans the era was a study in contrasts: black workers had the highest unemployment rate at a time when black leaders held important positions in Franklin...
Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky
Stories of Accommodation and Audacity
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Outwardly it would appear that Arab and Jewish immigrants comprise two distinct groups with differing cultural backgrounds and an adversarial relationship. Yet, as immigrants who have settled in communities at a distance from metropolitan areas, both must negotiate complex identities. Growing up in...
America's Working Man
Work, Home, and Politics Among Blue Collar Property Owners
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Over a period of six years, at factory and warehouse, at the tavern across the road, in their homes and union meetings, on fishing trips and social outings, David Halle talked and listened to workers of an automated chemical plant in New Jersey's industrial heartland. He has emerged with an unusually...
by Jessica M. Ramos
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
With a focus on how to improve the effectiveness and cultural competence of clinical services and research, this authoritative volume synthesizes current knowledge on both the physical and psychological health of African Americans today. In chapters that follow a consistent format for easy...
Diversity Myth
Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
This is a powerful exploration of the debilitating impact that politically correct “multiculturalism” has had upon higher education and academic freedom in the United States. In the name of diversity, many leading academic and cultural institutions are working to silence dissent and stifle intellectual...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Despite remarkable economic advances in many societies during the latter half of the twentieth century, poverty remains a global issue of enduring concern. Poverty is present in some form in every society in the world, and has serious implications for everything from health and well-being to identity...
Die Zerreißprobe
Wie die Angst vor dem Fremden unsere Demokratie bedroht
Language: German
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Verlernen wir die Demokratie? Alle reden davon, wie Flüchtlinge, Einwanderer sich integrieren können – Lamya Kaddor dreht die Frage um: Muss sich nicht auch die Mehrheitsgesellschaft ändern? Geht es nicht für alle darum, liberale Grundsätze zu leben? Mit Sorge beobachtet Kaddor, dass die Angst...
Everyday Illegal
When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
What does it mean to be an illegal immigrant, or the child of immigrants, in this era of restrictive immigration laws in the United States? As lawmakers and others struggle to respond to the changing landscape of immigration, the effects of policies on people's daily lives are all too often overlooked.
In...
A Second Appeal
A Consideration of Freedom and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
A Second Appeal: A Consideration of Freedom and Social Justice engages in an analysis of the ideals of freedom and social justice. It does so with an eye towards the development of universally applicable concepts of each. Rolle examines the work of David Walker, author of Appeal to the Colored Citizens...
Afraid of the Dark
What Whites and Blacks Need to Know about Each Other
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
The definitive guide for anyone who has contact with people of another race—in companies, schools, neighborhoods, or other social situations—this book asserts that race is not the unfathomable mystery it is usually made out to be. In a revealing, accessible, and stimulating discussion based on...
Brown Threat
Identification in the Security State
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
What is “brown” in—and beyond—the context of American identity politics? How has the concept changed since 9/11? In the most sustained examination of these questions to date, Kumarini Silva argues that “brown” is no longer conceived of solely as a cultural, ethnic, or political identity....
Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas
Print and Oral Skills for All Students, K–College
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
As educators and legislators across the country debate how to improve public schools, the most vital factor often disappears from the equation—the relationship between the teacher and the student. According to veteran educators Rita and Marco Portales, this relationship is the central issue in the...