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1	Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White more books like this by Prudence L Carter add to wishlist Why do so many African American and Latino students perform worse than their Asian and White peers in classes and on exams? And why are they dropping out of school at higher rates? Common wisdom holds that racial stratification leads African American and Latino students to rebel against "acting white," thus dooming themselves to lower levels of ... see all copies from $13.61! new only from $13.61! \| SVS
2	Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States more books like this by Hector Tobar add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar takes readers on the definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States--a parallel nation, 35 million strong, that is changing the very notion of what it means to be an American in unprecedented and unexpected ways. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cheyenne Again more books like this by E Bunting add to wishlist In the late 1800s, 10-year-old Young Bull is sent to boarding school to learn the white man's ways. Bunting's sensitive and poetic text recreates an experience shared by many Native American children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Full color. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $3.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong more books like this by Paul Chaat Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $14.91! new only from $14.91! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South more books like this by Michael A Gomez add to wishlist This study establishes tangible links between the African American community and its African origins, tracing the process by which African populations exchanged their distinct ethnic identities for one defined primarily by the conception of race. see all copies from $8.72! new only from $29.15! \| SVS
6	Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People more books like this by Helen Zia add to wishlist An award-winning Chinese-American journalist presents a groundbreaking discussion of defining moments that have transformed Asian Americans from a loosely knit, largely invisible ethnic group into a self-identified racial group that is influencing every aspect of American society. Photos. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $2.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing more books like this by Marijo Moore, Vine Deloria (Foreword by) add to wishlist After five centuries of Eurocentrism, many people have little idea that Native American tribes still exist, or which traditions belong to what tribes. However over the past decade there has been a rising movement to accurately describe Native cultures and histories. In particular, people have begun to explore the experience of urban ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland more books like this by Kevin McKiernan add to wishlist A gripping front-line portrait of the Kurdish people during the buildup to war and its aftermath by a journalist who has covered the region for over a decade. see all copies from $2.11! new only from $9.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Purity and Exile: Violence, Memory, and National Cosmology Among Hutu Refugees in Tanzania more books like this by Liisa H Malkki add to wishlist This study of Hutu refugees from Burundi, driven into exile in Tanzania after their 1972 insurrection against the dominant Tutsi was brutally quashed, shows how experiences of dispossession and violence are remembered and turned into narratives, and how this process helps to construct identities such as "Hutu" and "Tutsi." Through extensive ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $25.93! \| SVS
10	Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness more books like this by Rahhid Khalidi, Professor Rashid Khalidi add to wishlist For the past 30 years, the rise of a modern national consciousness among the displaced people known collectively as Palestinians has continued apace. Taking artful advantage of our nearness to the historical record, Rashid Khalidi traces both the origins of that consciousness and its political implications for the future. see all copies from $11.98! new only from $37.56!
11 view cover	Finding a Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity. Revised and Expanded more books like this by Dee P Woodtor add to wishlist In a comprehensive work on the subject of black genealogy--with up-to-date advice on recovering histories lost through slavery--Dr. Woodtor helps sidestep the roadblocks that often hinder black genealogy. see all copies from $12.51! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Unraveling the "Model Minority" Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth more books like this by Stacey J Lee add to wishlist The second edition of Unraveling the "Model Minority Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth" extends Stacey Lee's groundbreaking research on the educational experiences and achievement of Asian American youth. Lee provides a comprehensive update of social science research to reveal the ways in which the larger structures of race and class ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $18.95! \| SVS
13 view cover	Racial Situations: Class Predicaments of Whiteness in Detroit more books like this by John Hartigan add to wishlist "Racial Situations" challenges perspectives on race that rely upon oft-repeated claims that race is culturally constructed and, hence, simply false and distorting. John Hartigan asserts, instead, that we need to explain how race is experienced by people as a daily reality. His starting point is the lives of white people in Detroit. As a distinct ... see all copies from $17.42! new only from $42.65! \| SVS
14 view cover	Alien Encounters: Popular Culture in Asian America more books like this by Mimi Thi Nguyen (Editor), Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu (Editor) add to wishlist "Alien Encounters" showcases innovative directions in Asian American cultural studies. In thirteen essays exploring topics ranging from pulp fiction to video art to import-car subcultures, contributors analyze Asian Americans' interactions with popular culture as both creators and consumers. By a new generation of cultural critics, these essays ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $18.20! \| SVS
15 view cover	Recovering History, Constructing Race: The Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans more books like this by Martha Menchaca add to wishlist The history of Mexican Americans is a history of the intermingling of races - Indian, White, and Black. This racial history underlies a legacy of racial discrimination against Mexican Americans and their Mexican ancestors that stretches from the Spanish conquest to current battles over ending affirmative action and other assistance programs for ... see all copies from $12.04! new only from $18.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Growing Up Native Americ more books like this by Bill Adler, Jr., Ines Hernandez, Patricia Riley (Editor) add to wishlist Native American writers recall childhood in their native land. Provocative pieces from Louise Erdrich, Michael Dorris, Anna Lee Walters and more bring childhood experiences into sharp focus and speak of pain, love, mischief, anger, betrayal and healing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota more books like this by Renee Sansom Flood add to wishlist This never-before-told story of a Lakota Indian child kidnapped from the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and raised as a white child offers the stunning portrait of a young girl robbed of her roots and lost in an alien culture, and a powerful symbol of this nation's tragic relations with Native Americans. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America more books like this by Eva Marie Garroutte add to wishlist At the dawn of the 21st century, America finds itself on the brink of a new racial consciousness. This volume examines the changing processes of racial identification and their implications by looking specifically at the case of American Indians. see all copies from $10.90! new only from $29.94! \| SVS
19 view cover	Latinos, Inc.: The Marketing and Making of a People more books like this by Arlene M Davila add to wishlist Both Hollywood and corporate America are taking note of the marketing power of the growing Latino population in the United States. And as salsa takes over both the dance floor and the condiment shelf, the influence of Latin culture is gaining momentum in American society as a whole. Yet the increasing visibility of Latinos in mainstream culture ... see all copies from $7.83! new only from $18.34!
20 view cover	Challenging Fronteras: Structuring Latina and Latino Lives in the U.S. more books like this by Dr. Mary Romero (Editor), Vilma Ortiz (Editor), Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (Editor) add to wishlist Latinos are the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the United States. Despite the fact that they will soon outnumber African Americans, Latinos are often excluded from discussions of race by a binary black/white paradigm. This volume exposes the limitations of this paradigm, which fails to describe the complex reality of America's changing and ... see all copies from $16.05! new only from $45.28! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes more books like this by Gurney Norman (Editor), Katherine Ledford (Editor), Dwight B Billings (Editor) add to wishlist This text brings together some of Appalachia's most outstanding scholars and activists to refute the on-going stereotyping of the region. The 21 essays in the collection will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary and historic Appalachia. see all copies from $9.37! new only from $26.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	Mexico Profundo: Reclaiming a Civilization more books like this by Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Philip Adams Dennis (Translator) add to wishlist This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the Mexico profundo. ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $25.64! \| SVS
23 view cover	Partial Recall: With Essays on Photographs of Native North Americans more books like this by Lucy R Lippard add to wishlist Essays on the complex relations between Native Americans and European Americans as seen through photography. see all copies from $7.24! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
24	More Than an Indian: Racial Ambivalence and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in Guatemala more books like this by Charles R Hale add to wishlist Two decades ago, mas que un indio (more than an Indian) expressed a commonsense prescription for upward mobility in a racist society: To better themselves, Indians had to abandon their culture. Ironically, today it captures the predicament of ladinos, members of Guatemala's dominant culture. In the 1990s, Maya people succeeded in gaining broad ... see all copies from $22.65! new only from $41.60!
25 view cover	For an Amerindian Autohistory: An Essay on the Foundations of a Social Ethic more books like this by Georges E Sioui, Shelia Fischman (Translator), Bruce G Trigger (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is a presentation of guidelines for the study of native history from an Amerindian perspective. Georges Sioui, a Huron Indian, argues that these guidelines must be respected if the self-image and social ethics of native people are to be understood and preserved. He also shows how they provide a means of greatly improving the way native and ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $14.78! \| first editions

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