Full Description
The new 4th Edition of ETHNIC STUDIES: An Introduction reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Ethnic Studies - the readings are drawn from academic fields in the humanities and social sciences. A few first-person narratives are also included, so we can get a sense of how individuals experience their ethnic group status. Overall, the readings in this book are meant to provide students with a foundation in Ethnic Studies.
The volume integrates framing and reflection questions throughout to foster critical and engaged readers. These questions initiate a personal and classroom dialogue.
Respecting the unique realities confronting the communities discussed in this volume, the authors intentionally aimed to evoke a sense of empathy and solidarity so that when students read the words like Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, Land Back, and No Borders listed, and capped off with the word
Solidarity, these terms would reassert the humanity and dignity of someone else's lived experiences.
Contents
Introduction / Perspectives
Dedication
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Brian Baker and Julie López Figueroa
"We're Going Out. Are You With Us?" The Origins of Asian American Studies
Gregory Yee Mark
Why Ethnic Studies Was Meant for Me
Rosana Chavez, M.S. (Ethnic Studies Alumna)
"Ethnic Studies Embodies Activism"
Andrea L. Moore
Framing the Value and Purpose of Perspectives
Julie López Figueroa
History
Introduction
Wayne Maeda (in memoriam) and Brian Baker
"Returning Home Tolowa Dee-ni"
Annette L. Reed, Ph.D.
The History of Asians in America
Timothy Fong
Recent African Immigration
Boatamo Mosupyoe
Native Americans and the United States, 1830-2000 Action and Response
Steven J. Crum
Iu Mien—We the People
Fahm Saelee
The Hmong in the United States
Bao Lo
Race, Class and Gender
Introduction
Boatamo Mosupyoe
The Intersection of Race, Class and Gender
Boatamo Mosupyoe
What It Means to Be an Asian Indian Woman
Y. Lakshmi Malroutu
Is the Glass Ceiling Cracked Yet? Women in Rwanda, South Africa and the United States, 1994-2010 183
Boatamo Mosupyoe
Tungtong: Share Your Stories
Marietess Masulit
Fiji and Fijians in Sacramento
Mitieli Rokolacadamu Gonemaituba, Neha Chand, Darsha Naidu, Jenisha Lal, Jonathan Singh, Shayal Sharma, and Gregory Yee Mark
Identity and Institutions
Introduction
Brian Baker
Kill the Indian, Save the Child: Cultural Genocide and the Boarding School
Debra K. S. Barker
My Father's Labor: An Unknown, but Valued History
Julie López Figueroa and Macedonio Figueroa
"Imaginary Indians" Are Not Real
Brian Baker
Implicit Bias: Individual and Systemic Racism
Rita Cameron Wedding
"And it's time for them to come down": History, Memory, and Decentering Settler Colonialism
Rose Soza War Soldier
Response and Responsibility
Introduction
Eric Vega and Julie López Figueroa
Challenging the Dilemma of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education: And the Rush Toward Resegregation
Otis L. Scott
A Voyage of Discovery: Sacramento and the Politics of Ordinary Black People
David Covin
Arizona: Ground Zero for the War on Immigrants and Latinos(as)
Elvia Ramirez
Asian American and Pacific Islanders Harmed by Trump COVID-19 Blame Campaign
Timothy P. Fong, PhD
"We can't just stand aside now": Oakland's Fortune Cookie Factory Stands with Black Lives Matter
Annalise Harlow
The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project: A Lesson in Community Service
Gregory Yee Mark, Julie López Figueroa, Christopher Shimizu, Jasmine Duong, and Jazmine Sanchez
