Ethnic America: Readings in Race, Class, and Gender

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ETHNIC AMERICA: Readings in Race, Class, and Gender, by Rita Cameron Wedding, Eric Vega,
& Gregory Yee Mark
, takes an interdisciplinary approach to discussing race, class, and gender issues in the United States. Covering dysfunctions, theory, and current events, this book is a compilation of recent articles in the field of Ethnic America. Specific articles dealing with the history of African-American, Asian Pacific Red Indians, Native Americans, and Latinos provides a grounding for students to analyze propositions raised in more traditional sociology and anthropology classes. Following each section is a set of questions that help the reader to structure their understanding of race, class, and gender issues in the United States. These questions target  two distinct audiences: students of Ethnic Studies and social justice activities. Articles covering concepts such as ethnic groups, racism, color blindness, and inter-sectionality are presented in an easy-to-understand format.

 

Preface 

Acknowledgments 

About the Contributors

SECTION ONE: Conceptualizing Race, Class, and Gender 

Introduction 

 1. Ties That Bind or Ties That Blind: Crossing Historically Forbidden Borders of "Race," Wayne Maeda

 2. The Genesis of Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Alexandre Kimenyi 

 3. Colorblindness: Challenging the Discourse of Contemporary U.S. Racism, Rita Cameron Wedding 

 4. Hiring Immigrant Women: Silicon Valley's "Simple Formula," Karen J. Hossfeld 

 5. Class in America--2003, Gregory Mantsios 

 6. Enemy Aliens and Enemy Races, David Cole 

 7. Slave Ideology and Biblical Interpretation, Katie Geneva Cannon 

SECTION TWO: Histories 

Introduction 

 8. The Changing Political and Economic Status of the American Indians: From Captive Nations to Internal Colonies, C. Matthew Snipp 

 9. Tribal Sovereignty and Governmental Authority: A Historical Overview, Nicole Lim 

10. Native Americans and the United States, 1830¿2000 Action and Response, Steven J. Crum 

11. We Shall Overcome, Harvard Sitkoff 

12. History of Africans in America, Talmadge Anderson 

13. The Two Worlds of Race: A Historical View, John Hope Franklin 

14. Legacies of Conquest, David G. Gutierrez 

15. The American Southwest, John R. Chavez 

16. The Origins and History of the Chicano Movement, Roberto Rodriguez 

17. The History of Asians in America, Timothy P. Fong 

18. Sikh Migration to the United States, Prit Paul Kaur 

SECTION THREE: Resistance, Discontent and . . . 

Introduction

19. Durban, Globalization, and the World After 9/11: Toward a New Politics, Howard Winant 

20. Warrior for Gringostroika, Guillermo Gómez-Peña 

21. The Wage Gap, National Committee on Pay Equality 

22. The Inventing and Reinventing of "Model Minorities": The Cultural Veil Obscuring Structural Sources of Inequality, Deborah Woo

23. How U.S. Corporations Won the Debate Over Immigration, David Bacon

24. The Call to Duty, Mary Ann Carlton-Wyatt

25. If the River Bends: Forced Migration to the Midwest, Daniel F. Detzner 

SECTION FOUR: Organizing for Social Justice 

Introduction 

26. Responding to Hate Groups: Ten Points to Remember, The Center for Democratic Renewal 

27. The Truth about Racial Profiling, American Civil Liberties Union 

28. The View from the Ground: Organizers Speak Out on Race, Francis Calpotura and Bob Wing 

29. Immigrant Rights: Striving for Racial Justice, Economic Equality and Human Dignity, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights 387

30. Understanding the Presence of Latinos in the United States: An Educational Perspective on the Academic Pipeline, Julie L. Figueroa 


Appendix 

 1. Glossary 

 2. Internet Exercises: Raising the Roof 
Improving Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

Eric Vega
Wayne Maeda

 

ETHNIC AMERICA: Readings in Race, Class, and Gender, by Rita Cameron Wedding, Eric Vega,
& Gregory Yee Mark
, takes an interdisciplinary approach to discussing race, class, and gender issues in the United States. Covering dysfunctions, theory, and current events, this book is a compilation of recent articles in the field of Ethnic America. Specific articles dealing with the history of African-American, Asian Pacific Red Indians, Native Americans, and Latinos provides a grounding for students to analyze propositions raised in more traditional sociology and anthropology classes. Following each section is a set of questions that help the reader to structure their understanding of race, class, and gender issues in the United States. These questions target  two distinct audiences: students of Ethnic Studies and social justice activities. Articles covering concepts such as ethnic groups, racism, color blindness, and inter-sectionality are presented in an easy-to-understand format.

 

Preface 

Acknowledgments 

About the Contributors

SECTION ONE: Conceptualizing Race, Class, and Gender 

Introduction 

 1. Ties That Bind or Ties That Blind: Crossing Historically Forbidden Borders of "Race," Wayne Maeda

 2. The Genesis of Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Alexandre Kimenyi 

 3. Colorblindness: Challenging the Discourse of Contemporary U.S. Racism, Rita Cameron Wedding 

 4. Hiring Immigrant Women: Silicon Valley's "Simple Formula," Karen J. Hossfeld 

 5. Class in America--2003, Gregory Mantsios 

 6. Enemy Aliens and Enemy Races, David Cole 

 7. Slave Ideology and Biblical Interpretation, Katie Geneva Cannon 

SECTION TWO: Histories 

Introduction 

 8. The Changing Political and Economic Status of the American Indians: From Captive Nations to Internal Colonies, C. Matthew Snipp 

 9. Tribal Sovereignty and Governmental Authority: A Historical Overview, Nicole Lim 

10. Native Americans and the United States, 1830¿2000 Action and Response, Steven J. Crum 

11. We Shall Overcome, Harvard Sitkoff 

12. History of Africans in America, Talmadge Anderson 

13. The Two Worlds of Race: A Historical View, John Hope Franklin 

14. Legacies of Conquest, David G. Gutierrez 

15. The American Southwest, John R. Chavez 

16. The Origins and History of the Chicano Movement, Roberto Rodriguez 

17. The History of Asians in America, Timothy P. Fong 

18. Sikh Migration to the United States, Prit Paul Kaur 

SECTION THREE: Resistance, Discontent and . . . 

Introduction

19. Durban, Globalization, and the World After 9/11: Toward a New Politics, Howard Winant 

20. Warrior for Gringostroika, Guillermo Gómez-Peña 

21. The Wage Gap, National Committee on Pay Equality 

22. The Inventing and Reinventing of "Model Minorities": The Cultural Veil Obscuring Structural Sources of Inequality, Deborah Woo

23. How U.S. Corporations Won the Debate Over Immigration, David Bacon

24. The Call to Duty, Mary Ann Carlton-Wyatt

25. If the River Bends: Forced Migration to the Midwest, Daniel F. Detzner 

SECTION FOUR: Organizing for Social Justice 

Introduction 

26. Responding to Hate Groups: Ten Points to Remember, The Center for Democratic Renewal 

27. The Truth about Racial Profiling, American Civil Liberties Union 

28. The View from the Ground: Organizers Speak Out on Race, Francis Calpotura and Bob Wing 

29. Immigrant Rights: Striving for Racial Justice, Economic Equality and Human Dignity, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights 387

30. Understanding the Presence of Latinos in the United States: An Educational Perspective on the Academic Pipeline, Julie L. Figueroa 


Appendix 

 1. Glossary 

 2. Internet Exercises: Raising the Roof 
Improving Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

Eric Vega
Wayne Maeda