Insights on Multicultural America: A Glance at a Multiplicity of Identity with a Focus on Cultural Values and Origin Backgrounds

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Foreword 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 
Introduction 

CHAPTER 1 What Is Culture? What Is Multiculturalism?
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD

CHAPTER 2 Applying Cultural Relativism to Discussions of Multiculturalism: Creating a Space for Empathy and Dialogue
By Lisa Pope Fischer, PhD 

CHAPTER 3 A Glance at History, Immigration, and Views on the Richness of Cultural Values in the United States
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 4 The Richness of Cultural Values in the United States of America
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 5 A Case Study: Me
By Justin Vázquez-Poritz, PhD 

CHAPTER 6 Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of Indian Culture in New York City
By Ashwin Satyanarayana, PhD 

CHAPTER 7 Culinary Journey Through Traditional Albanian Food From Albania to New York
By Suela Aalsberg, MA 

CHAPTER 8 The Cultures of Africa in New York City
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 9 A Pakistani-American in New York City
By Dua Ahmed, MA 

CHAPTER 10 Religious Beliefs and Identity
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 11 I Am a Christian
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 12 Growing up in a Non-Multicultural Environment: Insights on the Multiplicity of Identity
By Eric M. Rodriguez, PhD 

CHAPTER 13 Religion and Identity: Why No One Should Be Denied an Identity
By Eric M. Rodriguez, PhD 

CHAPTER 14 The Intersectionality of a White Jew—A Personality and Social Psychological Lens
By Gideon Small, MA 

CHAPTER 15 Addressing the Challenges of Teaching Multicultural Awareness to a “Woke” Generation
By Chana Etengoff, PhD 

CHAPTER 16 Economic Impacts of Immigration
By Randall Hannum, PhD 

CHAPTER 17 Ethnographic Interview and Perspectives on the Global Migrant Crisis and the Migrant Crisis at the US Borders in the United States of America
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 18 Living in a Multicultural Family
By Geoff D. Zylstra, PhD

CHAPTER 19 Hmong American Women’s Ethnic Identity in Relation to Their Socialization Strategies in the United States
By Pa Her, PhD 

Conclusion 
Recommended Readings

ANNIE NGANA-MUNDEKE

Dr. Annie Ngana-Mundeke. New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York, (CUNY). 

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY 

Dr. Ashwin Satyanarayana, Chair and Associate Professor, Computer Systems Technology Department, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)

Dr. Randall Hannum, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences. New York City College of Technology, (CUNY) 

Karen Goodlad, Associate Professor and Chair of the Hospitality Management Department, New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York (CUNY) 

Dr. Sisco Howard, Associate Professor, the Department of Social Sciences, New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York, (CUNY) 

 

Eric Rodriquez-Chan

Foreword 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 
Introduction 

CHAPTER 1 What Is Culture? What Is Multiculturalism?
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD

CHAPTER 2 Applying Cultural Relativism to Discussions of Multiculturalism: Creating a Space for Empathy and Dialogue
By Lisa Pope Fischer, PhD 

CHAPTER 3 A Glance at History, Immigration, and Views on the Richness of Cultural Values in the United States
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 4 The Richness of Cultural Values in the United States of America
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 5 A Case Study: Me
By Justin Vázquez-Poritz, PhD 

CHAPTER 6 Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of Indian Culture in New York City
By Ashwin Satyanarayana, PhD 

CHAPTER 7 Culinary Journey Through Traditional Albanian Food From Albania to New York
By Suela Aalsberg, MA 

CHAPTER 8 The Cultures of Africa in New York City
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 9 A Pakistani-American in New York City
By Dua Ahmed, MA 

CHAPTER 10 Religious Beliefs and Identity
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 11 I Am a Christian
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 12 Growing up in a Non-Multicultural Environment: Insights on the Multiplicity of Identity
By Eric M. Rodriguez, PhD 

CHAPTER 13 Religion and Identity: Why No One Should Be Denied an Identity
By Eric M. Rodriguez, PhD 

CHAPTER 14 The Intersectionality of a White Jew—A Personality and Social Psychological Lens
By Gideon Small, MA 

CHAPTER 15 Addressing the Challenges of Teaching Multicultural Awareness to a “Woke” Generation
By Chana Etengoff, PhD 

CHAPTER 16 Economic Impacts of Immigration
By Randall Hannum, PhD 

CHAPTER 17 Ethnographic Interview and Perspectives on the Global Migrant Crisis and the Migrant Crisis at the US Borders in the United States of America
By Annie Ngana-Mundeke, PhD 

CHAPTER 18 Living in a Multicultural Family
By Geoff D. Zylstra, PhD

CHAPTER 19 Hmong American Women’s Ethnic Identity in Relation to Their Socialization Strategies in the United States
By Pa Her, PhD 

Conclusion 
Recommended Readings

ANNIE NGANA-MUNDEKE

Dr. Annie Ngana-Mundeke. New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York, (CUNY). 

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY 

Dr. Ashwin Satyanarayana, Chair and Associate Professor, Computer Systems Technology Department, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)

Dr. Randall Hannum, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences. New York City College of Technology, (CUNY) 

Karen Goodlad, Associate Professor and Chair of the Hospitality Management Department, New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York (CUNY) 

Dr. Sisco Howard, Associate Professor, the Department of Social Sciences, New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York, (CUNY) 

 

Eric Rodriquez-Chan