ethnic groups

In one obvious sense, all American writers are essentially ethnic, the sons and daughters of immigrants, since - with the possible exception of the American Indian - there is no basic American stock. The complicated awareness of America's ethnic pluralism has become one of the shaping principles of modern American literature.

Ten plays based on multicultural folktales from such countries as Ghana, China, and Italy.

An annotated list of 1970-1990 multicultural books for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Contains case studies of twenty-nine threatened culture groups in the Frozen North; North, Central, and South America; Europe and the Middle East; Africa; Asia; and Australia and New Zealand, with maps that show where the people are located in the world, and color photographs.

A collection of over forty stories and poems written by Americans of Native, Hispanic, African, and Asian ancestry.

An anthology of poems and stories in which a variety of authors discuss what it means to be American, highlighting the diversity of American styles, families, and cultures.

A collection of essays that provide varying perspectives on issues facing Tibet, debating who should rule the country, if its cultural and ethnic diversity will survive Chinese rule, the benefits of Chinese central government, and major threats to the natural environment.

A poem about human differences and similarities, accompanied by paintings of an interracial group of children sharing a sunny day and the universal childhood joy of just being together.