ethnic identity

"This book dispels the myth that all American Indians live on reservations and are plagued with problems ... Presents information on ... the growing number of American Indians living in urban areas - and sheds light on cultural problems within the United States that are largely unknown to the average American. [Also] familiarizes readers with the policies of the U.S. federal government that created diasporas, removals, reservations, and relocations for American Indians"--Provided by publisher.

"This single-volume book contends that reshaping the paradigm of American Indian identity, blood quantum, and racial distinctions can positively impact the future of the Indian community within America and America itself. -- Addresses legal and historical issues about Indian identity and multiple citizenships that have never before been covered in a text -- Sums up the issues, discussion, and proposed solutions to the questions surrounding Indian identity -- Sounds an awakening call to tribal leaders regarding the threat of extermination if they continue to rely on the paradigm of blood quantum instead of citizenship to define Indian identity -- Provides a voice that reaches out to and finds common cause with indigenous brothers and sisters in the world of former British colonies"--Provided by publisher.

"... an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change."--Provided by publisher.

Explores Norse mythology and discusses the impact the myths had on the history and culture of the Scandinavian people. Includes twenty-five activites.

Eddie Huang, Chinese-American chef and author, follows his journey from Williamsburg to Mongolia, Shanghai and Chengdu, as he reconnects with his Chinese culture.

Offers a new framework for peace between the Israeli-Palestinian borders.

Draws on the writings of Charles Eastman to recount his attempts to embrace the traditional cultural ideals of his Sioux ancestors while living in the dominate white society of his time and explores how other Native Americans have struggled to remain true to their heritage while living in the modern world.

In 1938, when the Japanese arrived in Huan Hsu's great-great-grandfather Liu's Yangtze River hometown of Xingang, Liu was forced to bury his valuables, including a vast collection of prized antique porcelain, and undertake a decades-long trek that would splinter the family over thousands of miles. Many years and upheavals later, Hsu, raised in Salt Lake City and armed only with curiosity, moved to China to work in his uncle's semiconductor chip business. Once there, a conversation with his grandmother, his last living link to dynastic China, ignites a desire to learn more about not only his lost ancestral heirlooms but also porcelain itself. Mastering the language enough to venture into the countryside, Hsu set out to separate the layers of fact and fiction that have obscured both China and his heritage and finally complete his family's long march back home. Provides a revealing, lively perspective on contemporary Chinese society from the point of view of a Chinese- American coming to terms with his hyphenated identity.

A radical reimaging of the immigrant memoir, this is the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his/her destiny in the margins.