ethnic identity

In the late 1880's, a Cheyenne boy named Small Bull is taken to a boarding school to learn the white man's ways.

Explores what it means to be Latino in the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, examining the individual's response to Latino stereotypes and discussing how they can hold onto their cultural heritage.

A study of politics and power on contemporary Indian reservations, dispelling the stereotype of the victimized Native American and arguing that the political sovereignty of some tribes has had damaging effects on surrounding communities.

Describes the uniqueness of Puerto Rican culture and identity in relation to that of other Latino groups in the United States.

A Taiwanese-American rebel restaurateur chronicles his rise to success from his difficult childhood in the American South to his decision to embrace all he had learned about food in his father's restaurants and his mother's kitchen to create his own culinary identity.

Chronicles the history of Chicana women since the sixteenth century, highlighting notable people, movements, achievements, and events. Presented in English and Spanish on facing pages, and including photographs and illustrations.

Hispanic American teens describe their cultures, views on ethnic identities, and personal experiences growing up and living in the United States.

Presents a memoir that covers the author's experience with political radicalism in the 1970s while working with the American Indian Movement and later work at the National Museum of the American Indian, with commentary on the role of American Indians in the U.S.

Presents twenty-four essays that argue opposing points regarding the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, whether Israel should exist, whether peace in the region is possible, and what the U.S.'s policy toward Israel should be; and includes discussion questions, a chronology, and an annotated list of related organizations.