Race And Ethnic Relations 18th Ed. (Annual Editions)

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Contents: Annual Editions: Race and Ethnic Relations, 18/e Preface Correlation Guide Topic Guide Internet References UNIT 1: The Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Communities, and Diversity in America Unit Overview 1. Chicago and the Irish, Tom Deignan, Irish America, August/September, 2008 Deignan's profile of the Irish in Chicago, and the compilation of personal expressions of ethnic identity reveal the dual characteristics nature of affinities to places and culture that shapes the personality of the members of an ethnic group. 2. Cajun Country Still Sizzles: But, Podna, You'd Better Partake in the Traditions Soon, Josh Noel, The Baltimore Sun, March 28, 2010 Josh Noel's photo essay and narrative projects an inviting vista of Cajun ethnic tradition in Louisiana, and promotes tourism and travel into this accessible world of food, fun, and festival. 3. Farmer Fills Hala Niche While Feeding His Soul, Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post, April 13, 2010 Tara Bahrampour's profile of the Hossian family and their adaptation to the market for meat in accord with Islamic Law reveals personal and group transitions that emerge when ethno-religious communities reach certain levels of size and the sustainability of new cultures and new entrepreneurs. 4. In Brooklyn, an Evolving Ethnicity, Delizia Flaccavento, Ambassador, National Italian American Foundation, Summer 2006 This profile of the streets of Bensonhurst recounts the efforts taken by the Federation of Italian American Organizations toward the recultivation of neighborhood-based ethnicity that flourished in this original ethnic enclave. 5. In Armenian Enclave, Turkish Deal Arouses Suspicion: Ethnic Leaders in Glendale, Calif., See Detente Announcement as a Ploy on Day Commemorating 1915 Killings, Nicholas Casey, The Wall Street Journal, April 25-26, 2009 This report by Nicholas Casey on activities of the most robust Armenian settlements in America and the dismay of Armenian Americans to the announcement-a thaw in relations between Turkey and Armenia-reveals a few dimensions of ethnic conflict related to oppositional identity, the politics of memory, and historical victimization. 6. The Hotel Africa, G. Pascal Zachary, The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2006 This account of the growing number of African immigrants, and their ongoing relationship with their countries and regions of origin provides a window to new dimensions of American pluralism. UNIT 2: The Legal Construction of Diversity and Disparity Unit Overview 7. Racial Restrictions in the Law of Citizenship, Ian F. Haney L-pez, White By Law: The Legal Construction of Race, New York University Press, 1996 This article traces the legal history of naturalization in the development of the definitions and legal norms that affected American citizenship. 8. Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court of the United States, 1856 This case is concerned with the claim by Dred Scott, a slave, who was taken by his master to live in a free state, and then claimed to have lost his status as a slave. The Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution did not protect him, nor other African Americans, whether they were considered free or held as slaves. 9. "There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama": The Policy and Politics of American Multiracialism, Jennifer Hochschild and Vesia Mae Weaver, Perspectives on Politics: The American Political Science Association, September 2010 This scholarly article addresses a variety of implications and impacts on racial and ethnic understandings and loyalties that flow from the data collection for the 2000 Census which allowed individuals to choose more than one race. 10. Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. from U.S. Reports, 1954 In this case the Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, and ended dejure segregation of public schools. The Court ruled that "separate but equal has no place in public education for separate education and facilities are inherently unequal." 11. 'Bakke' Set a New Path to Diversity for Colleges, Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 20, 2008 In Bakke a splintered Court ruled to uphold a lower court order that addressed the question of special admission to medical school guaranteed the rights of certain ethnic minorities over the claim to rights of better-qualified non-minority applicants. 12. Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb and Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji, from U.S. Reports, 1987 The Supreme Court reviewed the legislative intent of Congress, and discovered that the civil rights law of 1866 should be applied to discrimination based on race and ethnicity and thus, extend prohibitions against state and private discrimination based on group distinctions to all ethno-religious groups. 13. Historical Discrimination in the Immigration Laws, from The Tarnished Golden Door, September 1980 This article summarizes the history of immigration laws and their effects on immigrants groups: the Nativist movement of the 1830s, The Chinese Exclusion Acts of the 1880s, the quota system of the 1920s, and the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952. 14. The Diversity Visa Lottery-A Cycle of Unintended Consequences in United States Immigration Policy, Anna O. Law, Journal of American Ethnic History, Summer 2002 Anna Law's account of the immigration reforms dating from 1965, and the current public practice of awarding visas by country lottery reveals the curious logic and trajectory of cultural, economic, and democratic assumptions. UNIT 3: The Demography of Ethnicity Unit Overview 15. Ancestry 2000: Census 2000 Brief, Angela Brittingham and G. Patricia de la Cruz, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, June 2004 This report, with its tables and figures, presents troves of data regarding ethnic populations, the persistence of ancestral affinities, and self-identification and regional clustering of cultures in the United States. 16. The American Community Survey: The New Dimensions of Race and Ethnicity in America, John David Kromkowski, Building Blocks: Occasional Papers NCUEA, September 15, 2010 This article about the new research possibilities derived from The American Community Survey and illustrative tables guide the reader from history into a stunning new age of information and statistical tests regarding race and ethnicity in America. 17. Nation's Linguistic Diversity: Population Speaking a Language Other than English at Home Increases by 140 Percent in Past Three Decades, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, US Census Bureau, April 27, 2010 This compilation of data based on the American Community Survey and the other Census collections from 1980-2007 details aggregate and state level information about the increases and declines of the 303 languages, other than English, that are spoken in homes throughout America. 18. A Profile of Today's Italian Americans: A Report Based on the Year 2000 Census Compiled by the Sons of Italy, The Order Sons of Italy in America, 2000 This report presents data regarding Italian Americans. It describes the municipal, state, and regional status of the Italian American population in the United States. 19. Polonia in Numbers: How Many of Us Are out There?, Good News, The American Institute of Polish Culture/The Piast Institute, 2006/2007 This report about Polish Americans presents data gathered from the U.S. Census and self-identification of respondents. These tables reveal municipal and state clustering of Polish Americans in the United States. 20. Irish-American Heritage Month (March) and Saint. Patrick's Day (March 17): 2010, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, February 22, 2010 This report, with its tables of data about Irish Americans, locates and quantifies the persistence and extent of Irish ethnicity, and its regional clusters in America. 21. Still Unmelted after All These Years, John David Kromkowski, Occasional Papers Series, NCUEA, June 20, 2008 This article systematically measures American ethnic diversity, quantifies, and compares levels of ethnic variety at the state level, and presents graphic evidence of profound ethnic clustering. UNIT 4: Indigenous Ethnic Groups Unit Overview 22. Who Is a Native American?, Peter Ortiz, Div ersityInc, December 2004/January 2005 Peter Ortiz's answer to this question surely includes ethnic tradition, but also move well beyond such matters to the wider range of concerns related to participation in America. 23. Tribal Philanthropy Thrives, Daniel Gibson, Native Peoples: Arts and Lifeways, August 2008 Daniel Gibson's report on the social value of sharing, and profiles of Native American associations and their contributions and self-help efforts adds a new dimension to mainstream knowledge of Native Americans, beyond their activities in gaming. 24. American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2008, U