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Title Interracial America : opposing viewpoints / Eleanor Stanford, book editor.

Publication Info. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  E184.A1 I593 2006    Available  ---
Description 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 191) and index.
Contents Should America's racial differences be emphasized? Racial classifications should be abandoned / Ward Connerly -- Racial classifications should not be abandoned / Emil Guillermo -- The multiracial classification is necessary / Eve Brown -- The multiracial classification can be detrimental / Frank H. Wu -- Multiculturalism threatens American culture / Roger Kimball -- Multicultural education is vital to the fabric of America / Gregory Michie -- Segregation can benefit minorities / bell hooks -- School segregation is a serious problem / Beverly Daniel Tatum. What impact does immigration have on interracial America? Mexican immigrants threaten American unity / William Norman Grigg -- Mexican immigrants do not threaten American unity / League of United Latin American Citizens and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund -- Bilingual education protects immigrants' civil rights / Rethinking Schools -- Bilingual education threatens the cultural unity of America / Samuel Huntington -- The war on terrorism improves immigrant relations / Michael Barone -- The war on terrorism harms immigrant relations / Ishmael Reed. What policies promote opportunities for all races? Affirmative action allows minorities to compete fairly / Hector M. Flores -- Affirmative action hinders minorities / Clarence Thomas -- Diversity improves education / Mitchell J. Chang -- Diversity does not improve education / Peter Wood -- Affirmative action promotes equal access to education / Millery Polyne -- Affirmative action does not promote equal access to education / Walter Bern Michaels. How should society view interracial families? Interracial marriage should be encouraged / Andrew Sullivan -- Interracial relationships should be discouraged / Lakshmi Chaudhry -- Biracial identity can be a source of conflict / Shara McCallum -- Having a biracial identity is an advantage / Raising Black and Biracial Children -- Transracial adoption should be encouraged / Randall Kennedy -- Transracial adoption should be discouraged / Stephanie Cho and Kim So Yung.
Summary Presents a collection of essays that offer varying viewpoints on the subject of racial and ethnic differences within American culture, discussing such issues as racial classification, immigration, affirmative action, and interracial families.
Subject United States -- Race relations.
United States.
Race relations.
United States -- Ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnicity -- United States.
Ethnicity.
Added Author Stanford, Eleanor.
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