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Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Dennis Stewart
Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Dennis Stewart
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Professor Payne, in his two selections of seminal writings from the pre-World War I period, has performed a remarkable service for Explorations readers in presenting significant work tersely argued, well-written, and comprehensively considered. Griggs's and Corrothers's fiction contains all of the possibilities for political change that were considered during the 1960s and 1970s.
Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Alice A. Deck
Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Alice A. Deck
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
James Payne's thoughtful and carefully documented essay stresses the importance of evaluating ethnic American, specifically Afroamerican, fiction within its historical context. The historical information he provides in his essay concerning the Afroamerican response to the Spanish-American War and to America's paranoia of a supposed "Yellow Peril" does indeed shed light on how Griggs and Corrothers each imaginatively re-invested a specific social reality with an Afroamerican revolutionary furor-a rage which ironically had the best interest of the country at heart.
Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Gary Okihiro
Critique [Of Griggs And Corrothers: Historical Reality And Black Fiction], Gary Okihiro
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
The foregoing essay by James Robert Payne describes two important pieces of Afroamerican literature and places them within their historical context. Payne offers a tantalizing account of those examples of late nineteenth and early twentieth century black nationalist writing; he fails, however, to explain their historical significance in terms of black nationalist thought around the turn of the century.
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Barbara Hiura
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Barbara Hiura
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
"Alternative Education for the Rom" concerns a little written about ethnic group, the Gypsy, and concentrates on the dilemma of cultural resistance on the part of the Rom and cultural change for their survival in the U.S. Leita Kaldi discusses an educational alternative the Rom in Seattle, Washington find acceptable to bridge the gap between traditional Rom culture and the U.S. social structure.
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Jesse Jackson
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Jesse Jackson
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Leita Kaldi's "Alternative Education for the Rom" briefly states the plight of Gypsies in the second paragraph: The Rom face an agonizing dilemma today. Either they will persist as urban nomads, in mobile ghettos, in enclaves of poverty and in prisons, or their cultural traditions will have to evolve to enable them to share in the benefits of this society, to develop a better material and social existence. Education is a basic bridge into contemporary U.S. society and a pioneering effort has been made in Seattle, Washington, to encourage the Rom to step onto that bridge.
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Shirla R. Mcclain
Critique [Of Alternative Education For The Rom], Shirla R. Mcclain
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Leita Kaldi has introduced the readers to little known data on one of America's most interesting and lesser-known ethnic groups. This critique focuses on further development of the material in the article and the implications of such research for the field of ethnic studies.
Critique [Of Economic And Psychic Exploitation Of American Indians], Dennis Stewart
Critique [Of Economic And Psychic Exploitation Of American Indians], Dennis Stewart
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Perhaps the most valuable contribution that Professors Bataille's and Silet’s treatise makes is to connect the images of the American Indian in movies with antecedent images. The scope of their investigation predates Columbus, includes critical American historical imagery production, takes the reader to the very beginnings of the movie industry, and brings us up-to-date on the effects of the "Great Society" outfalls for both image. and employment of American Indians in the screen entertainment establishment.
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Linda M.C. Abbott
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Linda M.C. Abbott
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Increased retention of minority undergraduates is a goal that can be supported for a variety of reasons, from the avoidance of human waste, to concern for balanced institutional budgets, to the desirability of turning out larger numbers of minority graduates who will become professional role models for the next generation. The authors have presented a state·of·the·art review of some promising retention programs, together with recommendations for strengthening such programs.
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Helen Maclam
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Helen Maclam
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Jenkins' and Terrell's assessment of factors contributing to the attrition of undergraduate minority students is written in such general terms that it does not make a clear statement of the problem. Further, while their use of Kathleen Burlew's study may have provided some specific insights, to say out of context that "since students may lose interest in educational goals, an occupational end is needed to sustain their motivation to continue" comes perilously close to a rationale for consigning minority students to vocational programs.
Critique [Of Racial Identity Among Mixed Adolescents In Hawaii: A Research Note], Helen G. Chapin
Critique [Of Racial Identity Among Mixed Adolescents In Hawaii: A Research Note], Helen G. Chapin
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
This modest research note is on solid ground in recognizing that racial identity prevails in the relatively non-racist, pluralist society of Hawaii. Hawaii's peoples are noted for extending respect and tolerance to the diverse racial and ethnic groups in the State, but pluralism has by no means erased all problems.
Critique [Of Racial Identity Among Mixed Adolescents In Hawaii: A Research Note], Vagn K. Hansen
Critique [Of Racial Identity Among Mixed Adolescents In Hawaii: A Research Note], Vagn K. Hansen
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Relatively few individuals have the option of choosing an ethnic identity. In most cases that identity is ascribed by parentage or by societal perception. Kinloch's research illuminates both the considerations which may be involved in making a choice of ethnic identity in those persons who have the option and the results of the choice for his sample group.
Critique [Of Economic And Psychic Exploitation Of American Indians], Terry Simmons
Critique [Of Economic And Psychic Exploitation Of American Indians], Terry Simmons
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
James Joyce once said that history is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. This article by Gretchen Bataille and Charles Silet is part of our collective process of awakening. The first portion of this article recounts the psychological and economic consequences to the conquest and domination of American Indians by more recent immigrants from Europe, Africa, and Asia. However, one need not dwell upon the history or the tragic unpleasantness of these post-Columbian events. Instead, the focus here is on present blurry eyed attempts to live in and cope with a multicultural, twentieth century North American society.
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Willie Wright
Critique [Of Retention Of Undergraduate Minority Students In Institutions Of Higher Education], Willie Wright
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
"The Retention of Undergraduate Minority Students in Institutions of Higher Education" presents an informative discussion on the retention of minority students. The article comprehensively addresses the problems relevant to retaining minority students in institutions of higher learning. In addition, it represents a clear and fairly precise discussion of what elements a retention effort geared toward black students should contain in order to achieve success.