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"The Smithsonian Institution And The Politics Of Cultural Representation: The Case Of U.S. Latinos", Juan R. Garcia Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"Now That We're Here . . . How Do We Stay? The Spirit To Thrive", M. Colleen Jones

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"The Challenge Of Demographics: Hispanic Growth And White Response", Joel Gajardo Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"We Not Only Dance The Blues, But We Perform Modern Dance Too", Trudy Cobb Dennard Mfa

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"Finding Community And Crossing Boundaries: The History Of African American People In Southeastern Nebraska As Seen Through The Camera's Eye", Jon Mcwilliams

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"Creating Partnerships And A Supportive System In The Minority Community", Flamingo Taboyan Brown

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"We have succeeded in gaining a tremendous amount of support in the community and are recognized as a viable member of the minority community in Jackson, Michigan."

"What Have "We" Done For "Us" Lately?", Steve Birdine

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

The essence of this workshop is to instill a positive, upbeat, pro-active approach to issues that have stymied the pursuit of academic excellence!

"Role Model: Welcome Opportunities And Inevitable Challenges", Sheila M. Smith Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

For faculty members of color at predominately white institutions the concept of "role model" presents a dilemma. The presenter discusses the welcome opportunities and inevitable challenges.

"International Women Students' Struggles And Successes At Higher Education", Rachida Faid-Douglas

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"This study gives a voice to international female students and records international their histories, struggles, and achievements."

"What"Minority Education In China Can Teach Us About Minority Education In The Us", Maryjo Benton Lee Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"Flexibility, cohesiveness and inclusiveness are umbrella terms that capture, in shorthand form, much of what is good about minority education in China and much of what can be learned by the United States."

“2+2+2” Collaboration Adds Up To Success For American Indian Students", Timothy J. Nichols, Laurie Stenberg Nichols, Diane Kayongo-Male

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"Various governmental, political and community leaders have called for a model which fosters collabo¬ration between high schools, tribal colleges and state universities which will help Native students over¬come barriers and complete their higher education. South Dakota's 2+2+2 program provides such a model."

"A Look At How Minority Graduate Students Might Be Perceived In Graduate School By Their Fellow Caucasian Colleagues", Byron L. Zamboanga M.A.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"Although scholars have published numerous articles on affirmative action, research on prospective graduate students' beliefs and attitudes towards affirmative action remains limited."

"Impossible People: How Academic Conceptualizations Of Ethnicity And Culture Help To Maintain Racial Tensions", Kenneth D. Richardson Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

The presenter examines some of the confusions that have characterized college and universities' attempts to diversify their student populations.

“Away From Blame To Play The Game: A Metaphor And Strategy For ‘Successful Work Relationships Between People Of All Colors’”, Norman M. Davis Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"The presentation will assist universities and organizational work communities by offering strategies that can enable them to discuss the undiscussable and thereby make work progress gains never consid¬ered or reached before."

“Multiracial And Multiethnic Identity Development: Should The Question Really Be ‘Is The Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?’”, Christine C. Iijima Hall Ph.D., Marla Bennett, Natasha Datta, Jason Martinez, Vivian Ota Wang Ph.D., Rick Sperling

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"The purpose of this symposium is to challenge and expand the work in identity development beyond simplistic, single identity developmental frameworks by examining the inherent complexities of multiple identity development and group affiliations."

"If You Build Them Up, They Will Stay": The Role Of Recognition And Feedback On Student Retention, James R. Jones

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

While such stratagems are certainly well founded, and have achieved varying degrees of success, it may be that a more fundamentally vital area of examination is being largely overlooked, namely the impact of the high school experience.

"Shared Journaling: A Methodology For Engaging White Students In Multicultural Education", Cornel Pewewardy D.Ed., Nocona Pewewardy Msw

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"The multicultural education thrust should be implemented so that teachers can learn to utilize the unique cultural assets of their students in creating a learning environment that will be beneficial to all students, regardless of diverse backgrounds."

"Diversity Enhancement For The Unl College Of Architecture", James Potter, Rodrigo Cantarero

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

This session focuses on the efforts of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska to bring about a change of perceptions within the faculty and students regarding issues of diversity.

"The Colorado Seeking Educational Equity And Diversity Project: Building Partnerships In Diversity Between The College And K-12 Community", Annjanette Alejano-Steele Ph.D., Annete Bennington Mcelhiney Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

This session describes and then models exercises/techniques used in the Colorado Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) Project, a collaborative partnership between Metropolitan State College of Denver and several Denver public schools. These partnerships were created to provide faculty-centered professional development opportunities to support those who wanted to incorporate multicultural issues into their curriculum.

"Breaking Through The Soft Spoken Stereotype: The Voices Of Asian Women In Doctoral Programs", Vivian Ota Wang Ph.D., Christine C. Iijima Hall Ph.D., Debbiesiu Lee Ed.M., Kayoko Yokoyama, Juily Jung Chuang Liang, Karen Toa M.A., Ed.M.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

This panel session explores how the dynamics of race and gender within university settings influence Asian women’s experiences in graduate psychology programs.

Little Squatter On The Osage Diminished Reserve: Reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's Kansas Indians, Frances W. Kaye

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Laura Ingalls Wilder was a person of her time and place. She fictionalized her memories to give what she honestly believed was the truest possible account-true in deeply human ways as well as in accurate details-of one family's settlement history on the Great Plains frontier. I have never really liked her work. While my sister read all the Little House books, I read ... Zane Grey. That I do not share Wilder's values and point of view is no argument against the books-I do not share Zane Grey's values and point of view, either. But Zane Grey is not held …

Review Of Islamische Textilkunst Des Mittelalters: Aktuelle Problemne, Edited By Karel Otavsky., Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Islamische Textilkunst des Mittelalters: Aktuelle Problemne. Edited by KAREL OTAVSKY. Riggisberger Berichte 5. Riggisberg, Switzerland: Abegg-Stiftung, 1997. Pp. 219 + 214 figs.

Focusing on textiles of Egypt and North Africa in the Fatimid period (A.D. 909-1171), this volume presents the edited proceedings of a scholarly conference on medieval Islamic textiles held at the Abegg-Stiftung in Riggisberg, Switzerland, 10-11 November 1995. Eighteen papers (published in English, French, or German) by fourteen authors are organized in three sections that deal with the functions, inscriptions, and weaving techniques, followed by a bibliography of references cited, a list of illustrations, and the authors' …

"Gabba" In Encyclopædia Iranica, Jean-Pierre Digard, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

GABBA (gava in Kurdish and Lori, Īzadpanāh, s.v.; ḵersak in Baḵtīārī, Digard, pp. 128-31), a hand-woven pile rug of coarse quality and medium size (90 x 150 cm or larger) characterized by an abstract design that relies upon open fields of color and a playfulness with geometry. This kind of rug is common among the tribes of the Zagros (Kurdish, Lori-speaking ethnic groups, Qašqāʾīs). The first known reference to gabba is found in a farmān by Shah Ṭahmāsp (r. 930-84/1524-76) dating to the middle of the 16th century (Opie, 1992, p. 124). Gabbas were said to have originated in …

Choices And Constraints: Pattern Formation In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Patterns in nature result from dynamic relationships of forces and constraints. What is analogous for patterns in art? Art is created by human hands motivated by inspiration and thought. It is the product of creativity and skill. Creativity is constrained by cognitive processes and skill by the limits of technology. Based upon the author’s studies of Oriental carpets, this paper suggests that patterns in art result from dynamic relationships of choices and constraints. Typically, traditional Oriental carpets from historical rug-weaving regions of the world exhibit a multiplicity of patterns—field patterns and border patterns that express a vast array of designs …

Circles And Centers: A Review Article, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Review of: Geometric Patterns from Islamic Art & Architecture, by Robert Field. Tarquin Publications, Norfolk, UK, c1998. AND "The Nature of Islamic Ornament, Part III: Geometric Patterns," exhibition on view March 17-July 18, 1999 in the Hagop Kevorkian Fund Special Exhibitions Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Circles of equal radius, when tight-packed, naturally combine in two ways. One method yields centers that form a triangular grid; the other method yields centers that form a square grid. These basic mathematical considerations underlie the play of pattern in Islamic art. By selecting centers in a triangular grid, one may establish …

Colonial Violence And Trauma In The Works Of Michèle Lacrosil And Ken Bugul, Marie-Chantal Kalisa

French Language and Literature Papers

To what extent can we say that both Lacrosil and Bugul rewrite Fanon? Through the study of Cajou and Ken, respectively the Guadeloupean and the Senegalese female protagonists, this article proposes a way to derive a specifically female perspective on colonial violence. The essay focuses on the two novels, Cajou and Le baobab fou, and examines the effect of colonial epistemological violence and its specific impact on the black female’s subjectivity. The protagonists Ken and Cajou revisit their initial trauma in a quest for knowledge of their historical heritage and engage in a dialogue with Frantz Fanon, representative of black …

Sensitizing Student Teachers On Majority White Campuses To The Experiences Of Minority Students, Faye Hicks Townes

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

Interviews of twelve low-income and working class Black females attending a majority White high school are used to discuss implications for teacher education in predominantly white institutions of higher learning.

A Piece Of Ivy: A Case Study Of Black Student Retention At The University Of Pennsylvania, Wesley Proctor

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

“The purpose of this study is to understand why Black students leave and what leads them to persist to graduation at the University of Pennsylvania.”

Teaching The Retrenchment Generation: When Sapphire Meets Socrates At The Intersection Of Race, Gender And Authority, Pamela J. Smith

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

“While many women of color have written about their experiences and the experiences of other women of color in academia, my article is different in that it looks not only at the historical barriers to entry and success, but also the current barriers to entry and success, namely retrenchment and retrenchment denial.”

Retention: Revisited And Reaffirmed For The Minority/Majority Student, Nadine F. Jenkins

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

"Retention of the minority student is a complex issue and requires new approaches and analyses."