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[Review Of] Research Centre For Canadian Ethnic Studies (Pub.). Canadian Ethnic Studies -- Special Issue: Ethnic Radicals, John W. Larner Jr.

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

This familiar and useful journal for those interested in cross-national comparative ethnic studies between Canada and the United States provides in this special issue six essays on seven important but hitherto overlooked ethnic minority leaders. Predictably, two of the figures are British (Arthur Putee and Sam Scarlett) and none are native, Métis, French or female; the other five being Finn (Matti Kurikka and A. B. Makela), Norwegian (Ole Hjelt), Ukranian (Ukrainian) (Pavlo Krat) and Croatian (Tomo Cacié). Each essay is in English with convenient bilingual headnote synopses. The essays are well researched, amply footnoted and tolerably readable for specialist literature. …

[Review Of] Francesco Cordasco And George Bernstein. Bilingual Education In American Schools: A Guide To Information Sources, Rosa Fernandez

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

This resource book is as valuable for non-specialists as it is For “old hands” in the area of bilingualism who want to have in one volume a guide to resources on Bilingual Education and related areas as they pertain to America.

[Review Of] John Dylong. Living History 1925-1950: Family Experiences Of Times Remembered, Barbara R. Luebke

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Beginning with the premise that “the family is our richest historical resource” because “they have been through it all” and “their memories are not dry, dusty facts” John Dylong sets out to document one family’s (his) growth. He does this with snapshots from family albums, brief narratives and newSpaper and magazine clippings on facing pages.

[Review Of] Bernth Lindfors. Black African Literature In English: A Guide To Information Sources, Helen Maclam

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Although there is no single Black or African world view, Black African creative writing offers us alternative perspectives to the Western European/American value system characterizing the literature most familiar to us.

[Review Of] Thomas A. Clark. Blacks In Suburbs: A National Perspective, James Sherohman

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Blacks in suburbs examines the process of black suburbanization on a national level. Although a book this short (111 pp., plus bibliography and index) necessarily provides a superficial treatment, it does explore some of the complexities of the suburbanization process among blacks. It not only looks at migration patterns of blacks to and from suburbs, but also at how factors such as region, income, education, and occupational and housing markets affect the process of suburbanization.

[Review Of] Andrew Strathern. Ongka: A Self Account By A New Guinea Big Man, Virginia Stamper

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Ongka, A Self Account by a New Guinea Big Man is an oral narrative of the history and culture of a New Guinea big man named Ongka. A big man is a political leader within the Melpan culture of New Guinea. Ongka has served as a local government counsellor and is an outstanding political figure in his homeland. He presented his narrative to Andrew Strathern in the Melpan language via cassette recorder and Strathern translated his words into English.

[Review Of] Nell Irvin Painter. Exodusters; Black Migration To Kansas After Reconstruction. And Robert G. Athearn. In Search Of Canaan: Black Migration To Kansas, 1879-80, Wilson J. Moses

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

In 1909 Walter L. Fleming published an article on “‘Pap’ Singleton, the Moses of the Colored Exodus,” in the American Journal of Sociology. Some forty years later, Herbert Aptheker in his Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States, responded to it somewhat disparagingly. The Black Exodus was not a “spontaneous movement inspired by a Moses in the guise of the aged Benjamin Singleton.” it was “the culmination of a steady process of migration and came in response to years of preparation.” In this process “the somewhat eccent?c Singleton” was only of secondary significance. It was Henry Adams, …

[Review Of] Film Review: Gretchen Bataille. Inside The Cigar Store: Images Of The American Indian, Janice Beaudin

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Today the American Indian is still envisioned as a befeathered curiosity. Both children and adults have continued to perpetuated stereotypes and harbor misconceptions about the American Indian cultures. This has been detrimental to the advancement of India people today.

[Review Of] Barbara Myerhoff. Number Our Days, Michele Zak

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Number Our Days had its genesis in a research project on ethnicity and again at the University of Southern California where author Barbara Myerhoff is chairman of the department of anthropology. Her study of a group of elderly Jews living on and around the beach in Venice, California and who were members of the Aliyah Senior Citizens' Center, was undertaken reluctantly after Professor Myerhoff encountered resistance among the elderly Chicanos she had intended to study. The study absorbed four years of her life and ended in this record of surpassing warmth and intelligence of the past and present of a …

Abstracts Of Papers Presented At The 8th Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

On November 10, 1939 at Benedict College, a black institution in Columbia, black South Carolinians met to organize a state unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Poeple [People] (NAACP). The main objective of the new organization, the South Carolina Conference of NAACP, was to create an effective instrument to be used for propaganda, fund-raising and litigation purposes, and to function as a united front in the struggle to reclaim the ballot. From the outset, the State Conference sought to create a mass-supported organization. Membership drives were initiated to enlarge the existing branches and to set up …

Notes On Contributors

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Notes on contributors to Explorations in Ethnic Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1980

Notes On Contributors

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Notes on contributors to Explorations in Ethnic Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1980

One Decade And The Politics Of Ethnic Studies: Focus For The Future, Charles C. Irby

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The first decade of coloured ethnic studies has passed quietly. This uncelebrated passing is probably more related to what did not occur in conceptual, methodological, and theoretical developments during the ten-year period than what did, in fact, happen. The decade can be characterized as one in which the ethnic studies movement suffered from intellectual dropsy. The politics of ethnic studies are all of those activities which have served to restrict its development.

Editor's Corner, Carter E. Carter

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies stands at another threshold. With the current issue. the present editor will hand over the editorial reins to Dr. Charles Irby. The present editor has brought Explorations through six issues and the foundation for the journal has been set. The criteria and standards have been hammered out. We now know that each article must explore new ground, set forth solutions to an ethnic issue, or structure a new model. It will not be easy to carry on the beginnings. Yet, if Ethnic Studies are to survive and flourish, the journal must go on and it must …

[Review Of] Tato Laviera. La Carreta Made A U-Turn, Wolfgang Binder

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The title of this new book of poetry from New York's Latino Lower East Side refers to a drama, La Carreta, by one of Puerto Rico’s most prestigious authors, René Marqués (1919-1979). It is generally considered one of the supreme artistic expressions of the collective Puerto Rican experience. At the end of the play the emigrants decide to leave New York City in an attempt to maintain their integrity and identity, to till the earth in the hills of Puerto Rico.

Guest Editorial, Erwin A. Salk

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

As a guest editor, it seems most proper to give attention and thoughts to the National Association for Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies (NAIES), which by its very nature is a unique and singular organization. We have little in common with the larger professional academic entities. We are small In membership, but have the capacity to operate on the national level.

Poetry Corner Featuring Poems . Old Wise One For Wallace Pyawasit, Indian Power Drum, Holy Places, Infra Red Rifles, Complex Education., Silvester J. Brito

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Includes poems by by Silvester J. Brito; Old Wise One for Wallack Pyawasit, Indian Power Drum, Holy Places, Infra Red Rifles, Complex Education

[Review Of] John Cooke (Ed.). Perspectives On Ethnicity In New Orleans., Frank J. Cavaioli

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

In Perspectives on Ethnicity in New Orleans, editor John Cooke has organized nine essays that respond to the meaning of and the durability of ethnicity. A practical and analytical work, the collection focuses on the community, the people and the culture of New Orleans.

Explorations In Ethnic Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

No abstract provided.

[Review Of] Anna Lee Stensland. Literature By And About The American Indian, Dona Hoilman

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

This annotated bibliography, an expanded version of Stensland’s 1973 publication of the same title, broadens the scope of works included considerably. The earlier edition was intended as a guide for teachers of secondary students; the present edition also includes annotations by Aune Fadum of some 200 books for pupils in the elementary grades. Some of the 1973 annotations of important secondary level books have been retained, but the emphasis is on books published since that date. Books about Indians from Mexico and Canada are included. All together nearly 800 titles are mentioned.

[Review Of] Linda Pegman Doezema (Ed.). Dutch Americans: A Guide To Information Sources, Lois J. Kalloway

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic-immigration history was once primarily the domain of ethnic-immigration historians. Over the past fifteen years, however, the development of the new social history has shown that studies of ethnicity, class, cities, families, and workers are interdependent. Josef Barton's study of urban mobility, John Cumbler's analysis of workers' militancy, and Laurence Glasco’s examination of life cycles all demonstrate this point. This expanding interest by social analysts increases the need for comprehensive bibliographic studies in ethnicity. Linda Doezema’s recent monograph helps fill the void for one frequently neglected group -- the Dutch.

The Doukhobors In Canada - Conflict And Social Change, 1900-1976, K. J. Bradley, J. S. Frideres

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

he present study will document the number of acts of violence carried out by the Doukhobors in Canada during the period 1900-1976 as well as assess the influence of two potentially important causal factors: (i) leadership style and (ii) stress and strain on the incidence of violence. While a great deal has been written on the Doukhobors, much of the material is of a “sensational” variety and lacks any serious analytical framework. Few researchers have tried to systematically document the actual number of conflicts engaged in by Doukhobors or relate these periodic episodes of conflict to potential causes.

A Hypothesis : (Lebanese) Migrants With High Educational/Professional Qualifications Sense More Discrimination By Australians Than Other Lebanese Groups, A. W. Ata

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The hypothesis forms part of a thesis entitled, 'The Lebanese Community in Melbourne' which was completed in January 1979 and submitted to the University of Melbourne. The Lebanese minority in Australia is perhaps one of very few national minorities which have not been studied in any form: as yet, no reseach has been carried out in a systematic and methodical manner. The thesis is thus intended to examine the structure of the Lebanese community as an autonomous ethnic group, the distinctive features which make it different from other ethnic groups, and the extent of its acculturation in Australian society. In …

Adaptation To Dominant Society : A Self Study Of A Woman Of Mixed Race, Black/Indian, Helen Marie Camel

Dissertations and Theses

This research effort is based on the life and development process which the author has experienced and is currently experiencing. This effort for all intents and purposes, is an individual self-study. "Critical Incidents" have been utilized to develop a sense of understanding for the reader. In reading this paper, one can see that at times negative social and cultural situations would cause the author an unusually high level of inner stress, which was not always apparent to the outside world.

The Vanguard (Vol. 27, No. 3), Apr 1980, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"It is a fact that the poor carry the greatest fiscal burden of inappropriate energy decisions."

This concern for the economically disadvantaged and the developing countries takes up a major section of a newly recently released statement, ''Nuclear Energy-Problems and Promises." The American Lutheran Church's Office of Research and Analysis is sending the study resource to its almost 5000 congregations ''to stimulate thinking, promote discussion, and motivate informed Christian response.''

School District Performance In Erie County & Buffalo, New York: The Socio-Spatial Dimensions Of Educational Quality, Jeffrey Ewell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The educational quality of Erie County and Buffalo, New York, as represented by school district performance was examined and the relationship between school district performance and the social environment was analyzed. Socioeconomic status, social stability and race were all found to be strongly correlated to school district performance. Within Erie County, Buffalo has the poorest school performance levels while Snyder and Williamsville, two high status suburban districts, have the highest school performance levels. The overall spatial pattern of school district performance based on the PEP test results for 1974 reveal a strong correspondence between school district performance and the social …

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 51, No. 5, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Zacharias, Donald. You Can Tell Our Story, A Message to Alumni from the President
• Anderson, Sherry. Our Junior Scholars, They're Our Pre-Westerners
• Highland, Jim. Students Study Life in Appalachia Through the Camera's Eye
• Just, Paul. Chuck DeLacey, Wandering Linebacker
• Ashcraft, Betsy. Mildred Eckerle Has Pride in the Red as Toppers Football Fan
• Tim Rutherford - Documenting Life
• Hilltopics
• About Faculty About Students
• Ransdell, Gary. Alumni Newsgrams
• Trigg County Alumni Club
• East Tennessee Alumni Club
• Georgia Alumni Club
• Memphis Alumni Club
• North Alabama Alumni Club
• Middle Tennessee Alumni Club
• Cincinnati …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office. Includes transition from Dero Downing to John Minton and Donald Zacharias administrations.