AmongUS Essays on Identity, Belonging, and Intercultural Competence

by Lustig, Myron W.; Koester, Jolene

• ISBN13: 9780205453535
• ISBN10: 0205453538
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-11
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

AmongUSpresents readings from individuals whose intercultural experiences give insights on how to achieve an effective and fair multicultural society where cultural identities are celebrated and maintained. The essays provide a rich source of materials to teach a broad array of interpersonal, sociological, and psychological concepts that apply to educational, business, and cultural settings. The authors have arranged the book around four themes: Identity, Negotiating Intercultural Competence, Racism and Prejudice, and Belonging to Multiple Cultures.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
PART ONE Cultural Identity: Who Are We?
The Nature of Cultural Identity	3	(6)
Myron W. Lustig
Jolene Koester
Of Endearment and Other Terms of Address: A Mexican Perspective	9	(10)
Patricia Covarrubias
My Name Is...	19	(6)
Mei Lin Kroll
Neither Lost nor Found	25	(9)
Mei Lin Kroll
To Pass or Not to Pass, That Is the Question: Jewish Cultural Identity in the United States	34	(10)
Samuel M. Edelman
To Be American, Black, Catholic, and Creole	44	(9)
Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr.
Lessons Learned: A University Administrator's Intercultural Journey	53	(10)
Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr.
PART TWO Crossing Cultures: Negotiating Intercultural Competence
Cultural Patterns and Intercultural Competence	63	(10)
Myron W. Lustig
Jolene Koester
The Shower	73	(9)
Thomas M. Steinfatt
By Way of Introduction: An American and Finnish Dialogue	82	(12)
Donal Carbaugh
Saila Poutiainen
Acculturation in a Foreign Land	94	(10)
Zhong Wang
Rui Shen
``This Is the Way Things Are!'': Making Sense of Gender Roles in Cultures	104	(5)
Rona Tamiko Halualani
Roast Mutton, Fry Bread, and Tilt-a-Whirls: Cultural and Intercultural Contact at the Navajo Nation Fair	109	(9)
Charles A. Braithwaite
Cultural Problems and Intercultural Growth: My American Journey	118	(11)
Peter O. Nwosu
Living in Paradise: An Inside Look at the Micronesian Culture	129	(16)
Vicki Marie
Living Interculturally: Confessions of a Menwai Nonoh	145	(12)
Vicki Marie
PART THREE Othering: Racism and Prejudice Among US
Cultural Biases and Intercultural Communication	157	(17)
Myron W. Lustig
Jolene Koester
Finding One's Self in the Margins	174	(8)
Chevelle Newsome
The Holocaust and Its Lessons: A Survivor's Story	182	(8)
Elane Norych Geller
Living the American Dream	190	(7)
Juan C. Gonzalez
Black as We Wanna Be: From Identity Politics to Intercultural Competence	197	(14)
Mark Lawrence McPhail
Karen Lynette Dace
Friends and Partners	211	(10)
Ann M. Bohara
Patrick McLaurin
Leonard's Yard: Pulling at the Roots and Responsibilities of My Whiteness	221	(12)
Gale Young
Tears in the Archive: Creating Memory to Survive and to Contest Empire	233	(16)
S. Lily Mendoza
PART FOUR Inside/Outside: Belonging to Multiple Cultures
On Becoming Intercultural	249	(9)
Young Yun Kim
On Becoming ``American''	258	(12)
Tadasu ``Todd'' Imahori
On Living In Between	270	(12)
Tadasu ``Todd'' Imahori
La Guera	282	(7)
Keturah A. Dunne
The Search for Cultural Identity by a Chinese American Professional Woman	289	(10)
Amy Qiaoming Liu
From Silk Route to Route 66: My American Journey	299	(9)
Mohammad H. Qayoumi
``Both-And'' and ``Neither-Nor'': My Intercultural Experiences	308	(8)
Ringo Ma
[e-mail]	316	(10)
William J. Starosta
About the Authors	326