Preface	p. ix
Introduction
The History, Development, and Future of Ethnic Studies	p. 2
Statement of the National Association for Ethnic Studies	p. 11
Ethnic Identity
Ethnicity as Kin Selection: The Biology of Nepotism	p. 15
Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture	p. 22
"Soulmaning": Using Race for Political and Economic Gain	p. 53
"I'm Just Who I am': Race Is No Longer Black or White. So, What Does This Mean for America?"	p. 57
A Black Spy in White America	p. 62
What Am I?	p. 64
What Are You?	p. 66
Ethnic Stratification
A Theory of the Origin of Ethnic Stratification	p. 70
The "Giddy Multitude": The Hidden Origins of Slavery	p. 89
Ethnic Adaptation
Assimilation in America: Theory and Reality	p. 98
An Alternative Perspective for Studying American Ethnicity	p. 117
Colonized and Immigrant Minorities	p. 128
The Prodigal Daughter	p. 132
Ethnic Differences in Socioeconomic Achievement
Ethnic Differences in IQ and Ethnic Inequalities	p. 136
Culture	p. 138
Education and Ethnic Mobility	p. 143
Making It in America	p. 147
Racism
Verbal Race Wars	p. 156
The police and the Black Male	p. 158
What Color Are You?	p. 163
The Ages of Intolerance	p. 165
Ethnic Segregation
Changes in the Segregation of Whites from Blacks during the 1980s: Small Steps toward a More Integrated Society	p. 168
Public Schools in the United States: Still Separate, Still Unequal	p. 170
Recent Changes in School Desegregation	p. 174
Ethnic Conflict
Blacks, Jews Take New Steps to Heal Divisions	p. 182
Black, Cuban Racial Chasm Splits Miami	p. 186
Korean/African-American Conflicts	p. 189
Race, Class, and Gender
Conceptualizing Race, Class, and Gender	p. 194
Controversial Issues in Ethnic Studies
Affirming Affirmative Action	p. 198
What to Do About Affirmative Action	p. 203
Mend It, Don't End it	p. 216
Bashing Illegals in California	p. 224
Securing Our Nation's Borders	p. 228
Text of Proposition 187 - The Save Our State Initiative	p. 231
Text of Proposition 209 - The California Civil Rights Initiative	p. 237
Text of Proposition 227 - The English Language Education for Children in Public Schools Initiative	p. 238
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