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This book offers a historical and comparative overview of the
evolution of racial classifications in the United States, Latin
America, and the Caribbean. The Hispanicization of America is
precipitating a paradigm shift in racial thinking in which race is
no longer defined by distinct characteristics but rather is
becoming synonymous with ethnic/cultural identity. Traditionally,
assimilation has been conceived of as a unidirectional and
racialized phenomenon. Newly arrived immigrant groups or
longstanding minority/indigenous populations were "Americanized" in
confining their racial and ethnic natures to the private sphere and
adopting, in the public sphere, the cultural mores, norms, and
values of the dominant cultural/racial group. In contrast, the
Hispanicization of America entails the horizontal assimilation of
various groups from Spanish-speaking countries throughout the
Western Hemisphere and Caribbean into a pan-ethnic, Hispanic/Latino
identity that also challenges the privileged position of whiteness
as the primary and exclusive referent for American identity.
Instead of focusing on one Hispanic group, ethnic identity, or
region, this book chronicles the development of racial identity
across the largest Hispanic groups throughout the United States.
Highlights distinct differences in perceptions of racial identity
for members of the Hispanic community Underscores the fluid and
malleable nature of race through a comparative and historical
review of the evolution of racial classifications Explains why the
Hispanicization of the United States constitutes a paradigm shift
from traditional notions of racial identity formation Documents how
immigration to the United States from Spanish-speaking countries
throughout the Western Hemisphere and Caribbean is creating the
first truly Hispanic country by subsuming the national identities
of immigrants to the pan-ethnic, Hispanic/Latino category
"" Absorbing."" - Booklist
"" Reid-Merritt gives us all courage.""
- Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, Essence magazine
Following the success of her Blackboard bestseller Sister Power,
Patricia Reid-Merritt takes a new look at the life journeys of
today' s African American women. Based on eye-opening research into
African American women at midlife, Sister Wisdom reveals the
choices that lead to lives of satisfaction for soulful women of all
ages.
Discover the pathways of: Domestic warriors- dedicated to home
and familySingle-parent professionals- taking financial
responsibility for their childrenIndependent free floaters- at the
center of their own livesPassionate soul mates- profoundly in
loveBlissful wonders- balancing love, family, career, and personal
desireFaithful followers- walking in faithSoul survivors- finding
hidden opportunity in times of crisis
Malba Tahan is the creation of a celebrated Brazilian mathematician
looking for a way to bring some of the mysteries and pleasures of
mathematics to a wider public. The adventures of Beremiz Samir, The
Man Who Counted, take the reader on a journey in which, time and
again, Samir summons his extraordinary mathematical powers to
settle disputes, give wise advice, overcome dangerous enemies, and
win for himself fame, fortune, and rich rewards. We learn of
previous mathematicians and come to admire Samir's wisdom and
patience. In the grace of Tahan's telling, these stories hold
unusual delights for the reader.
I decided to write this book because I could not bear to hear
people's comments regarding someone they knew who committed
suicide. The sort of comments where; they were selfish or they
wanted to get back at someone or as a vendetta. Having suffered
depression and also tried to commit suicide, I was non of these
things. I want to take you on my journey when I tried to kill
myself and survived. They have a name for it, it is simple, it is a
mental illness which is not well understood. Please think twice
before condemning someone who has taken their life. They got lost
on their journey through life and paid the price for it. So did
their families. This is my story.
About the Author
Pat Reid grew up in Bristol, England where she has fond memories
of a carefree childhood. She has two brothers and two sisters who
at one time or another kept her in line, being a bit of a tom boy
and climbing things she shouldn't t. like the church school roof.
She moved to Sussex when she was 19 years old to become a nanny to
a beautiful little girl and where she met her husband of 30 years.
She moved to New Zealand with her husband and two son's 23 years
ago and still resides there, in a lovely city called Dunedin which
is in the south island. She has an affection for animals and
residing in her house are two dogs, two cats and the occasional
possum. Then there are all the ducks....
Memories of My Jamaican Mother traces the life of a remarkable
woman, Phyliss Blake-Reid. Born and raised in the cool hills of
Manchester, she later moved to Kingston in search of better
economic prospects. There, she found her husband and started her
family. Her life may not have been one with golden opportunities
but she was able to "tun har han mek fashion." A God-fearing and
strong black woman, Mrs. Blake-Reid was an inspiration to all who
knew her, especially her children. She has instilled moral
principles that now govern the lives of the loved ones she has left
behind. This is a fitting tribute to her inspirational life from
one of her daughters, Doreen Patricia Reid.
Focusing on the socially explosive concept of race and how it has
affected human interactions, this work examines the social and
scientific definitions of race, the implementation of racialized
policies and practices, the historical and contemporary
manifestations of the use of race in shaping social interactions
within U.S. society and elsewhere, and where our notions of race
will likely lead. More than a decade and a half into the 21st
century, the term "race" remains one of the most emotionally
charged words in the human language. While race can be defined as
"a local geographic or global human population distinguished as a
more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical
characteristics," the concept of race can better be understood as a
socially defined construct-a system of human classification that
carries tremendous weight, yet is complex, confusing,
contradictory, controversial, and imprecise. This collection of
essays focuses on the socially explosive concept of race and how it
has shaped human interactions across civilization. The contributed
work examines the social and scientific definitions of race, the
implementation of racialized policies and practices, and the
historical and contemporary manifestations of the use of race in
shaping social interactions (primarily) in the United States-a
nation where the concept of race is further convoluted by the
nation's extensive history of miscegenation as well as the
continuous flow of immigrant groups from countries whose
definitions of race, ethnicity, and culture remain fluid. Readers
will gain insights into subjects such as how we as individuals
define ourselves through concepts of race, how race affects social
privilege, "color blindness" as an obstacle to social change, legal
perspectives on race, racialization of the religious experience,
and how the media perpetuates racial stereotypes. Addresses a
poignant topic that is always controversial, relevant, and
addressed in mainstream and social media Examines the various
socio-historical factors that contribute to our understanding of
race as a concept, enabling readers to appreciate how "definitions"
of race are complex, confusing, contradictory, controversial, and
imprecise Inspects contemporary manifestations of race in the
United States with regard to specific contexts, such as the quest
for U.S. citizenship, welfare services, the legislative process,
capitalism, and the perpetuation of racial stereotypes in the media
Providing chronologies of important events, historical narratives
from the first settlement to the present, and biographies of major
figures, this work offers readers an unseen look at the history of
racism from the perspective of individual states. From the initial
impact of European settlement on indigenous populations to the
racial divides caused by immigration and police shootings in the
21st century, each American state has imposed some form of racial
restriction on its residents. The United States proclaims a belief
in freedom and justice for all, but members of various minority
racial groups have often faced a different reality, as seen in such
examples as the forcible dispossession of indigenous peoples during
the Trail of Tears, Jim Crow laws' crushing discrimination of
blacks, and the manifest unfairness of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Including the District of Columbia, the 51 entries in these two
volumes cover the state-specific histories of all of the major
minority and immigrant groups in the United States, including
African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native
Americans. Every state has had a unique experience in attempting to
build a community comprising multiple racial groups, and the
chronologies, narratives, and biographies that compose the entries
in this collection explore the consequences of racism from states'
perspectives, revealing distinct new insights into their respective
racial histories.
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