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Los Angeles’ Japanese American National Museum, established in 1992, remains the only museum in the United States expressly dedicated to sharing the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The National Museum is a unique institution that operates in collaboration with other institutions, museums, researchers, audiences, and funders. In this collection of seventeen essays, anthropologists, art historians, museum curators, writers, designers, and historians provide a set of case studies exploring collaboration with community-oriented partners in order to document, interpret, and present their histories and experiences and provide a new understanding of what museums can and should be in the United States.

Current scholarship in museum studies is generally limited to interpretations by scholars and curators. Common Ground fills a gap in the literature by bringing descriptive data to the intellectual canon and illustrating how museum institutions must be transformed and recreated to suit the needs of the twenty-first century. ... Read more

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The Mis-Education of the Negro is one of the most important books on education ever written. Carter G. Woodson shows us the weakness of Euro-centric based curriculums that fail to include African American history and culture. This system mis-educates the African American student, failing to prepare them for success and to give them an adequate sense of who they are within the system that they must live. Woodson provides many strong solutions to the problems he identifies. A must-read for anyone working in the education field. ... Read more

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Good Buy
This book arrived on time which made me very happy. However, there is excessive highlighting through-out the book. Besides the highlighting the book was very inexpensive and readable therefore, a good buy.

Very Good Glad I got it
I read it and I'm going to read it again ---> so much information has been hidden from my community for so long this is a must read for every school -age boy and girl regardless of race or creed, these are the books that ought to be a part of their curriculum.

Knowledge gives people the ability, andfreedom to govern themselves
There is two types of education a person receives: (1) The kind which is given. (2) The kind which you give yourself. These two unknown criterions form the bases for which the negro has been mis-educated. Again, knowledge gives people the potential to govern themselves. This is a prestigious piece of work by Carter G. Woodson, it should be read by all people of color.

Great Read!!!
Would recommend this book. It gives a deeper understanding of today, by looking at yesterday and how some of yesterday's issues are repeating themselves today.

Must have book
This book is a must have for all people of color. Many of the problematic issues of the author's day are still just as problematic today so evidently they have not been correctly addressed and dealt with. The new age version of this book that is specifically attuned to today's times is Demico Boothe's THE TOP 25 THINGS BLACK FOLKS DO THAT WE NEED TO STOP!!! I think all blacks, not just African-Americans, need to read both. ... Read more

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Caring Educators are Crucial in the Teachings of Children.
Regardless what your environmental surroundings are "in the hood," you can succeed. Right Reggie?

For those who need to know "the why" of parent involvement!
Clark, writing about why many poor black kids succeed in school, gives us the clue to what works for all kids, with every parent, regardless of the race or socioeconomic status of the family.In fact, what Clark gives us is the knowing that it is not the structure of the family that determines school sucess but rather the kinds of experiences the family provides the child that nurture within that child a love for learning.Clark identifies a number of powerful and effective environmental factors that distinguish across all social strata low achieving from high achieving students.This book is for every person, but especially for teachers and school administrators who ever needed to know the "why", the "what for", and the "how" of strong, contagious, and empowering parental involvement in the "business" of the school. Read this book and learn from it.It truly speaks to the differnce that committed schools -- being peopled by caring educators -- can really make with ALL students. Jim Moore ... Read more

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Japanese female professors are raised to be status conscious and conflict averse. This creates extraordinary confusion when they begin teaching American adult students. This book explains not only how to deal with the conflict in this particular case, but it also describes the problems in cross-cultural communication. ... Read more

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Case studies in Asian business enterprises. ... Read more

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U.S.-China relations became increasingly important and complex in the twentieth century. While economic, political, and military interactions all grew over time, the most dramatic expansion took place in educational exchange, turning it into the strongest tie between the two nations. By the end of the 1940s, tens of thousands of Chinese and American students and scholars had crisscrossed the Pacific, leaving indelible marks on both societies. Although all exchange programs were terminated during the Cold War, the two nations reemerged as top partners within a decade after the reestablishment of diplomatic relations.

Approaching U.S.-China relations from a unique and usually overlooked perspective, Hongshan Li reveals that both the drastic expansion and complete termination of educational ties between the two nations in the first half of the twentieth century were largely the results of direct and deep intervention from the American and Chinese governments. Benefiting from government support and collaboration, educational exchange succeeded in diffusing knowledge and improving mutual understanding between the two peoples across the divide of civilizations. However, the visible hand of government also proved to be most destructive to the development of healthy intercultural relations when educational interactions were treated merely as an instrument for crisis management. ... Read more

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Closing the Gap
CLOSING THE RACIAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP by Matthew Lynch explores the causes of and proposes solutions to the racial academic achievement gap.The book contains sections for parents, teachers and administrators. Lynch provides excellent information on how each group can have maximum influence on students by helping them reach their academic potential.He also investigates possible causes of academic failure; but is careful not to finger-point, and discusses who might be accountable for a student not reaching expected levels.

One of the many jewels of this book is how Lynch presents examples of successful programs that help increase development in these areas.At the end of the book, Lynch highlights the necessary steps to educate African Americans in this age of information technology. He explains how traditional educational methods will no longer suffice and gives insight on what is needed to change the current academic environment to one that is better suited to address the changing needs of an evolving society.

CLOSING THE RACIAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP is highly recommended to all parents, educators and administrators and should be used as a road map.It provides an excellent model for anyone in the educational venue who is looking for solutions.

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for RAWSISTAZ & BMR

An in-depth study of the factors involved in the prominent gap in educational development between whites and blacks
Closing The Racial Academic Achievement Gap by Matthew Lynch is an in-depth study of the factors involved in the prominent gap in educational development between whites and blacks, and allowances which are based upon race. Knowledgeably covering the aspects of the racially based exclusions and limits within academic institutions, Closing The Racial Academic Achievement Gap comprehensively presents understandings and answers to the questions of what contributing factors might serve to widen the achievement gap between African Americans and their white counter parts?; how can African American Parents help their children succeed in school?; what groups should be held accountable for allowing African American students to fail through the cracks?; how should teachers respond to academic failure and misbehavior of African American children?; and how should we better educate African American children in the "Age of Information Technology? Closing The Racial Academic Achievement Gap is very strongly recommended reading for school administrators, and teachers, as well as to parents and guardians of African American children.
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Why do most churches erect buildings in dilapidatedneighborhoods without ever seeking to improve the conditions andappearances in those neighborhooods? ... Read more

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A READER FROM OAKLAND CA. 1/27/01
WHAT A GREAT BOOK! VERY ENLIGHTEN TO PROMOTE THE LIBERATION AND SERVANT THEOLOGIES OF CHRIST. TO BRING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT INTO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL,SOCIAL,ECONOMIC,EDUCATIONAL,AND HEALTH NEEDS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. REBUILDING THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATING ECONOMIC SELF-HELP.HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC INJUSTICES.I AM HAPPY THAT THERE ARE CHURCHES ADDRESSING THESE PROBLEMS.DR.WALTER MALONE,JR.ALSO GIVES A CASE STUDIES:RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS WITH MINISTRIES OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.THIS BOOK IS A MUST!READ.VERY INFORMATIVE! ... Read more

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Just over 40 years ago Mississippi was burning. A series of racially motivated murders and brutal repression of the movement to register black voters had drawn the moral outrage of the nation. But in the historic city of Natchez, in the midst of that dreadful period, an African American Catholic parish and its white priest chose to stand at the center of the African American freedom movement.

Based on the oral histories of Holy Family Church in Natchez, Black and Catholic in the Jim Crow South tells the story of black Catholics' 20th-century struggle through the voices of the people who lived through it. It tells of the origins of the Holy Family Church from its founding as a place of worship for black slaves or servants to the central role that the parish played in the civil rights movement, when it leaped the boundaries of its original mission to become a center for struggle and hope.

Danny Duncan Collum provides vivid interviews with members of Holy Family parish who lived through this period of ferment, hope, and terror. He documents the courageous stand taken by both his parish and by the Catholic hierarchy against the supporters of segregation, ranging from the state government to the Klu Klux Klan. ... Read more

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Waite details the history of the community of Oberlin, Ohio, which demonstrated a commitment to the education of blacks during the antebellum period that was rare at the time. By the end of Reconstruction, however, black students at Oberlin were becoming segregated, and events at the college influenced the rest of the community, with neighborhoods, houses of worship, and social interaction becoming segregated. Waite suggests that Oberlin's history mirrors the story of race in America. ... Read more

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This analysis of African-Caribbean community organizations is based on original research into about 100 sub-groups in the British cities of Leeds and London. The research found that African-Caribbean activists feel excluded from existing voluntary and statutory organizations and perceive racial and social exclusion from key areas of society such as education, health care and employment. Community activity can not only precipitate change, it can also foster a positive sense of collective and individual identity. ... Read more

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The Closing Door is the first major critique of the effect of conservative policies on urban race and poverty in the 1980s. Atlanta, with its booming economy, strong elected black leadership, and many highly educated blacks, seemed to be the perfect site for those policies and market solutions to prove themselves.Unfortunately, not only did expected economic opportunity fail to materialize but many of the hard-won gains of the civil rights movement were lost.Orfield and Ashkinaze painstakingly analyze the evidence from Atlanta to show why black opportunity deteriorated over the 1980s and outline possible remedies for the damage inflicted by the Reagan and Bush administrations.

"The Closing Door is a crucial breath of fresh air . . . an important and timely text which will help to alter the 'underclass' debate in favor of reconsidering race-specific policies.Orfield and Ashkinaze construct a convincing argument with which those who favor 'race-neutrality' will have to contend.In readable prose they make a compelling case that economic growth is not enough."--Preston H. Smith II, Transition ... Read more

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Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues. ... Read more

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The Multicultural Campus brings together administrators, faculty, and students to offer strategies that will alter the academic environment of the future. Hispanic, African, and Asian American educational leaders examine the obstacles they have faced, as minorities, climbing up the predominantly white career ladder in American universities. Firsthand accounts show how change on governance, executive, faculty, and curricula levels will help us better educate all students in our nation's growing pluralistic society. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, this book tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), a famous black fraternal organization that was founded by two former slaves in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the late-nineteenth century. The organization originally provided illness, death, and burial insurance during an era ofsegregation when few basic services were available to black people. By 1900 Mosaic Templars' industries grew to include an insurance company, a building and loan association, a publishing company, a business college, a nursing school, and a hospital.

By 1905 the Templars had a number of lodges across the state with thousands of members. A handsome new headquarters building opened in 1913; Booker T. Washington delivered the dedication speech. In the 1920s the MTA claimed chapters in twenty-six states and six foreign countries, making it one of the largest black organizations in the world. However, in the 1930s it began to feel the effects of the Great Depression and it eventually ceased operations but for a single chapter that remains in Barbados.

Tragically, the Little Rock headquarters building burned down in 2005. This replica edition of History of the Mosaic Templars of America, with a new introduction by John William Graves, is being published to coincide with the grand openng in Fall 2008 of a completely rebuilt structure that will house the new Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. ... Read more

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Commemorates this unique organization and celebrates the new cultural center
The darkest days of America's post-Civil War era of segregation saw the emergence in the southern states of black institutions created to provide the African-American populace with services and opportunities denied them by the racist white majorities in their communities. The 'Mosaic Templars of America' was one such institution that was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in the late 18th Century by two former slaves. It was an organization that provided illness, death, and burial insurance when those services were not available through traditional and white-owned companies and organizations. The Mosaic Templars operations expanded by 1900 to also include an insurance company, a building and loan association, a publishing company, a business college, a nursing school, and a hospital. But 1905 the Templars had expanded their number of chapters or 'Lodges' across Arkansas and had a membership roster in the thousands. When the Templars opened a new headquarters building in 1913 it was no less than Booker T. Washington who delivered the dedication speech. In the 1920s, the Templars had grown to found chapters in twenty-six states and six foreign countries. But the coming of the Great Depression of the 1930s had a traumatic effect on the Templar organization and, due to economic hardships that beset the entire nation but which were felt even harder in the African-American communities, the chapters closed and the Templars ceased operating their companies. Today only a single chapter located in the Barbados remains active. The original Little Rock headquarters building burned down in 2005 but is scheduled to be rebuilt and house the New Mosaic Templar's Cultural Center in the fall of 2008. To commemorate this unique organization and to celebrate the new cultural center, the University of Arkansas Press has reissued a photomechanical copy of the original 1924 edition of "History Of The Mosaic Templars Of America". This long out of print history is a highly recommended and welcome addition to academic library Black Studies reference collections and especially appropriate for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the history and development of segregation era African-American institutions and organizations.
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Black Teachers on Teaching is an honest and compelling account of the politics and philosophies involved in the education of black children during the last fifty years. Michele Foster talks to those who were the first to teach in desegregated southern schools and to others who taught in large urban districts, such as Boston, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. All go on record about the losses and gains accompanying desegregation, the inspirations and rewards of teaching, and the challenges and solutions they see in the coming years. ... Read more

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response to review from april 24, 2000
i think this reviewers comments are somewhat off the mark.first, if one is going to criticize a text they could at least get the gender of the writer correct (a clue to how well read).second, the reviewer describes foster as biased.i am a teacher educator who focuses on social and cultural issues in education.foster's text attempts to shed light on a particular perspective and historical experience of a group that has been historically marginalized in education.that is not bias, rather it is focus.third, the reviewer says they want something for the advancement of all students.i believe when arguments like that are made, there is an underlying assumption that since the focus is directly on black students (or other non-European students) then the lessons do not apply to white students.a close read of foster's text shows us the issues that DISTRICTS must face in developing productive environments.this text provides stories which all teachers must face: dealing with students, families, and bureacracy.also, in the advice on how to teach black children she reflects a great deal of literature about how to teach a MULTICULTURAL classroom (i.e. taking into account the culture and values of the students before you, as a group and individuals).foster's text is a great window into the history and general perspectives of a group that has been largely overlooked in the popular literature.surf around amazon.com and i doubt you will find another text like it.

How is a Dream Deferred?
The essays and wisdom of twenty teachers, "novice," "veteran" and "elder" in their craft, sheds light on our history of teaching black children.Ms. Foster's book provides sound basis for the argument that "integration" is not a panacea. Perhaps "transformation" of our schools will enable us to be a free and democratic society devoted to the pride, dignity and education of all of our children. All teachers and teacher educators can learn much from the voices heard in this book.

Excellent Read for All Teachers
My name is Denise Saulsberry and I am a student at Macon State College.I was required to read a book for my education class about teaching.I feel I made an excellent choice. Black Teachers on Teaching was very enlightening about the things black teachers experienced in the past and things they still encounter in the work place. It also gave some insight on different situations you will experience and ways of dealing with them. This book was an interesting and excellent read.

Black Teachers On Teaching
I am a college student majoring in Education. I selected this book to read for a class. I found the book to be very interesting. This book told the history of segregation and desegregation through the eyes of teachers who taught during that time period. The book also look at the concerns African American teachers had for African American children. The teachers were role models and told personal stories of their teaching experiences. This was a very powerful book and I really enjoyed reading it. I only wish that Foster could have interviewed more novice teachers. I would highly recommend this book to all teachers and anyone interested in the history of segregation and desegregation.

GREAT FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
I am a student majoring in middle grades education.I read this book for an assignment.I enjoyed the author's writing style and Lisa Delpit's foreword. The book has plenty of helpful and educational information toconsider when teaching black students. It also gives explainations for whysome black students are doing so poorly in integrated schools. This book isgreat for any teacher who is interested in multicultural education. ... Read more

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Founded in Baltimore in 1828 by a French Sulpician priest and a mulatto Caribbean immigrant, the Oblate Sisters of Providence formed the first permanent African American Roman Catholic sisterhood in the United States. It still exists today. Exploring the antebellum history of this pioneering sisterhood, Diane Batts Morrow demonstrates the centrality of race in the Oblate experience.

By their very existence, the Oblate Sisters challenged prevailing social, political, and cultural attitudes on many levels. White society viewed women of color as lacking in moral standing and sexual virtue; at the same time, the sisters' vows of celibacy flew in the face of conventional female roles as wives and mothers. But the Oblate Sisters' religious commitment proved both liberating and empowering, says Morrow. They inculcated into their communal consciousness positive senses of themselves as black women and as women religious. Strengthened by their spiritual fervor, the sisters defied the inferior social status white society ascribed to them and the ambivalence the Catholic Church demonstrated toward them. They successfully persevered in dedicating themselves to spiritual practice in the Roman Catholic tradition and their mission to educate black children during the era of slavery. ... Read more

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Thought-provking.
A fascinating exploration of this previously neglected aspect of American history.Useful for either the classroom or the curious mind.

"Nun" Better
This groundbreaking study is a must-read for anyone interested in Catholic, women's, American, or African-American history.It's extremely well-written, and I believe that both scholars and casual readers will appreciate and enjoy this significant work. ... Read more