This report presents an overview of social and economic census data on African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Chicanos/Latinos in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the findings are the following: (1) communities of color made up 9.2 percent of the total metropolitan area population in 1980; (2) poverty…

Discusses state history instruction in U.S. schools. Describes the writing of an updated history of Minnesota for use in instruction. Addresses the inclusion of the history of minorities, women, and the environment in the book. Suggests that state history is a natural stage for demonstrating the interplay between the individual and the universal.…

This paper discusses the problems faced by Minnesota's Supporting Diversity in Schools organization in communicating their goal of making schools responsive to students of differing ethnic backgrounds. It was found that using terms such as "multicultural curriculum" and "isolation of schools and communities of color from one…

This document consists of the two annual volumes of a regional TESOL journal published during 1998 and 1999. The two volumes contain the following articles: "Strengthening the Bridge: A High School-University Partnership" (Robin Murie); "'Ch'emyon' in the EFL Classroom" (James H. Robinson); "The Changing Artwork of the…