Culturally responsive education is an asset-based approach to teaching and learning, which incorporates materials that reflect students' cultural communities ("mirrors") and those of different communities ("windows"). These materials support students' engagement, learning and interests in career fields, expose them to different…

This bibliography of articles, books, and government documents is arranged by ethnic group (Asian American, black, Chicano, Latino, and Native American women) with a section on comparative studies. An index provides subject access to this listing of materials published from 1977 through 1979. (WP)

Presents conclusions from analyses of the economic effects of racial discrimination (based on 1960/1970 censuses and on a national survey of economic status). For example, there appears to be less open discrimination; also, Blacks and Hispanics, whose educational levels are lower than those of the majority, still lag far behind economically. (JN)

A bibliography on people of color is divided into 11 sections. For each of five groups, a section on social science readings on the group in general is followed by a section on readings on women from that group. The groups are people of color, Afro-Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. A final section contains selected…

This report reviews trends in the production of minority doctorates over the past 10 years, comparing the number of minority doctoral recipients and the areas in which they earned their degrees among racial/ethnic groups. Data are reported for U.S. citizens only. The report found that the number of U.S. doctoral recipients increased from 24,391 in…

A research study examined the joint employment and schooling patterns of both immigrants and natives during their initial 6 years after high school. The data analyzed were from the Senior Cohort of the High School and Beyond survey covering 1980-86. The analysis found that immigrants who initially left school as high school graduates or with some…

Provides examples of the advantages minority journalists can bring to their work, including life experiences and cultural insights. Interviews three journalists on how their minority backgrounds enriched and improved their job performance. (LS)

Examines the relative lack of minorities in executive positions within higher education associations headquartered at One Dupont Circle, Washington DC. A table lists total executive positions and number of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian executives for each association. Findings raise questions about associations' commitment to…

This directory lists more than 700 not-for-profit associations, organizations, and mutual assistance and fraternal groups of color in the state of Minnesota. Organizations listed are controlled by people of color or serve one or more communities of color. The directory includes religious organizations and tribal governments, but not for-profit…

In 1970 there were about 68,000 persons of minority, racial, and ethnic background who had occupations as actors, architects, authors, dancers, designers, musicians, composers, painters, scupltors, photographers, radio and television announcers, university teachers of art, music, or drama, and other types of artists and entertainers. In this…

The main purpose of this survey was to gain current information on the representation of minority students within particular fields of study, a level of detail for which only limited information has been available. The survey requested enrollment information within 21 discipline areas for the total graduate population for each institution as well…

The minority presence on boards of trustees is too small to have a significant impact on redirecting policy and funding support programs for minorities. Minority trustees have a responsibility to prod members to increase the minorities on campus and to make trustees aware of the implications of new demographic projections. (MLW)

Minorities contributed to all of metro Chicago's net population growth during the 1990s, with consistently high segregation levels for blacks and increasing segregation rates for suburban Latinos. With the number of whites declining in the city and unchanged in the suburbs, Latinos have been the overwhelming driver of population growth. Asians…

This paper examines patterns of racial change and segregation over the 1990s in the Boston metropolitan area and in three sub-areas, emphasizing whites, blacks, Asians, and Latinos. Soaring minority populations have transformed the city of Boston into a majority-minority urban core and made several satellite cities increasingly multiethnic. The…

This paper examines patterns of racial change and segregation over the 1990s in the San Diego metropolitan area, the city of San Diego, and the suburbs, emphasizing whites, blacks, Asians, and Latinos. Minorities contributed to all of metro San Diego's net population growth during the 1990s, with consistently high segregation levels for urban…