In the months following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC, there were hundreds of incidents involving violence, intimidation, and discrimination aimed at Muslims or people who "looked" like Muslims (Gollnick and Chinn 2006; Levin and McDevitt 2002). People of color or individuals speaking with an accent were…

This study examines the national division of history teaching in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the war and post-war period. The process of division of schooling into three curricula (Bosnian Serb, Bosnian Croat, and Bosniak) is presented. Representations of other national groups are central in 8th-grade history textbooks used by the three national…

Most Americans are not very familiar with the first peoples of the Americas. Though some might argue that it is wholly unnecessary to have any knowledge about Native peoples, most would probably agree that some exposure to Native perspectives is a good thing for students. In this article, the author offers his perspective on the most important…

A university professor observes the use of a Native American stereotype by a cooperating teacher in an elementary art classroom while supervising a preservice teacher. She identifies ways that the teacher's words potentially harmed her students and reflects on her own role. This "teachable moment" is described, and characteristics of…

Profit-making and exploitation of the American Indian by the motion picture industry is reviewed. (AH)

Several factors associated with racism are delineated in terms of the logical, psychological, ethical and antological parameters involved. (EH)

Describes the stereotypic portreyal of American Indians in books written by non-Indians. (JB)

Distinguishes between in-group (ethnic) humor and intergroup humor, the latter said to underscore prevailing beliefs and behavioral norms regarding ethnic groups in society. Illustrates the discussion with examples of Jewish humor. (GC)

According to this research, the most effective way to reduce the stereotyped attitudes of students was to teach about the origins and harm of stereotypes. (IRT)

Discusses children's books which have caused controversies pertaining to ethnic stereotyping, labeling, sex instruction, and offensive language, and maintains that controversy is beneficial in that it keeps librarians aware of children's interests. (FM)

Focuses on Latino students' difficulties with higher education because of dual constructions of identity from and toward the Anglo mainstream. Addresses Other perception (the potential problems Latino students encounter in higher education based on how others perceive their individual and group identity); and self-perception (the contradictory…

Surveyed people of African descent regarding relationships among African, African-American, and African-Caribbean persons, focusing on contact and friendship, travel to countries of the diaspora, cross-cultural communication, thoughts and stereotypes, and education. Most respondents had contacts with the other groups, but groups had preconceived…