This paper represents a phenomenological approach to studying the lived experiences of nine African American graduate students. By outlining a step-by-step process, the paper demonstrates how in-depth interviews with narrators can help to reveal the essential structure of the phenomenon of prejudice. Following the process of thematic reduction, the paper analyzed revelatory phrases of the students for themes which arranged themselves in a natural order to provide examples, consequences, and strategies for dealing with ethnic prejudice in a majority host institution. Contains 46 references. (Author/RS)