The after-school City School Outreach youth program captured the attention of high school male students by offering them a physically and psychologically safe environment to talk about issues they faced. The students of color who attended the program used various forms of creative written expression (i.e., poetry, spoken word, and hip hop) to…

This research anthology is the fifth volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and examines the patterns of Asian parents'…

This document discusses the treatment of Arabs in the western media. The main portion concentrates on the image of Arabs presented in American novels. Because television and films present visual images that communicate a powerful message in a matter of seconds, stereotyping appears as a shorthand form of communication and is, to a certain extent,…

This document addresses the negative image of Arabs among the U.S. public. While formal education has created many of the misconceptions about Arabs that abound in the west, many of the misconceptions come from the informal education of popular culture. The western image of the Arab is possibly more interesting than the reality of Arab culture.…

This article explores the relationship of social identity, cultural communication style and the gatekeeping process. (Editor)

Six symposium papers are included in this document. The first paper, by Henry Chang, is a brief profile of Asian/Pacific American (APA) librarians, emphasizing the need for more data on this group and the need for the group to become more assertive of their rights to equal opportunity in the field. The second paper, by Jane Katayama, addresses…

Examines the treatment of the Jew in German literature. (PP)

The purpose of this article is to categorize the treatment of Indian people in the mass media and to show what Indian people themselves are doing to combat the after-effects of this assult. (Author/AH)

In the early 1940's, a group of Mexican American youths called Pachucos emerged in the United States. This paper discusses the attitudes of some writers of the time and their creation of a criminal stereotype of the Pachuco, his origins, the racial basis of the zoot-suit riots, and the basic origin and composition of his slang, Calo. (Author/NQ)

This resource guide and annotated bibliography is designed to assist educators interested in exploring whether or not role stereotyping exists in their local school systems, and to provide them with resources to reduce this stereotyping. Some of the problems of stereotyping in schools are reviewed. The books, articles and assessment instruments…

The main purpose of this paper was to show what the author, a Sioux Indian, regards as the lack of a balanced perspective in history books dealing with the American Indian--in particular the Indian in Minnesota history. The procedure used examines several textbooks which present a derogatory or unfair picture of the Indian. The paper includes…

Discussed in this article are numerous films which feature Asian characters and the influence these films have on stereotyped images of Asians and prevailing racist attitudes toward Asian Americans. (EB)

Describes some barriers to cross-cultural communication and learning and presents four stages of cultural adjustment for the benefit of teachers who must teach and develop cultural understanding in students while learning about different cultural characteristics exhibited by those students. (Editor/RK)

This article reports on the development and activities of an Asian American theater group on the West Coast. The author interviewed actors and organizers about how Asian social and political experiences, including the Vietnam war, are manifesting themselves in modern drama. (GC)

A questionnaire for students in England reveals the biased attitudes of English children toward the Welsh population of the country, and suggests a corrective program to counter the current conception of Wales. (IFS/WGA)