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Book SynopsisThis Anthology,
Our Stories in Our Voices, examines American history, education, ethnic identity, and the continued struggle for social justice through the lens of people of color in the United States. The chapters in this publication begin to bring to the forefront topics that have been largely ignored but are essential for students to learn so that they can serve their own communities.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Our Stories in Our Voices by Dale Allender
- Introduction to the Ethnic Studies Discipline
- ""We're Going Out. Are You With Us?"" The Origins of Asian American Studies by Gregory Yee Mark
- Why Ethnic Studies Was Meant for Me by Rosana Chavez-Hernandez
- Unit I Inventing Images, Representing Otherness
- 1. California History: Depth and Breadth From Original American Indian Tribal Nations: Beyond a Mere 250 Years by Crystal Martinez-Alire and Rose Borunda With Susan Olsen
- 2. Mixed-Race Individuals: A Solution for Race Relations in America? by Darryl Omar Freeman
- 3. Californios: Beyond What We Learned in Fourth Grade by Mimi Coughlin
- 4. ""Imaginary Indians"" Are Not Real by Brian Baker
- 5. Implicit Bias: Schools Not Prisons! by Rita Cameron Wedding and Jon Wedding
- 6. Innocent American Life: My Experience as a Muslim Woman by Aaminah Norris
- 7. Perspective by Abner Minor Ms. Sims' Ethnic Studies Class
- 8. Don't use that Tone with Me! Intonation and Identity: An Interview with Dr. Nicole Holliday and Gretchen McCulloch
- 9. Learning Arabic by Dan West
- 10. ""Hyphiachi"": Finding Inspiration In My Bay Area Blend of Cultures by Michael Diaz
- 11. That Special Relationship—Puerto Rico and the United States by Daisy Diaz-Granados
- Unit II Ghosts of the Past
- 12. My Father's Labor: An Unknown, but Valued History by Julie L??pez Figueroa and Macedonio Figueroa
- 13. Self-Silhouette by Carolina Corona Ms. Sims Ethnic Studies Class
- 14. A Story of the People: The Hmong, in CIA's Secret War in Laos During the Vietnam Conflict by Chao Vang
- 15. About Me by Mikala Her Ms. Sims Ethnic Studies
- 16. Haitano by Molaundo Jones
- 17. Iu Mien—We the People by Fahm Khouan-Saelee Saetern
- 18. Filipino Americans: From ""Indians"" to ""Asians"" in America by James Sobredo
- Unit III A Glimpse of California
- 19. No Utopia: The African American Struggle for Fair Housing in Postwar Sacramento From 1948 to 1967 by Damany Fisher
- 20. From Golden Empire to Valley High: A Mixed Girl's Education in Sacramento by Toni Tinker
- 21. Growing Up Mixed in Sacramento by Tiaura McQueen Ms. Sims Ethnic Studies
- 22. Japanese Americans—Incarceration to Redress by Masayuki Hatano
- 23. Double Happiness: Chinese American History—Through the Lens of Family, CommUnity, and Food by Gregory Yee Mark and Christina Fa Mark
- 24. The Story of California, Ishi, and NAGPRA by Vanessa Esquivido-Meza
- 25. The Angel Island Story: Asian Immigration, Paper Sons, and Poetry of Resistance by Gregory Yee Mark and Christina Fa Mark
- 26. Sacramento Teen On Stephon Clark's Death: ""My CommUnity Is Hurting"" by Rachael Francois
- Unit IV Solidarity
- 27. Capitol City Civics and the Black Panther Party by Dale Allender
- 28. Ifa in Oshogbo by Charles Vincent Burwell and Molaundo Jones
- 29. Fiji and Fijians in Sacramento by Mitieli Rokolacadamu Gonemaituba, Neha Chand, Darsha Naidu, Jenisha Lal, Jonathan Singh, Shayal Sharma, and Gregory Yee Mark
- 30. Move on the 45 by Dale Allender and Molaundo Jones
- 31. Danos un corazon fuerte para luchar (Give Us a Heart Strong Enough to Struggle): Living Undocumented by Rhonda R?¡os Kravitz, Marisela Hernandez, Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete, Violeta Urizar, and Oscar Sarabia
- 32. Danza Azteca: Movement, Music, and Memories by Sohnya Castorena
- 33. Unmasking the Spirit: Danza at Sol Collective A Photo Essay by Arya Dawn Allender-West
- 34. The Legacy of MLK Is Alive Today In These Young Activists by Youth Radio Editors
- Glossary compiled by Dr. Dale Allender
- Index
