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AmongUS : Essays on Identity, Belonging, and Intercultural Competence

ISBN: 9780205453535 | 0205453538
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 7/11/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
AmongUS presents readings from individuals whose intercultural experiences give insights on how to achieve an effective and fair multicultural society where cultural identities are celebrated and maintained. The essays provide a rich source of materials to teach a broad array of interpersonal, sociological, and psychological concepts that apply to educational, business, and cultural settings. The authors have arranged the book around four themes: Identity, Negotiating Intercultural Competence, Racism and Prejudice, and Belonging to Multiple Cul... MORE
Prefacev
PART ONE Cultural Identity: Who Are We?
The Nature of Cultural Identity
3(6)
Myr... MORE
Jolene Koester
Of Endearment and Other Terms of Address: A Mexican Perspective
9(10)
Patricia Covarrubias
My Name Is...
19(6)
Mei Lin Kroll
Neither Lost nor Found
25(9)
Mei Lin Kroll
To Pass or Not to Pass, That Is the Question: Jewish Cultural Identity in the United States
34(10)
Samuel M. Edelman
To Be American, Black, Catholic, and Creole
44(9)
Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr.
Lessons Learned: A University Administrator's Intercultural Journey
53(10)
Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr.
PART TWO Crossing Cultures: Negotiating Intercultural Competence
Cultural Patterns and Intercultural Competence
63(10)
Myron W. Lustig
Jolene Koester
The Shower
73(9)
Thomas M. Steinfatt
By Way of Introduction: An American and Finnish Dialogue
82(12)
Donal Carbaugh
Saila Poutiainen
Acculturation in a Foreign Land
94(10)
Zhong Wang
Rui Shen
``This Is the Way Things Are!'': Making Sense of Gender Roles in Cultures
104(5)
Rona Tamiko Halualani
Roast Mutton, Fry Bread, and Tilt-a-Whirls: Cultural and Intercultural Contact at the Navajo Nation Fair
109(9)
Charles A. Braithwaite
Cultural Problems and Intercultural Growth: My American Journey
118(11)
Peter O. Nwosu
Living in Paradise: An Inside Look at the Micronesian Culture
129(16)
Vicki Marie
Living Interculturally: Confessions of a Menwai Nonoh
145(12)
Vicki Marie
PART THREE Othering: Racism and Prejudice Among US
Cultural Biases and Intercultural Communication
157(17)
Myron W. Lustig
Jolene Koester
Finding One's Self in the Margins
174(8)
Chevelle Newsome
The Holocaust and Its Lessons: A Survivor's Story
182(8)
Elane Norych Geller
Living the American Dream
190(7)
Juan C. Gonzalez
Black as We Wanna Be: From Identity Politics to Intercultural Competence
197(14)
Mark Lawrence McPhail
Karen Lynette Dace
Friends and Partners
211(10)
Ann M. Bohara
Patrick McLaurin
Leonard's Yard: Pulling at the Roots and Responsibilities of My Whiteness
221(12)
Gale Young
Tears in the Archive: Creating Memory to Survive and to Contest Empire
233(16)
S. Lily Mendoza
PART FOUR Inside/Outside: Belonging to Multiple Cultures
On Becoming Intercultural
249(9)
Young Yun Kim
On Becoming ``American''
258(12)
Tadasu ``Todd'' Imahori
On Living In Between
270(12)
Tadasu ``Todd'' Imahori
La Guera
282(7)
Keturah A. Dunne
The Search for Cultural Identity by a Chinese American Professional Woman
289(10)
Amy Qiaoming Liu
From Silk Route to Route 66: My American Journey
299(9)
Mohammad H. Qayoumi
``Both-And'' and ``Neither-Nor'': My Intercultural Experiences
308(8)
Ringo Ma
dual_consciousness@USAmerican.white.male
316(10)
William J. Starosta
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