Preface. About the Editors. Introduction by Elizabeth Higginbotham and Margaret L. Andersen. PART I. RACE: WHY IT MATTERS. Farai Chideya, "A Nation of Minorities: America in 2050." Robert Blauner, "Talking Past Each Other." Clara Rodriquez, "Changing Race." Mustafa Boyoumi, "How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?" American Sociological Association, "The Importance of Collecting Data and Doing Social Scientific Research on Race." BONUS READING: Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar et al., "Experiences of Differential Treatment among College Students of Color." PART II. THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE AND ETHNICITY Howard F. Taylor, "Defining Race." Abby Ferber, "Planting the Seed: The Invention of Race." Karen Brodkin Sacks, "How Did Jews Become White Folks?" Joe Feagin, "Racist America." Michael Omi and Howard Winant, "On Racial Formation." BONUS READING: Eva Marie Garroutte, "The Racial Formation of American Indians: Negotiating Legitimate Identities within Tribal and Federal Law." PART III. REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE AND GROUP BELIEFS, PREJUDICE AND RACISM. Lawrence D. Bobo, "The Color Line, the Dilemma, and the Dream." Charles A. Gallagher, "Color-Blind Privilege: The Social and Political Functions of Erasing the Color Line in Post Race America." Hernán Vera and Andrew M. Gordon, "Learning to be White through Popular Culture." Tricia Rose, "Hidden Politics: Discursive and Institutional Policing of Rap Music." Charles Springwood and C. Richard King, "''Playing Indian'': Why Native American Mascots Must End." BONUS READING: Scott Coltrane and Melinda Messineo, "The Perpetuation of Subtle Prejudice: Race and Gender Imagery in 1990s Television Advertising." PART IV. RACE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND IDENTITY. Elizabeth M. Grieco and Rachel C. Cassidy, "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin." Harry Kitano, "A Hyphenated Identity." Judy Scales-Trent, "Notes of a White Black Woman." Heather M. Dalmage, "Tripping on the Color Line." Mark A. Chesler, Melissa Peet, and Todd Sevig, "Blinded by Whiteness: The Development of White College Students'' Racial Awareness." BONUS READING: John O''Neil, "Why Are the Black Kids Sitting Together? (Interview with Author Beverly Daniel Tatum on Discrimination in Education)." PART V. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RACE. Evelyn Nakano Glenn, "Citizenship and Inequality." Joanne Mariner, "Racism, Citizenship, and National Identity." Suzanne Oboler, "It Must Be a Fake!" Racial Ideologies, Identities, and the Question of Rights." Russell Thornton, "American Indians in the United States." Revathi I. Hines, "The Silent Voices: 2000 Presidential Election and the Minority Vote in Florida." Leo R. Chavez, "Covering Immigration: Popular Images and the Politics of the Nation." Nancy Foner, "From Ellis Island to JFK: Education in New York''s Two Great Waves of Immigration." Alejandro Portes, "Immigration''s Aftermath." Min Zhou, "Are Asian Americans Becoming ''White''?" Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro, "Wealth and Racial Stratification." Mary Pattillo-McCoy, "The Making of Groveland." Celeste M. Watkins, "A Tale of Two Classes: The Socio-Economic Divide among Black Americans Under 35." Vilna F. Bashi Bobb and Averil Y. Clarke, "Experiencing Success: Structuring the Perception of Opportunities for West Indians." BONUS READING: Peter David Brandon, "The Living Situations of Children in Immigrant Families in the United States." PART VI. INSTITUTIONAL SEGREGACION AND INEQUALITY. Cedric Herring, "Is Job Discrimination Dead?" Deirdre A. Royster, "Race and The Invisible Hand: How White Networks Exclude Black Men from Blue Collar Jobs." Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, "Families on the Frontier." Katherine Newman, "Getting a Job in the Inner City." Raquel Pinderhughes, "The Impact of Race on Environmental Quality." Linda Burnham, "Welfare Reform, Family Hardship, and Women of Color." Dorothy Roberts, "Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare." Beth Ritchie, "The Social Construction of the Immoral Black Mother." Peggy Levitt, "Salsa and Ketchup: Transnational Migr