Culture and Difference

The yearning to remember who we are is not easily detected in the qualitative dimensions of focus groups and ethnographic research methods; nor is it easily measured in standard quantified scientific inquiry. It is deeply rooted, obscured by layer upon layer of human efforts to survive the impact of historical amnesia induced by the dominant policies and practices of advanced capitalism and postmodern culture. Darder's introduction sets the tone by describing the formation of Warriors for Gringostroika and The New Mestizas. In the words of Anzaldua, those who cross over, pass over . . . the confines of the `normal.' Critical essays follow by Mexicanas, poets, activists, and educators of all colors and persuasions. The collection coming out of the good work of the Southern California University system relates to all locales and spectrums of the human condition and will no doubt inspire excellent creativity of knowing and remembering among all who chance to read any part thereof.

Foreword by Henry A. Giroux
Acknowledgments
The Politics of Biculturalism: Culture and Difference in the Formation of Warriors for Gringostroika and The New Mestizas by Antonia Darder
Rethinking Afrocentricity: The Foundation of a Theory of Critical Africentricity by Makungu M. Akinyela
Chicana Identity Matters by Deena J. Gonzá les
"Race" and "Ethnicity" in a Changing California Economy and Society: The Asian-American and Latino Problematic by Rodolfo D. Torres and Swan Ngin
Cultural Democracy and the Revitalization of the U. S. Labor Movement by Kent Wong
The Zone of Black Bodies: Language, Black Consciousness, and Adolescent Identities by Garrett Duncan
The Alter-Native Grain: Theorizing Chicano/a Popular Culture by Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Public Space and Culture: A Critical Response to Conventional and Postmodern Visions of City Life by David R. Diaz
The Idea of Mestizaje and the "Race" Problematic: Racialized Media Discourse in a Postmodern City by Victor Valle and Rodolfo D. Torres
Working with Gay/Homosexual Latinos with HIV Disease: Spiritual Emergencies and Culturally-Based Psycho-Therapeutic Treatments by Lourdes Arguelles and Anne Rivero
African Americans, Gender, and Religiosity by Daphne C. Wiggins
Voice and Empowerment: The Struggle for Poetic Expression by Luis J. Rodriguez
Bicultural Strengths and Struggles of Southeast Asian Americans in School by Peter N. Kiang
Language Policy and Social Implications for Addressing the Bicultural Immigrant Experience in the United States by Alberto M. Ochoa
Index