Jewish Assimilation, Acculturation and Accommodation: Past Traditions, Current Issues and Future Prospects -- by Menachem Mor (Author) (Book)
"The major concerns in Jewish history throughout the ages have been assimilation, acculturation, and accommodation. The difficulties which Jews have faced in the past, the problems which they confront...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Working with Culture: Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Ethnic Minority Children and Adolescents -- by Joan Koss-Chioino, Luis Vargas (Authors) (Book)
"Ethnic minority youths often face unique challenges in their development. Working with Culture presents a range of culturally responsive psychotherapeutic interventions, illustrated by case examples,...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child -- by Francisco Jiménez (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
The Heart of a Chief -- by Joseph Bruchac (Author) (Book - Parent)
Product Description: "Chris's life is complicated. At school, he's been selected to lead a project on sports teams with Indian names. At home, on the Penacook reservation, the Indians are divided...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Beyond the Immigrant Enclave: Network Change and Assimilation -- by Susan Wierzbicki (Author) (Book)
"Wierzbicki's work shows that even when immigrants settle outside ethnic enclaves, their social networks remain in the ethnic community. Immigrant communities--even poor ones--are often portrayed as...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World -- by Marguerite Wright (Author) (Book)
"A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical--even changeable--and unlike adults, are incapable of understanding adult predjudices...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
La Mariposa -- by Francisco Jiménez (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In his first year of school, Francisco understands little of what his teacher says. But he is drawn to the silent, slow-moving caterpillar in the jar next to his desk. He knows...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Kira-Kira -- by Cynthia Kadohata (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shiningGlittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Everything You Need to Know if You and Your Parents Are New Americans -- by Edward Santos (Author) (Book)
"After a brief history of U.S. immigration, which seems like unnecessary filler, this pedestrian text gives commonsense advice on how teens and their parents can fit into a new culture while holding...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Children of Color: Psychological Interventions with Culturally Diverse Youth -- by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Children of Color is the thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the classic and definitive guide to the unique problems and special needs of minority youth experiencing psychological and...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)