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a different mirror - Penguin Random House
a different mirror for young peopleA History of Multicultural AmericaRonald Takaki Adapted by Rebecca Stefoffa teaching guidebyDr. Russell BinkleyWestern Carolina UniversitySeven Stories PressNew York33teaching guidea different mirror for young peopleThis text has been adapted from the 529-page book (1993, 2008) by Ronald Takaki (1939 2009). Takaki s scholarship focused on the racial and ethnic diversity of the United States and how those differences have both enriched and troubled the coun-try. After the introductory chapter, a rationale for challenging the Master Narrative of American history, the subsequent 15 chapters each center on specific groups; most are immigrants, although some (enslaved Africans) did not come of their own accord and others (native peoples) were already stories are of heartbreak, hardship, and against-the-odds perseverance in spite of class bias and economic hardship, rac-ism, discrimination, suspicion, cruelty, legal sa
atively new country. Other Spanish-speaking immigrants joined the multicultural experiment. More recently, a religious minori-ty, Muslims, sought a place at the table, but their assimilation was complicated by the backlash of some Americans after the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Immigrants came to fulfill their dreams, but dominant ...
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