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Roots and Rebellion

Personal Stories of Resisting Racism and Reclaiming Identity

Foreword by Dr Arun Verma; By Various Authors; Edited by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers

From the winners of the JKP Writing Prize, this anthology of stories speaks to the humanity and bravery found in resistance against racism and the various ways it can manifest. Spanning generations, cultures, and communities, these prize-winning personal essays explore what it means to reclaim identity through personal, heartfelt resistance.

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“We Love Mr King”

Malay Muslims of Southern Thailand in the Wake of the Unrest

ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
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Siamese Melting Pot

Ethnic Minorities in the Making of Bangkok

ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
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Singapore Malay/Muslim Community, 1819-2015

A Bibliography

ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
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Home

Here to Stay

HUIA, HUIA Publishers
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Recognition versus Self-Determination

Dilemmas of Emancipatory Politics

UBC Press

This book re-evaluates the role of recognition in analyzing relations between groups in plural societies, the position of indigenous peoples in settler societies, and the principle of the self-determination of peoples.

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Reasonable Accommodation

Managing Religious Diversity

Edited by Lori G. Beaman
UBC Press

Reasonable Accommodation is a collection of essays examining the meaning of reasonable accommodation of religious diversity through law and public discourse in Canada and abroad.

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Rethinking the Great White North

Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada

UBC Press

Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity.

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Dreaming in Canadian

South Asian Youth, Bollywood, and Belonging

UBC Press

Dreaming in Canadian explores the connections between the media and identity formation among young Canadians of South Asian origin.

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The Canadian War on Queers

National Security as Sexual Regulation

UBC Press

The Canadian War on Queers shows how the Canadian state used the ideology of national security to wage war on gays and lesbians.

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Identity/Difference Politics

How Difference Is Produced, and Why It Matters

UBC Press

Identity/Difference Politics offers a new direction for the study of identity/difference, one that moves beyond liberal multiculturalism’s preoccupation with culture.

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A Dolores Huerta Reader

Edited by Mario T. Garcia
University of New Mexico Press

This is the first book to focus on the life of labor and social justice advocate Dolores Huerta through her own writings, articles about her, and a recent interview with editor Mario Garcia.

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Electing a Diverse Canada

The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women

UBC Press

Covering eleven cities as well as Canada’s Parliament, this book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada.

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Reshaping the University

Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes, and the Logic of the Gift

UBC Press
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Diversity and Equality

The Changing Framework of Freedom in Canada

UBC Press

Critically examines the challenge of protecting rights in diverse societies.

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Race and the City

Chinese Canadian and Chinese American Political Mobilization

UBC Press

Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada.

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Hispanic Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists in Texas

University of Texas Press

A comparative history of Mexican-American Protestants that describes how they have created a truly indigenous, authentic, and empowering faith tradition in the Mexican-American community.

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Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice

Voices from El Barrio

University of Texas Press

Oral histories of that recount Chicanas' experiences with the U.S. criminal justice system and the impact that the war on drugs is having on their lives.

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A Legacy Greater Than Words

Stories of U.S. Latinos and Latinas of the WWII Generation

US Latino/a WWII Oral Hist Prj UT-Austin

Latinos and Latinas of the WWII "Greatest Generation" tell their personal stories, creating a vivid picture of Latino life in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Border Identifications

Narratives of Religion, Gender, and Class on the U.S.-Mexico Border

University of Texas Press

How the stories people tell about religion, gender, and class define identities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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