Our Voices: Essays in Culture, Ethnicity, and Communication
"I especially appreciate the fact the fact that the articles are written by scholars with various cultural backgrounds.  It provides credible accounts of individuals' cultural experiences...the major strength of the book as compared to others in the market is the unique angle and perspective provided by its first-hand, story-telling style." --Mei Zhong,San Diego State University"One of the strengths of this book is that it doesn't look at intercultural communication phenomena as 'objectively given', but rather as 'subjectively problematic' by integrating communication theory yet allowing persons to speak in their true cultural voices.  If the idea is to create cultural understanding in a way that students from various groups will not tune out from the beginning, certainly the editors of this book took on a daunting task."--C. Thomas Preston,Gainesville State College"I very much like the approach of this text.  The attention to the voices of historically marginalized authors and the use of personal voice, rather than other approaches that have historically Othered and silenced us, are important in understanding the goals of this book."--Bernadette Calafell,Syracuse University"If I can put it this way--the realness of this text is its most distinctive feature. In it we read about the struggles, the successes, the challenges, the learning experiences, the joys, and the spiritual uplift and rejuvenation of the authors.  We have academic language combined with cultural language(s).  All of it comes together succinctly to make crucial points regarding our identity.  The articles are not too long, either, which is a joy to students, but they provide enough material to get students thinking critically about issues they've either encountered or not." --Patreece Boone,St.  Louis University