A multicultural reader
Subtitle: Collection one
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Many voices literature series; Many voices literature series
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Logan, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780789171887; 9780756978129
Subjects: Readers (Elementary); Multiculturalism; Readers; English language; Rhetoric; College readers
Other titles: Multicultural reader : collection 1
Description: A thematic collection of exemplary contemporary literature that blends the uniqueness and the commonalities of all cultures, including African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, and European. - Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theme one : Families : comfort and conflict --; title: Looking for work  -- Gary Soto -- memoir; title: The warriors  -- Anna Lee Walters -- short story; title: Nikki-Rosa  -- Nikki Giovanni -- poem; title: From Roots  -- Alex Haley -- autobiography; title: Immigrant picnic  -- Gregory Djanikian -- poem; title: Housepainting  -- Lan Samantha Chang -- short story; title: The horned toad  -- Gerald Haslam -- short story; title: Theme two : Traditions and customs --; title: The real thing  -- Marilou Awiakta -- poem; title: Gentlemen of Río en Medio  -- Juan Sedillo -- short story; title: Sunday  -- Angela Shannon -- poem; title: Fortune tellers  -- Nguyen Duc Minh -- short story; title: Little things are big  -- Jesús Colón -- essay; title: The cutting of my long hair  -- Zitkala-S̆a -- memoir; title: The lion sleeps tonight  -- Egyirba High -- memoir; title: Magic  -- Liz Rosenberg -- short story; title: Theme three : Becoming me --; title: David Talamántez on the last day of second grade  -- Rosemary Catacalos -- poem; title: A whole nation and a people  -- Harry Mark Petrakis -- short story; title: From Black Boy  -- Richard Wright -- autobiography; title: Indian education  -- Sherman Alexie -- short story; title: Chitterling  -- Henry Van Dyke -- short story; title: Not knowing, in Aztlán  -- Tino Villanueva -- poem; title: Fox hunt  -- Lensey Namioka -- short story; title: This morning  -- Lucille Clifton -- poem; title: Tiffany -- as told to-- Rebecca Carrol-- personal essay.; title: Theme four : Between two worlds --; title: Monkeyman  -- Walter Dean Myers -- short story; title: Thank you in Arabic  -- Naomi Shihab Nye -- memoir; title: Reading poems in public  -- Maurice Kenny -- poem; title: American hero  -- Essex Hemphill -- poem; title: A shot at it  -- Esmeralda Santiago -- memoir; title: Achieving the American dream  -- Mario Cuomo -- essay; title: The winter hibiscus  -- Minfong Ho -- short story; title: Theme five : Defining moments --; title: American history ; title: Judith Ortiz Cofer -- short story; title: Hate  -- Tato Laviera -- poem; title: Not poor, just broke  -- Dick Gregory -- autobiography; title: A new story  -- Simon J. Ortiz -- poem; title: Foul shots  -- Rogelio R. Gomez -- article; title: I thought about this girl  -- Jerome Weidman -- short story; title: A Mason-Dixon memory -- Clifton Davis-- memoir.; title: Theme six : Outside influences --; title: Cross over  -- Rita Williams-Garcia -- drama; title: Field work  -- Rose del Castillo Guilbault -- short story; title: Tattoo  -- Gregg Shapiro -- poem; title: From I know why the caged bird sings  -- Maya Angelou -- autobiography; title: Have you heard about America?  -- D.L. Birchfield -- short story; title: A haircut  -- I.S. Nakata -- short story; title: The phone booth at the corner  -- Juan Delgado -- poem; title: Americans all  -- Michael Dorris -- essay; title: A guide to personal writing --; title: Author biographies --; title: Glossary of literary terms --; title: Index of titles and authors.