Rise of the Ethnoburbs: Asians are now California's fastest-growing ethnic group, a cultural makeover that is being repeated around the country. Moving While Black: African Americans are migrating to the South — and that’s supposed to be a bad thing? Race and Border: Neon Trotsky on the two-headed ogre of white supremacy. Saying no to $1 billion: Why the impoverished Sioux Nation won’t take federal money. How do the German contributions to American life have far deeper roots than most people in either country realize? Ryan William Nohea Garcia on who is Hawaiian, what begets federal recognition, and how much blood matters. Grace Elizabeth Hale on her book A Nation of Outsiders: How the White Middle Class Fell in Love with Rebellion in Postwar America (and more). The resegregation of the United States of America: Gordon Haber returns to his childhood L.A. to see how it has changed. The entire federal task force effort concerning Puerto Rico’s status is nothing more than another wordy, though worthwhile, exercise in futility — the powers that be in Washington have zero real interest in a fifty-first state. Explaining and eliminating racial profiling: The emancipation of slaves is a century-and-a-half in America’s past — many would consider it ancient history. Fade to White: A filmmaker maps Austin’s shifting ethnic landscape. What themes preoccupy these five Arab-American writers? Body image, war, sex, and pizza — Arab-American literature is American literature. Despite the problems facing the U.S. these days, one group is surprisingly upbeat: African Americans. The Mexican Border: Reed Karaim on crossing a cultural divide. The hidden Americans: Many Roma have made the US their home, and their cultural identity continues to thrive despite discrimination.
