ARHS Recommended Reading Lists: Ethnicity and Race

Profiles seven men and women of Arab and Muslim descent living in Brooklyn, exploring the cliches and stereotypes they must contend with on a daily basis and the experiences they have had since September 11, 2001.

Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.

Barack Obama tells the story of his life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother, searching for a workable meaning to his life as an African American.

Autobiography of physician and writer Adeline Yen Mah, discussing her emotionally abusive childhood, experiences of isolation and loneliness, success as a student, and triumphant struggle to achieve freedom and a new life.

A collection of essays, poems, and stories by young Asian American girls talking about the challenges they face in their lives.

Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.

The author, a white man, recounts his experiences when he darkened his skin and traveled through the South as an African-American man. Includes an epilogue.

A collection of writings in which multiracial teenagers share their experiences related to race.

Looks at racial profiling and discrimination, discussing what it is, why it happens, the legalities surrounding racial profiling and more.

Elizabeth Kim tells the story of her life, discussing how her mother was murdered by her grandfather and uncle for giving birth to a mixed-race child, telling of her adoption by a Fundamentalist pastor and his wife in the United States, and sharing the challenges she faced as a half-Korean, half-American child.