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Drawing attention to conflicts in modern attitudes about multiculturalism, a social and cultural analysis argues that the United States can find strength in its ethnic diversity and challenges the treatment of various groups as foreign.
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"Rich in thoughtful speculation. . . That Eoyang asks the hard questions so well is what makes Coat of Many Colors the fine book it is." --James Kaufmann, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"These thought-provoking essays provide a solid basis for stimulating conversation about the dimensions and understanding of American culture and its multicultural character." --Edith Maureen Fisher, Multicultural Review
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Eoyang (East Asian languages and cultures, Indiana U.) argues for cultural diversity in our conception of what is American, and touches on issues such as the meaning of racial categories, the role of immigrants, and the benefits and pitfalls of Western analytic thinking. Eoyang demonstrates that Western culture itself is founded on principles that
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- PublisherBeacon Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0807004200
- ISBN 13 9780807004203
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
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