My Culture, My Color, My Self: Heritage, Resilience, and Community in the Lives of Young Adults

Index

Acculturation, 91–93 Action: cultural influences on, 29; spirituality and, 114 Activism, 12–13 African American family: drug effects on, 43; extended networks in, 48; median income of, 43; net worth statistics for, 45; oppression effects on, 41; slavery effects on, 41, 147; societal influences on, 42; statistics on, 42–43 Alexander, Leslie M., 117 Ali, Muhammad, 125 All about Love, 114 American power structure, 42 Angelou, Maya, 18, 55 Art: accessibility of, 126; black, 123–125; collective requirement of, 124; communication uses of, 127; as cultural component, 122–132; description of, 155; graffiti, 123; hip-hop music, 123–126; as reflective of lived experiences , 127–128; socially responsible, 123; spoken-word poetry as, 124, 129–132 Art of Happiness, The, 23 Aspirational capital, 27 Authentic leaders, 13 Authentic voice, 16 Bachin, Robin, 118 Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell Their Life Stories, 27 Banks-Wallace, J., 165 Barnes, R., 15 Belonging: A Culture of Place, 118 Beyond the Melting Pot, 46 Bhagavad Gita, 112–113 Black art, 123–125 Black Codes, 42, 147 Black community, 147 Black Feminist Thought, 128 Black Identity, 148 Black men: failure to complete college education by, 153; television portrayal of, 54. See also Men of color Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril among the Black Middle Class, 48 Black Thought, 125 Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic, 125 Boundary crossing, 167 Bowery Poetry Club, 124 Boyer, Ernest L., 99 Brainstorming, 158 Brown, Breanna, 148 Budgets, 98 Café 13, 124 Campbell, Emory, 94–95 Carlisle Industrial School, 92 Centeredness, 24, 152 “Changes,” 125 Chavez, Alicia, 28 Churches: as community spaces, 110–112, 114; megachurches, 112; as superficial institution , 114 Index 186 index Cipher, 123 Clarke, John Henrike, 165 College: connecting with communities, 99; description of, 82–83; devaluing of culture by, 98; handicapping of cultural departments at, 98; parental involvement in, 154 College campuses: cultural capital in, 26–27; culturally rich environment on, 90; educational structure disparities on, 26; and learning about black history, 27 College education, 87–89, 101 College experience, 90 College of William and Mary, 92 College students of color: attrition among, 90; centeredness, 152; civic capacity building for, 25; community value to, 156; cultural knowledge learned by, 100; dissatisfaction among, 90; extended networks value to, 156; firstgeneration , low-income, 90; identity formation in, 25; oppositional cultures that affect, 91; reasons for studying, 25–29; sense of self, 28 Collins, Patricia Hill, 128 Colorism, 144–145 “Color of Service, The,” 24–25 Communities of color: cultural experiences of, 24; cultural production in, 128 Community: church meetings as part of, 110– 112, 114; culture as used by, 128; educational experiences centering on, 99; education and, 22; engagement with, 99; loving of, 23, 159; sense of, 21–22; spirit and, 111; U.S. Census Bureau statistics on, 43; value of, 156 Community capital, 91 Community experiences, 99 Community knowledge, 17 Community spaces: churches as, 110–112, 114; as inclusion places, 118 Conant, Catherine, 165 Consciousness building, 114 Cosby Show, The, 54 Covenant with Black America, The, 47 Creswell, J., 164 Critical eye, 159 Critical race theory: cultural nationalism, 15; description of, 13; origins of, 15 Critical thinking, 100 Cultural capital, 26–27 Cultural centeredness, 24 Cultural development: education as means for, 21; ongoing nature of, 140; programs for, 100 Cultural difference, 13 Cultural education: colored schools as basis for learning, 21; description of, 84; educational institutions’ role in, 152; importance of, 89–90; opportunities for, 88 Cultural efficacy, 81, 140, 156–159 Cultural engagement: educational institutions ’ role in, 152; education as means for, 21, 28; role of, in college, 169; story sharing as means of, 157 Cultural environment, 160 Cultural experiences: on college campuses, 100; diversity of, 100; importance of discussing , 156; intimate nature of, 30–31; negative , 148; of people of color, 16, 24; “pride and shame” as part of, 138; self-reflection on, 165; stories of, 15–16; types of, 100 Cultural hegemony, 16–17 Cultural heritage: building of, 142; carrying on, 140; cultural leadership and, 11; definition of, 11; loss of, 20; personal understanding gained through, 140; power of, 11; struggles as part of, 66 Cultural imperialism, 16 Cultural inheritance, 143 Cultural isolation, 84 Cultural knowledge, 100, 140 Cultural leadership: characteristics of, 159; community knowledge as foundation of, 17; creating programs of, 160; cultural heritage and, 11; education about, 17; rootedness, 159; in younger generations, 14, 159 Cultural learning experiences, 97 Cultural legacy, 137, 140, 142–143 “Cultural legacy,” 161–162 Cultural love, 23–24 Cultural nationalism...