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

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Contents Acknowledgments ix Prologue: My Culture, My Color, My Self 1 Introduction: Cultural Leadership: The Audacity in the Ordinary 11 1 There’s No Place like Home: An Ethic of Cultural Love 18 2 A Half-Full Glass of Family Bonds 33 3 A Politic of Survival 58 4 Education, Culture, and Freedom 76 5 Art, Land, and Spirit 102 6 Cultural Heritage Still Matters 133 7 The House That Struggle Built: A Portrait of Culture 150 Epilogue 161 Appendix: Research Methods 163 Notes 171 References 177 Index 185 ...