Here's a nifty overview of the history of Ethnic Studies, issues in the field. If you think Ethnic Studies might float your boat, dive on in here first.
- Ethnic Studies, as Yang states in the book, is made up of loads of different subfields. What are some of the issues and themes that are common to the various subfields? Can we talk about Ethnic Studies as a coherent field, even if it's made up of all sorts of different cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives?
- Do you agree with Yang's point that "racial groups" are also "ethnic groups"? What are some of the problems of equating race with ethnicity? How do these two concepts overlap and how do they differ?