Race and Colorism in Education

Carla R. Monroe is a former research scientist at the University of Georgia, USA.

1. Introduction Part One: The Complexity of Race and Color in Education 2. Resisting Everyday Colorism in Schools: Strategies for Identifying and Interrupting the Problem that Won’t Go Away Janie Victoria Ward, Tracy L. Robinson-Wood, and Noreen Boadi 3. Thoughts on Bullying and Colorism in Black Women’s Remembered Experiences Kimberly Jade Norwood and Carla R. Monroe 4. From Colored People to Students of Color: The Complexity of Colorism in Families and Educational Institutions John L. Taylor, Suzanne Desjardin, Irene Robles-Lopez, and Charita Johnson Stubbs 5. Marked for Labor: Latina Bodies and Transnational Capital – A Marxist Feminist Critical Pedagogy Lilia D. Monzó and Peter McLaren 6. Mixed Race College Students and Colorism: Considerations for Postsecondary Institutions Paul Shang and Heather Shea Gasser 7. Multiracial College Students and Colorism: Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave C. Casey Ozaki and Laura Parson Part Two: International Perspectives on Race and Color in Education 8. Global to Local: What Influences Racial and Ethnic Identity Construction among Latino Adolescents? Edward Fergus 9. De-hue-manizing Them: Color and Acculturation among Second-generation South Asians Sailaja N. Joshi, Murali Balaji, and Pawan Deshpande 10. Following the Lamp Beside the Golden Door: Immigrant Families in Literature and Life Catherine Compton-Lilly, Suzanne Porath, and Dana Ryan 11. Colorism and the Educational Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees: Global and Local Considerations for Educators Nicole M. Monteiro and Donna Y. Ford 12. Race, Color, and Family: Exploring Possibilities of School Engagement Leanne Taylor Conclusion