This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find

Rosemary Traoré, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Robert J. Lukens, Ph.D., J.D., is Co-Director of the Advocating on Behalf of Children Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, PA.

• Chapter 1 List of TablesChapter 2 ForewordChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 AcknowledgementsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 1. "The Darkest Thing About Africa is America's Ignorance of It"Chapter 7 2. African Students Profiles—Previous and Current School ExperiencesChapter 8 3. Myths and Misperceptions about Africa, or "I Don't Live in the Jungle"Chapter 9 4. Expectations and Disappointments: Immigrant Life in America—Better Education, Better Life, and "The Streets are Paved with Gold!"Chapter 10 5. Afro-American Student ProfilesChapter 11 6. The "White Elephant in the Room," or How Come Some of These Students Don't Know They're African?Chapter 12 7. Afrocentricity: Theory and Practical ImplicationsChapter 13 8. Making the Connection / Sharing a HeritageChapter 14 9. Afrocentricity and Education ReformsChapter 15 AppendixChapter 16 NotesChapter 17 ReferencesChapter 18 IndexChapter 19 About the Authors

An insightful and thoughtful message on race, Afrocentric, and intercultural teaching and education. Teachers seeking to help both the migrant and immigrant students in their class will greatly benefit from a careful reading of this excellent book.