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BRIDGE: Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy - A Popular Education Resource for Immigrant and Refugee Community Organizers. Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Francisco Arguelles Paz y Puente, Miriam Ching Yoon Louis, and Sasah Khokha; 320 pages, 2004. English version (Spanish version will be available).

This workbook contains tools for immigrant communities to build alliances and find common ground for action with others fighting for economic, social, and racial justice. BRIDGE strives to place the current work of the immigrant and refugee rights movement in larger historic and global contexts and to promote the human rights of all migrants and refugees. The project workbook is a "toolbox" of training materials, tips and resources. (Available from the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) Bridge Project, 310 8th Street, Suite 303; Oakland, CA 94607; (510) 465-1984; www.nnirr.org) $30 + $4 shipping

Cultural Etiquette: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned. Amoja Three Rivers; Marketwimmin, (no ISBN), 28 pages (staple bound), 1990.

"Racism and the stereotypes it spawns are so subtly interwoven into the fabric of Western society that very often even those with the best of intentions will display bad cultural manners. This does not necessarily mean one is a bad person - sometimes people just don't know any better…". This book is written for all people, not just "white" people, because no one living in Western society is exempt from the influences of racism. $6.00

Faces and Stories of U.S. Immigrants - Northwest Federation of Community Organizations and National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support, 2002.

This is a great overview of immigration from around the world, with personal stories complementing information about problems with education, legalization, family reunification, workplace exploitation and other issues facing immigrants. A good educational resource. (Available from the Campaign for Jobs and Income Support, 1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW; Washington, D.C. 20007; (202) 342-0567; www.nationalcampaign.org)

From the Borderline to the Colorline: a Report on Anti-Immigrant Racism in the United States - Prepared for the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, 2001, Durban, South Africa. (Available from the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) Bridge Project, 310 8th Street, Suite 303; Oakland, CA 94607; (510) 465-1984; www.nnirr.org)

The Global Activists Manual: Local Ways to Change the World - Mike Prokosch and Laura Raymond, Thunder's Mouth Press/Nation Books, Paperback, 316 pages, 2002.

A guide to transforming corporate globalization and ultimately the world you live in. Tired of job insecurity, environmental degradation, and the selling of political office to the highest corporate bidders? Follow three dozen authors who look beyond the spectacular shutdowns and protests in Seattle, Genoa, and Ottawa and introduce the readers to farmers in Iowa, industrial workers in Tennessee, and anti-sweatshop activists in Maine who are connecting global injustices to the issues in their own front yards. The authors range from movement "stars" to the unsung heroes who are challenging the world's largest corporations.

The Global Activist's Manual is introduced by best-selling anti-sweatshop writer, Naomi Klein. Protest photos, cartoons, and outrageous quotes by world economic leaders provide an ironic running commentary to the text. $15.95

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America - Juan Gonzalez, Penguin, ISBN 0140255397, 368 pages, 2001.

Spanning 500 years, from the first New World colonies to our nation's nineteenth-century westward expansion and the days of gunboat diplomacy to the turn of the millennium, this book features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland. In addition, it gives a fascinating look at how these Latino pioneers have transformed the cultural landscape of the United States.

Immigration Policy Handbook - National Immigration Forum

An overview of immigration programs and information on current immigration issues - including immigrants becoming voters - a historical timeline and contact list. (Available from National Immigration Forum, 2205 I Street NE, Suite 220; Washington, DC 20002; (202) 544-0004, fax (202) 544-1905; www.immigrationforum.org)

I've Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle - Charles Payne, University of North Carolina Press, Paperback, 506 pages, 1995.

This momentous work offers a groundbreaking history of the early civil rights movement in the South. Using wide-ranging archival data and extensive interviews with movement participants, Charles Payne uncovers a chapter of American social history forged locally, in places like Greenwood, Mississippi, where countless unsung African Americans risked their lives for the freedom struggle. The leaders were ordinary women and men - sharecroppers, domestics, high school students, beauticians, independent farmers - committed to organizing the civil rights struggle house by house, block by block, relationship by relationship. Payne brings to life the tradition of grassroots African American activism, long practiced yet poorly understood. (Available from University of North Carolina Press at www.ucpress.edu) $21.95

Local People - the Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi - John Dittmer, University of Illinois Press, Paperback, 560 pages, 1995.

"A gripping portrait of largely forgotten civil rights workers who forged racial change in the face of violence and murder…Redefines the roles of national leaders who were forced to act by the unswerving determination of local people." William Ferris, New York Times Book Review. (Available from University of Illinois Press at www.press.uillinois.edu) $19.95

The Maya of Morganton - Leon Fink, University of North Carolina Press, Paperback, 272 pages, 2003.

The arrival of several hundred Guatemalan-born workers in a Morganton, North Carolina, poultry plant sets the stage for this dramatic story of human struggle in an age of globalization. When laborers' concerns about safety and fairness spark a strike and, ultimately, a unionizing campaign at Case Farms, the resulting decade-long standoff pits a recalcitrant New South employer against an unlikely coalition of antagonists. Mayan refugees from war-torn Guatemala, Mexican workers, and a diverse group of local allies join forces with the laborers' union. The ensuing clash becomes a testing ground for "new labor" workplace and legal strategies. In the process, the nation's fastest-growing immigrant region encounters a new struggle for social justice. (Available from the University of North Carolina Press at www.uncpress.unc.edu) $17.95

Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles - Chad Berry, University of Illinois Press, Cloth or Paperback, 264 pages, 2000.

One of the largest internal migrations in US history, the great white migration, drew millions of southern workers to the steel mills, automobile factories, and even agricultural fields and orchards of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. Through vivid oral histories, Chad Berry explores the conflict between the migrants' economic success and their "spiritual exile" in the North. He documents the tension between factory owners who welcomed cheap, naïve southern laborers and local "native" workers who greeted migrants with suspicion and hostility. By allowing southern migrants to assess their own experiences and tell their own stories, Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles refutes persistent stereotypes about migrants' clannishness, lifestyle, work ethic, and success in the North. (Available from the University of Illinois Press at www.press.uillinois.edu) Cloth - $44.95 / Paperback - $21.95

Taking Flight (Comenzando a Volar)
Latina Immigrant Women Organizing for a Better Future: A History of Mujeres Unidas y Activas (United and Active Women) - Julia Teresa Quiroz, May 2000, English or Spanish version.

This manual relates the experience of Mujeres Unidas y Activas, a grassroots Latina immigrants' group. This manual can provide helpful suggestions for organizing among new Latina immigrant women. (Available from Mujeres Unidas y Activas, 3543 18th Street; San Francisco, CA 94110; (415) 621-8140)

Mapping Immigrant Infrastructure - May, 2002

This resource contains information on immigrant and refugee efforts in the US, along with recommended actions. Also available: Reasserting Justice Toolkit - A collection of action tools from organizing around the country to counter increased civil rights violations, government harassment and violence against immigrants and refugees. (These can be downloaded from the Applied Resource Center, www.arc.org.)

Neither Separate Nor Equal: Women, Race, and Class in the South - Barbara Ellen Smith, Temple University Press, Paperback, 286 pages, 1999.

This collection approaches differences of race and class not simply as forms of difference or separation among women but as social relationships. The focus on the South's historical legacies includes the tensions between long-standing patterns of regional distinctiveness and the disruptions of globalization. One chapter documents worker exchanges between Mexico and East Tennessee. Neither Separate nor Equal offers searching empirical studies of southern women and a conceptual model for feminist scholarship as a whole. $15.00

Unpacking Globalization: A Popular Education Tool Kit - Economic Literacy Action Network, Paperback, 145 pages, 2000.

This is an exciting resource for people and groups struggling to tackle the impact of economic globalization. ELAN was founded in 1996 as a network for economic literacy and popular economic education groups working to build movements for social change. (Available from the Highlander bookstore at www.highlandercenter.org/r-bookstore.asp) $20.00

When Hate Comes to Town: A Handbook of Effective Community Responses (Faith Based Edition) - Center for Democratic Renewal (CDR), Third Edition, Paperback, 143 pages, 2002.

After September 11, 2001, inter-faith coalitions across the country were the first to speak out against the hatred and intolerance rising at home. This manual is designed specifically with these faith-based communities in mind. It includes the most vital material from previous editions, as well as new information that faith-based communities should find beneficial - from an interfaith resource directory to inspirational sermons ministers might utilize in the aftermath of hate activities. In addition to the substantive changes, readers should enjoy the new user-friendly format. (Available from Center for Democratic Renewal) $19.95

500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures - Elizabeth Martinez, Paperback, 238 pages, 1991, English and Spanish version.

This bilingual, large-format pictorial history depicts the Mexican American people from their origins in Europe's invasion of the continent to their struggles for social justice today. It is a unique book that aims to fill a major gap in knowledge about the peoples who make up our nation. (Available from Southwest Organizing Project, www.swop.net) $16.00

500 Años de la Historia Chicana en Dibujos - Por: Elizabeth Martinez. 238 pagínas. 1991 Inglés/Español

Esta historia grafica bilinguë, en formato grande, representa al pueblo Chicano de sus origines en la invasion de Europa del continente hasta sus luchas por justicia social en el presente. Es un libro único que pretende llenar un vacio importante en el conocimiento de los pueblos que constituyen nuestra nacion. Southwest Organizing Project, www.swop.net. Papel $16.00

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