Multi America: Essays On Cultural Wars And Cultural Peace

An exhilarating mix of unpredictable points of view … there’s real vitality in this anthology’s crazy-quilt vision of America. -Kirkus Reviews

Is there such a thing as American culture? No, says Ishmael Reed, the editor of this refreshing anthology and a longtime critic of the mainstream media which, he insists, marginalizes non-Anglo, non-Yankee cultures. In this impressive collection of dissenting voices, Reed and other African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, Italian-Americans, and Irish-Americans speak out against monoculturalism and provide perspectives from points of view frequently omitted from the discussion of race in the United States.

Addressing a broad variety of issues-including assimilation; racial conflicts between minorities and within the gay rights movement; victimization; and stereotyping-these essays by notable writers, teachers, students, and professionals take us far beyond the issues of black vs. white and often veer toward the controversial. Stimulating, unpredictable, and provocative, Multi-America introduces the authentic voices of Rainbow America in all their diverse, angry, proud, celebratory glory.

Contributors include:

* Miguel Algarin
* Amiri Baraka
* Ana Castillo
* Frank Chin
* Earl Ofari Hutchinson
* Jack Foley
* Robert Elliot Fox
* Daniela Gioseffi
* Nathan Hare
* Juan Felipe Herrera
* Helen Barolini
* Maulana Karenga
* Martin Kilson
* Elaine H. Kim
* Bharati Mukherjee
* Leslie Marmon Silko
* Barbara Smith
* Werner Sollors
* Gerald Vizenor
* William Wong