It is not easy to comunicate croos-race, cross-culture, cross-ethnicity. We need to have a language in common. The purpose of this book is to give difinitions to turn often unproductive conversation into stimulating dialogue. Hearts and minds too often close when we do not understand words and concepts. Definitions are given with historical context for such words and concepts as African-American, Asian, Chicano, Colorism, Dominance and Subordinance, Institutional Racism, Integraion Melting Pot, Native American, Negro, Oriental, People of Color, Segregation, Societal Racism, White.Easy to read, brief, and well organized.