Vanessa Sheared is?dean of the?College of Education at Sacramento State University. Previously she has been associate dean for academic affairs, College of Education, San Francisco State University. She?is the coeditor of?Making Space: Merging Theory and Practice in Adult Education. Juanita Johnson-Bailey is?professor and graduate coordinator for the?program in Adult Education in the?Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and?Policy at the University of Georgia and has held a joint faculty appointment in Adult Ed and Women's Studies since 1995. She is the author of Sistahs in College (Frandson Award winner) and coeditor of?Flat-footed Truths: Telling Black Women's Lives. Scipio A.J. Colin, III is?chair of the?Department of Adult, Continuing, and Literacy Education at National-Louis University. She was coeditor of Confronting Racism?and Sexism, New Directions for Adult and Contiuting Education, No.?61. Elizabeth Peterson, recently deceased,?was director of Master's Programs,?Department of Adult?and Continuing Education, National-Louis University, and codirector of Gidwitz Center for Urban Policy and Community Development. She?was the editor of Freedom Road: Adult Education of African Americans (two editions). Stephen D. Brookfield is Distinguished University?Professor at the University of St. Thomas in?Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has taught in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States.?The?winner of the Houle Award for Literature in Adult Education on multiple occasions,?he?is the?author of?numerous books on the subject.

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• About the Authors xiAcknowledgments xxiForeword xxvThe Beginning: Kitchen Table Dialogue 1Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Scipio A. J. Colin III, and Stephen D. BrookfieldPART ONE: The Myth versus the Reality of Race and Racism 271 Rebirth of the Indigenous Spirit: Turning the World Right Side Up 31Rose Borunda2 Reading, Writing, and Racism: Developing Racial Literacy in the Adult Education English Classroom 43Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz3 Experiencing the Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Divide in Academia: A Chicana Perspective 55Raquel A. Gonz´ales and Maria Mejorado4 Transforming Teaching and Learning: Teaching Race 71Nichole M. Ray5 ‘‘Who Is This Cowboy?’’ Challenging the Cultural Gatekeepers 83Lesley NgataiReflection One: Healing: A Journey through Conversations on Race and Gender 95PART TWO: Problematizing ‘‘Whiteness,’’ Supremacy, and Privilege: Their Impact on Race 1016 White Whispers: Talking About Race in Adult Education 105Lisa M. Baumgartner7 Transforming White Consciousness 119Doug Paxton8 Adult Education and the Problem of the Color (Power) Line: Views from the Whiter Side 133Elaine Manglitz and Ronald M. Cervero9 White on White: Developing Capacity to Communicate About Race with Critical Humility 145European-American Collaborative Challenging WhitenessReflection Two: Struggling: A Journey of Comfort and Discomfort 159PART THREE: Theoretical Responses to Race and Racism 16710 An Exploration of Critical Race Theory 173Rosemary B. Closson11 Musings on Controversial Intersections of Positionality: A Queer Crit Perspective in Adult and Continuing Education 187Mitsunori Misawa12 Challenging Racism through Postcolonial Discourse: A Critical Approach to Adult Education Pedagogy 201Mary V. Alfred13 Black Skins, No Mask 217Taj Johns14 Immigration, Racial Identity, and Adult Education: Reflections on a Transnational Paradigm of Resistance 231Luis Kong15 A River Runs Through It: Building Bridges across Racial Divisions in Urban Graduate Education 245Catherine H. Monaghan and Catherine A. HansmanReflection Three: Looking Inward: A Journey through Dialogue and Reflections on Race 259PART FOUR: Reframing the Field through the Lens of Race 26716 Mammies, Maids, and Mamas: The Unspoken Language of Perceptual and Verbal Racism 271Doris A. Flowers17 The Race Card 283Barbara Ford18 Expanding the Racialized Discourse: An Asian American Perspective 295Ming-yeh Lee19 Challenges and Approaches to Racializing Discourse in a Privileged, White Dominant Society 307LaJerne Terry Cornish20 Using an African-Centered Paradigm for Understanding Race and Racism in Adult Education 317Derise E. TolliverReflection Four: Inpowering the Self: A Journey toward Ending Racism 329PART FIVE: Individual and Collective Responses to Race and Racism 33321 Epilogue: Implications for Curriculum, Programming, and Research 343Scipio A. J. Colin III, Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, and Stephen D. BrookfieldIndex 375

Vanessa Sheared is?dean of the?College of Education at Sacramento State University. Previously she has been associate dean for academic affairs, College of Education, San Francisco State University. She?is the coeditor of?Making Space: Merging Theory and Practice in Adult Education. Juanita Johnson-Bailey is?professor and graduate coordinator for the?program in Adult Education in the?Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and?Policy at the University of Georgia and has held a joint faculty appointment in Adult Ed and Women's Studies since 1995. She is the author of Sistahs in College (Frandson Award winner) and coeditor of?Flat-footed Truths: Telling Black Women's Lives. Scipio A.J. Colin, III is?chair of the?Department of Adult, Continuing, and Literacy Education at National-Louis University. She was coeditor of Confronting Racism?and Sexism, New Directions for Adult and Contiuting Education, No.?61. Elizabeth Peterson, recently deceased,?was director of Master's Programs,?Department of Adult?and Continuing Education, National-Louis University, and codirector of Gidwitz Center for Urban Policy and Community Development. She?was the editor of Freedom Road: Adult Education of African Americans (two editions). Stephen D. Brookfield is Distinguished University?Professor at the University of St. Thomas in?Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has taught in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States.?The?winner of the Houle Award for Literature in Adult Education on multiple occasions,?he?is the?author of?numerous books on the subject.

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• About the Authors xiAcknowledgments xxiForeword xxvThe Beginning: Kitchen Table Dialogue 1Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Scipio A. J. Colin III, and Stephen D. BrookfieldPART ONE: The Myth versus the Reality of Race and Racism 271 Rebirth of the Indigenous Spirit: Turning the World Right Side Up 31Rose Borunda2 Reading, Writing, and Racism: Developing Racial Literacy in the Adult Education English Classroom 43Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz3 Experiencing the Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Divide in Academia: A Chicana Perspective 55Raquel A. Gonz´ales and Maria Mejorado4 Transforming Teaching and Learning: Teaching Race 71Nichole M. Ray5 ‘‘Who Is This Cowboy?’’ Challenging the Cultural Gatekeepers 83Lesley NgataiReflection One: Healing: A Journey through Conversations on Race and Gender 95PART TWO: Problematizing ‘‘Whiteness,’’ Supremacy, and Privilege: Their Impact on Race 1016 White Whispers: Talking About Race in Adult Education 105Lisa M. Baumgartner7 Transforming White Consciousness 119Doug Paxton8 Adult Education and the Problem of the Color (Power) Line: Views from the Whiter Side 133Elaine Manglitz and Ronald M. Cervero9 White on White: Developing Capacity to Communicate About Race with Critical Humility 145European-American Collaborative Challenging WhitenessReflection Two: Struggling: A Journey of Comfort and Discomfort 159PART THREE: Theoretical Responses to Race and Racism 16710 An Exploration of Critical Race Theory 173Rosemary B. Closson11 Musings on Controversial Intersections of Positionality: A Queer Crit Perspective in Adult and Continuing Education 187Mitsunori Misawa12 Challenging Racism through Postcolonial Discourse: A Critical Approach to Adult Education Pedagogy 201Mary V. Alfred13 Black Skins, No Mask 217Taj Johns14 Immigration, Racial Identity, and Adult Education: Reflections on a Transnational Paradigm of Resistance 231Luis Kong15 A River Runs Through It: Building Bridges across Racial Divisions in Urban Graduate Education 245Catherine H. Monaghan and Catherine A. HansmanReflection Three: Looking Inward: A Journey through Dialogue and Reflections on Race 259PART FOUR: Reframing the Field through the Lens of Race 26716 Mammies, Maids, and Mamas: The Unspoken Language of Perceptual and Verbal Racism 271Doris A. Flowers17 The Race Card 283Barbara Ford18 Expanding the Racialized Discourse: An Asian American Perspective 295Ming-yeh Lee19 Challenges and Approaches to Racializing Discourse in a Privileged, White Dominant Society 307LaJerne Terry Cornish20 Using an African-Centered Paradigm for Understanding Race and Racism in Adult Education 317Derise E. TolliverReflection Four: Inpowering the Self: A Journey toward Ending Racism 329PART FIVE: Individual and Collective Responses to Race and Racism 33321 Epilogue: Implications for Curriculum, Programming, and Research 343Scipio A. J. Colin III, Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, and Stephen D. BrookfieldIndex 375