Discusses the question of precisely what multicultural education is, noting two interwoven strands: product and process. Notes a variety of ways the classroom can be transformed to consciously reflect this liberating, inclusive process. Clarifies several misconceptions about multicultural education. (SR)

Discusses issues of translation, particularly the translation of poems, focusing not on how much gets lost in translation but how much gets found: the vast shared world of objects and ideas. Discusses the making of anthologies of translated poems. (SR)

Discusses why the use of multiple perspectives is critical for classroom teachers. Outlines the serious limitations of a monofocal curriculum, as well as issues that must be addressed in striving for multifocality. (SR)

Describes how the author, growing up loving to read, never dreamed that real Black people like herself existed in everyday, fun books--all of the characters she came to love and secretly conversed with were White. States that now she fills the shelves of her classroom with fun books that tell of simple, joyous moments of all human kind. (SR)

Lists 17 resources that may serve as a springboard to help teachers familiarize themselves with a wide variety of literature and teaching strategies to include cultures from around the globe in the classroom with responsibility and respect. (SR)

Describes the author's experiences straddling a Chinese home culture and an American school culture throughout most of her life. Ponders how to, as a future teacher, support the experiences of individual students, be aware of cultural assumptions, and reward students for what they already know. (SR)