Acknowledgments.

Foreword.

The Beginning: Kitchen Table Dialogue (Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Scipio A. J. Colin III, and Stephen D. Brookfield).

PART ONE: The Myth Versus the Reality of Race and Racism.

1 Rebirth of the Indigenous Spirit: Turning the World Right Side Up (Rose Borunda).

2 Reading, Writing, and Racism: Developing Racial Literacy in the Adult Education English Classroom (Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz).

3 Experiencing the Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Divide in Academia: A Chicana Perspective (Raquel A. Gonz´ales and Maria Mejorado).

4 Transforming Teaching and Learning: Teaching Race (Nichole M. Ray).

5 "Who Is This Cowboy?" Challenging the Cultural Gatekeepers (Lesley Ngatai).

Reflection One: Healing: A Journey Through Conversations on Race and Gender.

PART TWO: Problematizing "Whiteness," Supremacy, and Privilege: Their Impact on Race.

6 White Whispers: Talking About Race in Adult Education (Lisa M. Baumgartner).

7 Transforming White Consciousness (Doug Paxton).

8 Adult Education and the Problem of the Color (Power) Line: Views from the Whiter Side (Elaine Manglitz and Ronald M. Cervero).

9 White on White: Developing Capacity to Communicate About Race with Critical Humility (European-American Collaborative Challenging Whiteness).

Reflection Two: Struggling: A Journey of Comfort and Discomfort.

PART THREE: Theoretical Responses to Race and Racism.

10 An Exploration of Critical Race Theory (Rosemary B. Closson).

11 Musings on Controversial Intersections of Positionality: A Queer Crit Perspective in Adult and Continuing Education (Mitsunori Misawa).

12 Challenging Racism Through Postcolonial Discourse: A Critical Approach to Adult Education Pedagogy (Mary V. Alfred).

13 Black Skins, No Mask (Taj Johns).

14 Immigration, Racial Identity, and Adult Education: Reflections on a Transnational Paradigm of Resistance (Luis Kong).

15 A River Runs Through It: Building Bridges Across Racial Divisions in Urban Graduate Education (Catherine H. Monaghan and Catherine A. Hansman).

Reflection Three: Looking Inward: A Journey Through Dialogue and Reflections on Race.

PART FOUR: Reframing the Field Through the Lens of Race.

16 Mammies, Maids, and Mamas: The Unspoken Language of Perceptual and Verbal Racism (Doris A. Flowers).

17 The Race Card (Barbara Ford).

18 Expanding the Racialized Discourse: An Asian American Perspective (Ming-yeh Lee).

19 Challenges and Approaches to Racializing Discourse in a Privileged, White Dominant Society (LaJerne Terry Cornish).

20 Using an African-Centered Paradigm for Understanding Race and Racism in Adult Education (Derise E. Tolliver).

Reflection Four: Inpowering the Self: A Journey Toward Ending Racism.

PART FIVE: Individual and Collective Responses to Race and Racism.

21 Epilogue: Implications for Curriculum, Programming, and Research (Scipio A. J. Colin III, Vanessa Sheared, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, and Stephen D. Brookfield).

Index.