Biculturalism, self Identity and societal transformation -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The bicultural self -- The bicultural self as ideas and thoughts -- The bicultural self: acting and reacting in social settings -- The bicultural self: acculturation without assimilation -- Part I: Theoritical Perspective -- Chapter 2. Towards a theory of biculturalism -- Introduction -- The monoculturalist in a monocultural society -- Racial minorities in monocultural societies -- The biculturalist as insider-insider -- The biculturalist as outsider-outsider -- The biculturalist as insider-outsider -- Power, conflict, and biculturalism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Biculturalism and the dialectics of identity -- Collective identity and the inner ''we'' group -- Becoming bicultural: Moving toward the outer ''they'' group -- Self-identity in a bicultural society -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Biculturalism and the Immigrant Experience -- Chapter 4. Juggling with two cultures: transnationalism and hybridity as cultural outcomes of immigration for Haitians in the United States -- Demographic information -- On the way to overcoming -- A transnational and hybrid people -- Haitian diasporic transnational identity -- Haitian diasporic hybrid identity -- Pan-Caribbean and Pan-African experience -- Membership into francophonie -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. German and Japanese transnational migrants in America: Biculturalism in comparative perspective -- Introduction -- Biculturalism: A burden on racial and ethnic minorities -- Cultural compositions of a society -- Encounters of peoples of different cultures in the United States -- Methodology and data source -- Findings -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Biculturalism and the Female Experience.

Chapter 6. Fannie Barrier Williams, biculturalism, and the African American experience, 1887-1926 -- Williams' writings on biculturalism -- Perils of the white Negro8 -- Interpreting Williams' ''perils of the white Negro'' -- Interpreting Williams' multiple liminality and her writings on biculturalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part IV: Biculturalism in Institutional Settings -- Chapter 7. Tripping the White fantastic: Navigating the politics of dislocation and bicultural authenticity in academe -- Methodology -- Bicultural background -- Culture wars: ''Do you want to be an activist or an academicquest'' -- White liberalism: ''I guess that makes you culturally blackquest'' -- The price of the ticket: ''I thought you were a black guy with a chip on your shoulder'' -- Difference as space: (Re)Framing the concept of biculturalism -- Dimensions of the politics of dislocation: (In)authentic bicultural performativity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 8. Spanish language and Latino ethnicity in children's television programs -- The new wave of Latino-themed children's programs -- Latinos and language in children's television -- Language and ethnicity -- A sociolinguistic approach to content analysis -- The shows: Placing the data in context -- Findings: Spanish in children's educational programs -- Code-switching -- Bilingualism and biculturalism -- Latin American nationality and use of dialect -- Conclusion: Three representations of the language-ethnicity link -- Notes -- References -- Appendix. Episodes studied -- Part V: Biculturalism and Identity Formation -- Chapter 9. Integration and the formation of ethnic identity among South Asian immigrants in Norway -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspective -- Methodology -- Integration and ethnic identity - South Asian immigrants.

Discussion and analysis of findings -- References -- Chapter 10. Status maximization, hypodescent theory, or social identity theoryquest A theoretical approach to understanding the racial identification of multiracial adolescents -- Brief history -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- Broader Implications -- Notes -- References -- Appendix. Description of Variables -- Chapter 11. Autobiographic notes on becoming musically bicultural -- Early years - 6-12 -- Years 13-17 -- Conclusion.