Overcoming Cultural Racism: The Promise of Multicultural Education

The author argues that cultural racism undergirds both individual and institutional racism, and, thus, it is the driving force behind racist policies and practices in educational institutions and in society. Because both liberal and conservative agendas operate within an ideology of White supremacy, both have been inadequate in addressing cultural racism. A multicultural movement that explores the concept of "Whiteness" and that encourages educators and students to take an antiracist stance can provide an important response to cultural racism.     

成都：劳作与生活相统一的“休闲之都”

成都就是将劳作和生活统一到休闲之中的“休闲之都”。生活＋劳作是成都城市题中应有之义,成都优越的自然环境,具有人文特色的文化底蕴,成都人以休闲为特色的生活方式,构成“休闲之都”的三个基本条件。采取多种措施完善“休闲之都”,将成都打造为知名的休闲之都,具有十分重要的意义。     

大一统：适乎历史之潮流 合乎民族之需要——秦汉中华民族凝聚力的现代启示

秦汉大一统国家及其制度和文化的建立和形成，是自春秋战国以降数百年间中华民族凝聚力不断发展的结果。考察以中华民族凝聚力为柱石的秦汉大一统国家的创立及其制度和文化构成，对我们今天“振兴中华，统一祖国”无疑具有重要的现实意义。     

The Great Conversation and the Ethics of Inclusion

Hispanic and Latino Americans want security from terrorists as much as all other Americans. A protective membrane surrounding the country that is too porous is of little use and constitutes a danger to residents, both citizens and non-citizens alike. This much is uncontroversial. Similarly, most American citizens truly benefit from the work product of undocumented workers. Presumably, some case can be made that most undocumented workers see themselves as better off than if they had remained in their country of origin. Things become controversial when an attempt is made to balance resident safety against resident desire for inexpensive labor. The controversy inevitably escalates when consideration is given to the fairness of wages paid to undocumented workers. These moral issues cannot be ignored. However, as important as these issues are, the present argument addresses more specifically the duties educators have towards learners and potential learners regardless of their current citizenship status. The argument acknowledges that all citizens of a nation have certain duties to that nation but then the argument concludes by pointing out that some ageless professions like medicine and pedagogy have special duties transcending any immediate and transient duties imposed by nationalistic affiliation. Specifically in the case of education, all pedagogues have a duty to do nothing to exclude any willing participant from participation in the Great Conversation of Humankind.