Glossary

Slang for American-Born Chinese. Usually refers to a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent. Many are... Read More

Major American reform movement that sought to end slavery in America using a wide range of tactics and organizations. While... Read More

[Black people of African descent who are scattered throughout the world; refers to Blacks whose ancestors were removed from the... Read More

People in the United States who share a lineage that can be traced directly or indirectly to Africa. Black and... Read More

The study of Africa, its history and culture from a non-European perspective. The term Afrocentrism was first coined in 1976... Read More

An umbrella term that includes Eskimo (Inupait and Yupik), Alaskan Indians (Athabascan, Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian) and Aleut. They are... Read More