Eric E Castro

Urban sprawl is bad; intellectual sprawl is good

Ethnic Studies reading list

The following are the full books that I’ve read in preparation for teaching Introduction to Ethnic Studies this semester; not listed are the articles and smaller pieces.

Eric’s bookshelf: ethnic-studies

The Making of Asian America: A History
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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        <a title="American Born Chinese" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2089091248?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="73" data-orig-width="50" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317066615s/118944.jpg"><img alt="American Born Chinese" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-4.jpg" data-orig-height="73" data-orig-width="50" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317066615s/118944.jpg"></figure></a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/68959.Gene_Luen_Yang">Gene Luen Yang</a>
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        <a title="The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2054038667?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469969005s/28505023.jpg"><img alt="The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-5.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469969005s/28505023.jpg"></figure></a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1676417.Jesmyn_Ward">Jesmyn Ward</a>
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        <a title="Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2046774786?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447140494s/25330108.jpg"><img alt="Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-6.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447140494s/25330108.jpg"></figure></a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5863103.Angela_Y_Davis">Angela Y. Davis</a>
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        <a title="The Fire Next Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2045766213?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="48" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1488825618s/464260.jpg"><img alt="The Fire Next Time" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-7.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="48" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1488825618s/464260.jpg"></figure></a>
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        <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2045766213?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">The Fire Next Time</a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10427.James_Baldwin">James     Baldwin</a>
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        <a title="Famous Quotes About Racism" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2037700134?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="47" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472953890s/31831975.jpg"><img alt="Famous Quotes About Racism" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-8.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="47" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472953890s/31831975.jpg"></figure></a>
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        <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2037700134?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Famous Quotes About Racism</a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15721633.Ron_Grisham">Ron Grisham</a>
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        <a title="Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2022905691?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440457523s/25898216.jpg"><img alt="Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-9.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="49" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440457523s/25898216.jpg"></figure></a>
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        <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2022905691?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America</a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14161726.Ibram_X_Kendi">Ibram X. Kendi</a>
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        <a title="Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2016767326?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget"><figure data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="50" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465733009s/27274349.jpg"><img alt="Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond" border="0" src="https://eecastro.micro.blog/uploads/2026/164526472830-10.jpg" data-orig-height="75" data-orig-width="50" data-orig-src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465733009s/27274349.jpg"></figure></a>
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        <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2016767326?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=custom_widget">Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond</a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1378365.Marc_Lamont_Hill">Marc Lamont Hill</a>
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        nonfiction and ethnic-studies
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10710.W_E_B_Du_Bois">W.E.B. Du Bois</a>
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        by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39237.Jamaica_Kincaid">Jamaica Kincaid</a>
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