World's Great Men of Color, Volume I

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We believe that cross-sector collaborative action is central to how communities will achieve improved outcomes for boys and young men of color. Susan J. Popkin, Bruce Katz, Mary K. Cunningham, Karen D. Brown, Jeremy Gustafson, and Margery Austin Turner U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). The Condition of Education 2012 (NCES 2012-045), Indicator 47.

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The myth also fuels tension among communities of color, he added. "It tends to create competition for resources, with people trying to debate who's more oppressed," he said. Changing social determinants

Lopez, E. (2001). Guidance of Latino high school students in mathematics and career identity development. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 23, 189–207. Stoops, N. (2004). Educational attainment in the United States: 2003 (Current Population Reports, P20-550). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau.We released the Guide to Mentoring Boys and Young Men of Color (Guide) in collaboration with the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance in May to support a congressional briefing sponsored by MENTOR and My Brother’s Keeper. Now, we are promoting the Guide more widely to ensure its use and to open up the doors to even more discussion and reflection. The Guide is affectionately called a “labor of love” because we are passionate about the topic and have enlisted some key external partners in making sure the Guide felt authentic, representative of the field and representative of the limited, although growing, body of research. Leung, S. A., Ivey, D., & Suzuki, L. (1994). Factors affecting the career aspirations of Asian Americans. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72, 404–410. As a mental health practitioner, you should be aware of these different cultural and spiritual values,” he said. “But you should also avoid overgeneralizing this information.”

Mistinguette Smith (May 11, 2021). "After Asian American Hate, I'm Reclaiming Racial Solidarity and the Term 'People of Color' ". USA Today . Retrieved July 19, 2022. Bullington, R., & Arbona, C. (2001). Career development tasks of Mexican American adolescents: An exploratory study. Journal of Career Development, 28(2), 139–153. doi: 10.1023/A:1012594827765.

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Families and Couples Often Face Significant Financial Hardship 21.5 Percent of Families Didn’t Have One Family Member Employed in 2021 Takei, I., & Sakamoto, A. (2008). Do college-educated, native-born Asian Americans face a glass ceiling in obtaining managerial authority. Asian American Policy Review, 17, 73–85. Though women are earning more bachelor’s degrees than men, they are less likely to be hired for entry-level and manager-level jobs in comparison to men with similar qualifications. Yes, the same principles of effective mentoring should apply regardless, but, ultimately for us it boiled down to how BYMOC have access to opportunity within our society and the unique challenges they may face. As representatives of mission-driven organizations serving youth, mentoring practitioners cannot ignore the ways in which youth of color, in particular BYMOC, are at a disadvantage because of systemic inequities and racial biases. Systemic disadvantages show up early for BYMOC especially when there are zero tolerance policies in schools and hypervigilant and unbending policing practices that impact BYMOC unequally. These issues can interrupt or completely stall opportunity for our young people. Having a companion guide to the Elements helps us support the field by providing some key ways we can mentor and support BYMOC. Next steps will include efforts to maintain the connections among researchers, community members and others made at the meeting. APA and SAMHSA also plan to explore the idea of developing resources to help people better understand disparities in boys and men of color and identify effective interventions at all levels. In addition, APA plans to pursue advocacy activities with interested partners, said Lula Beatty, PhD, senior director for health disparities at APA. Understanding gender and identity