A Different Mirror for Young People
A History of Multicultural America (Revised and Updated)
$51.26
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2026
Summary
In Ronald Takaki’s multicultural masterwork, the story of America includes the Native, African, Irish, Jewish, Asian, and Latino people - and many more - who made America their home, and who often fought for rights now enjoyed by all.
A Different Mirror for Young People is widely hailed as the most important resource to “teach (Americans) to value the nation’s inescapable diversity” (New York Times Book Review) and has been adopted into middle and high school curricula intern…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644215968 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1644215969 |
| Author: | Rebecca Stefoff, Roland Takaki |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Triangle Square |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 203mm |
| Series: | For Young People Series |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
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Critics Review
“[A Different Mirror is] a splendid achievement, a bold and refreshing new approach to our national history. The research is meticulous, the writing powerful and eloquent, with what can only be called an epic sweep across time and cultures.” —Howard Zinn
“This 375-page book would be an excellent way to include multi-ethnic materials in the classroom as a way to ensure that your students see their unique identities reflected in their coursework.” —Skipping Stones
“A Different Mirror advances a truly humane sense of American possibility.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“The ‘mirror’ that Ronald Takaki holds up to the United States reflects a multicultural history of oppression and exploitation, but also struggle, solidarity, and community. In the most profound sense, this is a people’s history of our country. Takaki shows what has torn us apart, yet what knits us together. This young people’s version of A Different Mirror will introduce a new generation to Takaki’s pathbreaking scholarship.” —Bill Bigelow, curriculum editor, Rethinking Schools, and co-director, Zinn Education Project
Rebecca Stefoff
Ronald Takaki
(1939-2009)
Ronald Takaki is recognized as one of the foremost historians of American ethnic and race studies. Born in Hawai’i to a Japanese father and a Japanese American mother, he taught UCLA’s first Black History course before joining UC Berkeley’s Department of Ethnic Studies in 1972. Takaki was a vocal proponent of multicultural education, regularly appearing on programs such as NBC’s Today and PBS’s Newshour. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including the award-winning Strangers from a Distant Shore: A History of Asian Americans and A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.
Rebecca Stefoff
Rebecca Stefoff is the author of more than 100 nonfiction books for children and young adults, and she has adapted several best-selling history books for younger readers, including Howard Zinn’s A Young People’s History of the United States.
A. Naomi Paik
A. Naomi Paik is an associate professor of Criminology, Law, & Justice and Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her book Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in U.S. Prison Camps since World War II won the AAAS Best Book in History and was a runner-up for the John Hope Franklin prize for best book in American Studies.
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