pt. 1. New face of race
ch. 1. Race right now
pt. 2. Race is place
ch. 2. "Other": the future of mixed-race identity
ch. 3. Back to Antebellum": an interracial couple in the Old South
ch. 4. Hip-hop in the heartland: MTV as cultural common denominator
ch. 5. Nation within a nation: native Americans
ch. 6. "Perfect" diversity in an imperfect world
pt. 3. Political as personal
ch. 7. Good kids and bad schools: the black and brown future of America's urban schools
ch. 8. End of affirmative action
ch. 9. Border blues: Mexican immigration and Mexican-American identity
pt. 4. Predictions and prescriptions
ch. 10. Toward a more perfect union: ideas, projections, and solutions.