The Minority Experience in Anthropology

Report of the Committee on Minorities and Anthropology
August 1973

Francis L. K. Hsu (Northwestern)
Delmos J. Jones (CUNY)
Diane Lewis (San Francisco)
Beatrice Medicine (Washington)
James L. Gibbs, Board Liaison (Stanford)
Thomas Weaver, Chair (Arizona)

Contents

I. Introduction

Definition of Goals and Problems
Respondents to the Questionnaire

Returns of Questionnaire by Ethnic Group


Birthplace of Respondents by Ethnic Group


Ethnic Self-Identity


Change of Surname


Languages Spoken in the Home


Respondents Compared to Non-Respondents


Some Comments on the Sample


Reactions to the Questionnaire

II. How Minority Anthropologists Feel About Their Profession

III. The Recognition and Use of Minority Anthropologists

Response to Question 16
Agreement


Disagreement

Response to Question 18
Agreement


Disagreement

Response to Question 19
Agreement


Disagreement

IV. The Personal Experiences of Minority Professionals

V. Minority Students in Anthropology

VI. Research on Minorities

Funding
Training and Education of Minorities
Educating the Public
New Research Directions
Relationship with the Minority Community
Government Agencies and Programs
Anthropology and the University
Suggestions for Minority Anthropologists

Ethnic Visibility
The Enculturation of Minorities as Anthropologists
Minority Ambivalence Toward Anthropology
Minority Consciousness and Academic Specialization
Recommendations

Appendix B: Questionnaire from the Committee on Minorities and Anthropology

Appendix C: Tables

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