A heartwarming story about embracing big who you are. A child's first words of confidence and pride.

I Like My Brown Skin Because... was written after a four-year-old asked his grandmother if her brown skin ever made her sad, and then asked her why she liked her brown skin so much. This must-read book is an answer to his questions. I Like My Brown Skin Because... is a conversation launch pad for parents and children of every background - black, white, yellow, brown, red and mixed. It is for all who want to understand the history behind the "racial" tension in the United States today and treat all people with respect and dignity. Concise and easy to read, it is appropriate for people of all ages and addresses the need for diversity in children's books.

I created this book to encourage young girls of different skin colors and nationalities. I want young ladies to learn to embrace the beauty within their "Brown Skin". To love themselves past the "Brown Skin." Society has an image of what is acceptable for the girls with "Brown Skin." Always embrace the love and beauty of your "Brown Skin." God has given you a blessing and it's your "Brown Skin."

Hey Carter! Children's Book Series is all things "Brown Boy Joy". From start to finish the books are filled with the wonderful things we love most about our children. Pictures entertain your child as you speak life into them while reading "My Brown Skin". Your child is amazing and wants to hear it. Your child is wonderfully made! Let's hear them shout it from the mountain tops. Every child deserves to grow up envisioning their dreams through the stories of characters that look like them and reflect their experiences. Diversity in children's books matters. Stories are a child's first steps into their imagination. Hey Carter! Children's Book Series allows your child to READ IN COLOR. Each book in the Hey Carter! Children's Book Series references a King. This hidden meaning is a reinforcement that our children deserve respect. We must remind our children that they are powerful and amazing. "My Brown Skin" is a heartwarming story about embracing who you are. A child's first words of confidence and pride. Also in Spanish this Book Series proves representation really matters. Stay tuned for the next book in the "Hey Carter! Children's Book Series!

Four lively youngsters enjoy activities on a typical day at school.

At last, a book devoted to the concerns of people of color that will help you enhance and protect the health and beauty of your skin, hair, and nails. Dr. Susan Taylor, a Harvard-trained dermatologist and a beautiful woman of color, bases her advice on more than fifteen years’ experience treating patients in private practice and at the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center in New York City, which she directs. She explains how to: Attain and maintain satin-smooth skin Prevent and camouflage scars Choose and use makeup for a perfect match year-round Style hair safely to avoid damage, hair loss, and skin irritation Detect and protect against skin cancer ... and much more! Brown Skin will help you look and feel your best, inform you on how to prevent problems, and guide you to get the right treatment when needed.

Filipino Americans have a long and rich history with and within the United States, and they are currently the second largest Asian group in the country. However, very little is known about how their historical and contemporary relationship with America may shape their psychological experiences. The most insidious psychological consequence of their historical and contemporary experiences is colonial mentality or internalized oppression. Some common manifestations of this phenomenon are described below: • Skin-whitening products are used often by Filipinos in the Philippines to make their skins lighter. Skin whitening clinics and businesses are popular in the Philippines as well. The "beautiful" people such as actors and other celebrities endorse these skin-whitening procedures. Children are told to stay away from the sun so they do not get "too dark." Many Filipinos also regard anything "imported" to be more special than anything "local" or made in the Philippines. • In the United States, many Filipino Americans make fun of "fresh-off-the-boats" (FOBs) or those who speak English with Filipino accents. Many Filipino Americans try to dilute their "Filipino-ness" by saying that they are mixed with some other races. Also, many Filipino Americans regard Filipinos in the Philippines, and pretty much everything about the Philippines, to be of "lower class" and those of the "third world." The historical and contemporary reasons for why Filipino -/ Americans display these attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors - often referred to as colonial mentality - are explored in Brown Skin, White Minds. This book is a peer-reviewed publication that integrates knowledge from multiple scholarly and scientific disciplines to identify the past and current catalysts for such self-denigrating attitudes and behaviors. It takes the reader from indigenous Tao culture, Spanish and American colonialism, colonial mentality or internalized oppression along with its implications on Kapwa, identity, and mental health, to decolonization in the clinical, community, and research settings. This book is intended for the entire community - teachers, researchers, students, and service providers interested in or who are working with Filipinos and Filipino Americans, or those who are interested in the psychological consequences of colonialism and oppression. This book may serve as a tool for remembering the past and as a tool for awakening to address the present.