Cultural Practices and the Academic Achievement of Minority Youth: An Examination of Strategies of Action • Lulu Chen, University of Michigan

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Significant Other’s Encouragement to Attend College on Educational Ambitions and College Attendance • Nikolas D. Pharris-Ciurej, University of Washington

The Impact of Race, Ethnicity and Occupational Status on Income: An Examination of the STEM Field Population in the United States, 1980-2008 • Hayward Derrick Horton, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)

Hispanics and Organized Labor in the United States, 1973-2007 • Jake Rosenfeld, University of Washington