Intro; Title page; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY; 2 ETHNIC IDENTITY'S THEORETICAL AND RESEARCH TRADITIONS; 3 ASIAN AMERICANS Feet in Two Worlds, Making a Third; 4 AFRICAN AMERICANS Pride Through Legacy and Action; 5 LATINO/A STUDENTS Bringing the Family Along; 6 WHITE AMERICANS Trying to Make Sense of It All; 7 INFLUENCES OF DIVERSE UNIVERSITY CONTEXTS ON STUDENTS' ETHNIC IDENTITY AND COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT; 8 THE ETHNIC EXPERIENCE OF COLLEGE; APPENDIX OVERVIEW OF STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY; REFERENCES; INDEX