When I try to understand what multi-ethnic means to me, the term that jumps at me is shared humanity.

Here is a list of books that I believe have best contributed to my world of shared humanity.

• To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
• A Gathering of Old Men -- Ernest J. Gaines
• Dessa Rose -- Sherley Anne Williams
• All of Richard Wright's works
• Caribbean -- James Michener
• Strangers from a Different Shore -- Ronald Takaki
• Five Smooth Stones -- (the author's name escapes me at this time)
• China Boy -- Gus Lee