Her scholarship also includes work on children's literature, multicultural literature, and Star Trek.

In the USA, the initiative gives educators and parents the opportunity to share multicultural literature with their children.

Now, a few things ought to be understood about Ms. Hagedorn, who has emerged as one of the country's high priestesses of multicultural literature.

Woodland Pattern operates a bookstore specializing in poetry, multicultural literature, and books published by small and independent presses.

Instead, they rope off her books under "multicultural literature," scan them for sociology lessons and - this really ticks her off - imbue her with "ethnic authority."

Current plans for Nkiru include an expanded selection of multicultural literature, writing seminars and weekend hip-hop performances.

Winner of Bressani Prize for multicultural literature for 1985.

The country's changing demographics are partly propelling the interest, Charles A. Taylor, a Madison, Wis., consultant on children's multicultural literature, said.

TSAR Publications is a Toronto-based nonprofit book publisher focusing on multicultural literature, particularly Canadian authors and subject matter.

Her nonfiction covers a wide range of topics, including belonging, identity, gender, mental ghettoes, daily life politics, multicultural literature and the art of coexistence.