Books

Visible Differences

"Pulera shows how, why, when, and where race matters in America and who is affected by it. He explains the ongoing demographic transition in the United States from a predominantly white country to one where people of color are increasingly numerous and consequently more visible. The advent of a multiracial consciousness has tremendous implications for the future, as the racial significance of every part of the American experience increases. Pulera concludes on a note of cautious optimism as he asks whether the visible differences dividing Americans are reconcilable."

—From the dust jacket of Visible Differences (2002)

Sharing the Dream

"White males, 100 million strong, constitute approximately 35 percent of the U.S. population, a percentage that declines slightly each year. They matter very much to discussions of race, ethnicity, and gender in the U.S. due to their numbers and the enormous influence they have wielded—and continue to wield. In this highly original and readable work, Dominic Pulera offers the broadest and most balanced treatment of the white male experience in America to date. He contends that virtually all white males are sharing the American dream with women and people of color, in response to the nation's changing demographics and the multicultural mindset that informs policies and attitudes in our nation. Some white males are sharing the dream voluntarily; others are doing so involuntarily. The author also explores the heterogeneity of white male America, taking into account such factors as age, ethnicity, ideology, social class, regional background, occupational status, and sexual orientation."

—From the dust jacket of Sharing the Dream (2004)

Green, White, and Red

"The Italian-American success story matters to all of us, regardless of where we live or where we or our ancestors came from in the Old World. This is true for two reasons. Firstly, anything that affects one group of us as Americans in one part of America affects all of us in some way or another. Secondly, Americans of Italian descent are important figures in our national institutions—the military, entertainment, politics and government, the Corporate World, the Supreme Court, and elsewhere—and they make decisions that affect all of our lives."

—Dominic J. Pulera, Green, White, and Red: The Italian-American Success Story