A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki wasrecognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. When the first edition ofADifferent Mirrorwas published in 1993, Publishers Weeklycalled it a brilliant revisionist history of Americathat is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies and named it one of the ten best books of the year.Now Rebecca Stefoff, who adapted Howard Zinns best-sellingA Peoples History of the United Statesforyounger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of Takakis multicultural masterwork intoA Different Mirror forYoung People. Drawing on Takakis vast array of primary sources, and staying true to his own words whenever possible, ADifferent Mirror for Young Peoplebrings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems. Like ZinnsA Peoples History, TakakisADifferent Mirroroffers a rich and rewarding peoples view perspective on the American story.