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Career Development of Men of Color

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Men of color are often presented with a dilemma in the world of work. As men they are often afforded the benefits and privileges associated with a male identity. Yet as people of color they also experience racism, marginalization, and discrimination. In their families they have been socialized with gender and racial/cultural notions about masculinity and the world of work. In society men of color face stereotypes, barriers, and preconceived notions as they consider careers. All of these issues create a potentially confusing and shifting landscape, and men of color must spend a great deal of psychological energy dealing with these intersecting factors. While career development research has traditionally focused on men, and the push for greater exploration of diversity has led to an ever-expanding body of literature on racial and ethnic minority career issues, many of the issues facing men of color remain inadequately examined.

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Appendix

Appendix

Career Development Resources for Men of Color

Type

Resource Guides and Trade Magazines

INROADS

Multicultural affairs

Equal opportunity publications

The riley guide: job listings and resources for women, minorities, and other affinity groups and audiences

IM diversity career center

Diversity in the workplace

Hire Diversity—Diversity recruitment and career development

Diversity Inc., Magazine

The multicultural advantage career management center

Minority career network

Diversity/careers in engineering and information technology

Mind exchange diversity directory

Diversity central—resources for cultural diversity at work

True careers diversity center

Books

Braun, S. F. (2008). University of Oklahoma Press (April 30, 2008) Buffalo Inc.: American Indians and Economic Development

Espiritu, Y.L. (1997). Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Hyun, J. (2006). Breaking the Bamboo ceiling: Career strategies for Asians. NY: Harper

Leong, F. T. (Ed.). (1996). Career Development and Vocational Behavior of Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Mahwah, NJ: Rutledge

Liu, W.M., Iwamoto, D.K., & Chae, M. (Eds.) (2010). Culturally Responsive Counseling with Asian American Men. New York: Routledge Press

Mann, M., & Bombela-Tobias, R. M. (2005). The complete job search guide for Latinos. Barron’s Educational Series

Walsh, W. B., Bingham, R. P., Brown, M. T., Ward, C. M., & Osipow, S. H. (Eds.) (2001). Career Counseling for African Americans. Mahwah, NJ: Routledge

Websites

Monster job search: diversity and inclusion

Hermanos Unidos, http://www.hermanosunidos.org/index.html

NativeAmericanJobs.com, http://www.nativeamericanjobs.com/index.html

Native American Jobs, Inc., http://www.nativeamerican.jobs/

MinorityJobs.net, http://www.minorityjobs.net

HireDiversity.com, http://www.hirediversity.com/

NAAAP, the National Association of Asian American Professionals http://www.naaap.org/AboutUs/AboutNAAAP.aspx

Hispanic alliance for career enhancement, http://www.haceonline.org/

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA), http://www.a-lista.org/

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Shelton, K., Delgado-Romero, E.A., Werther, E. (2014). Career Development of Men of Color. In: Miville, M., Ferguson, A. (eds) Handbook of Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8860-6_10

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