Carefully curated from the pages of the award-winning journal, Young Children, these articles address one of the most important issues facing early childhood education and provide teachers with insight needed to navigate this complicated landscape.

Introduction/Cristina Gillanders"The Gifts of the Stranger: Learning From Others' Differences"/S. Bernheimer & E. Jones"Moving Beyond Anti-Bias Activities"/L.P. Kuh, D. LeeKeenan, H. Given, & M.R. Beneke+Sidebar: Text except from Anti-Biased Education for Young Children and Ourselves highlighting the four core goals of anti-bias education/L. Derman-Sparks & J.O. Edwards"Capitalizing on Culture: Engaging Young Learners in Diverse Classrooms"/T.C. Howard+Sidebar: "A Reason for Hope: Building Teachers' Cultural Capital"/ M. Sykes"Addressing the African American Achievement Gap: Three Leading Educators Issue a Call to Action"/B.T. Bowman, JP. Comer, & D.J. Johns"Voices of Immigrant Parents in Preschool Settings"/J.K. Adair & A. Barraza+Sidebar: Text excerpt from "Collaborating With Refugee Resettlement Organizations: Providing a Head Start to Young Refugees"/L. Morland & T. Levine+Sidebar: Text excerpt from "Teaching Young Children From Immigrant and Diverse Families"/M. Souto-Manning"Reading Books, Writing Books: Reading and Writing Come Together in a Dual Language Classroom"/P. Pilonieta, P.L. Shue, & B.T. Kissel"Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families"/K. Cole & D. Verwayne+Sidebar: Text excerpt from "Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom"/S.B. Wanless & P.A. Crawford"Supporting Gay and Lesbian Families in the Early Childhood Classroom"/ A.P. Peixoto da Silva"Developing Biliteracy With International Support: Using Interactive World Walls and Paired Learning"/I. Alanís, I. Salinas-Gonzalez, & María G. Arreguín-Anderson+Sidebar: text excerpt from "The Brain Science of Bilingualism"/N.F. Ramirez & P. Kuhl"Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principles in Practice"/J. Kroeger, A. Recker, & A. Gunn"Building a More Inclusive Sandbox: Inviting New Collaborators to Support Children, Families, and Early Learning"/T. DosRemedios"Research to Practice: New Research on Helping Young Children Develop Positive Racial Identities"/I.E. Murray & A. Alvarez