The Editor Notes

Explorations . . . reaches another milestone -- after relegating reviews to its own issue and directing poetry to literary magazines -- perfect binding. The decision to move to perfectly bound issues of the journal was made by the Executive Council at the 1984 June Symposium. Here it is, and I hope you like it. Please note, however: Although our publisher has promised to provide this service at cost, the editor must have comments from you in order to justify the additional expense. Last year in this column (Vol. 7, No. 1), I noted with sadness the demise of Minority Voices because the publishers could not maintain operating costs. I remain cognizant of the fate of many journals that depended on the goodness of institutions for their continuation. Explorations in Ethnic Studies, however, depends upon dedicated volunteers, subscriptions, and your membership in order to flourish. We are particularly grateful to those persons who contribute beyond their membership fees as patrons of the Association