Editor\u27s Note Miguel A. Carranza

This special issue of the journal on the theme of Ethnicity: Global Perspectives results from papers presented at the National Association for Ethnic Studies\u27 22nd annual conference held in March 1994 at Kansas City, Missouri. For the first time the Association\u27s national conference was held in conjunction with the annual conference of another organization, the Central States Anthropological Society. Under the able guidance of conference co-organizers, Harriet and Marty Ottenheimer, the meeting was an outstanding success both in attendance and active participation. Fortunately, Harriet graciously agreed to be the editor of this special issue