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The decision to write this textbook grew out of our experience teachingCalifornia history to an increasingly diverse student population. Our classrooms contain an exciting mix of students from a myriad of ethnic, multiethnic, international, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Their levels ofacademic readiness also differ, and nearly all are products of a visual, ratherthan print-oriented, culture. In light of this diversity, we, as educators, neededa text geared toward varied learning styles and academic skill levels—one thatwould stress reading comprehension, critical thinking, and the synthesis andintegration of knowledge. Just as important, we needed a more inclusivetext that reflects the history of all of our students—one designed to foster activeidentification with the past, civic engagement, an appreciation of diversity, andcross-cultural communication and understanding. Thus, we wrote the text forour students and ourselves, and with the hope that our colleagues would find itequally useful.

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