Contributions to this collection emphasize pragmatic approaches to community health problems and focus on the health needs of ethnic minority children. The following papers are included: (1) "Introduction" (Kedar Nath Dwivedi); (2) "Culture and Personality" (Kedar Nath Dwivedi); (3)"The Immigrant (West Indian) Child in School" (Waveney Bushell); (4) "Anti-Racist Strategies for Educational Performance: Facilitating Successful Learning for All Children" (Gerry German); (5) "Adoption of Children from Minority Groups" (Harry Zeitlin); (6) "Residential Care for Ethnic Minorities Children" (Harish Mehra); (7) "The Health Needs of Children from Ethnic Minority" (Carolyn Bailey); (8) "Psychiatric Needs of Ethnic Minority Children" (Surya Bhate and Soni Bhate); (9) "Children, Families and Therapists: Clinical Considerations and Ethnic Minority Cultures" (Begum Maitra and Ann Miller); (10) "Emerging Ethnicity: A Tale of Three Cultures" (John Burnham and Queenie Harris); (11) "Family Therapy and Ethnic Minorities" (Annie Lau); and (12) "Community and Youth Work with Asian Women and Girls" (Radha Dwivedi). References follow the chapters. (Contains four charts and six figures.) (SLD)