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Kevin Young's new book of poetry, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, U.S. history and black culture.

With a scarcity of jobs during the Depression, more than a million people of Mexican descent were sent to Mexico. Author Francisco Balderrama estimates that 60 percent were American citizens.

American Airlines is acknowledging that a merger with US Airways is a possibility as it works its way through bankruptcy. American's pilots and other unionized employees are pushing the merger option.

How do Native Americans experience discrimination in daily life? Experts in Native American issues discuss the results of an NPR poll showing widespread discrimination across the nation.

The painting is a touchstone of American culture, depicting an upright Midwestern family on the farm. Its story is the topic of Thomas Hoving's book American Gothic.

2: Professor of African-American studies, GERALD EARLY. He'll talk with Terry about the dilemma of being a middle-class African American intellectual. His new book is "Lure and Loathing: Essays on Race, Identity, and the Ambivalence of Assimilation." (Allen Lane/The Penguin Press).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new three-DVD set More Treasures from American Film Archives. Distributed by The National Film Preservation Foundation, it's a collection of 50 American films made between 1894 and 1931.

This Christmas week we rebroadcast our series on American popular song. This one profiles composer Jerome Kern.

Music critic Ken Tucker reviews American Life, the new CD by Madonna.

Another excerpt from "This American Life".... Sarah Vowell tells us about a fan of the Seattle pop-punk band Fastbacks. He''s no ordinary groupie, though, and dedicates as much energy to fandom as many performers devote to their music. "This American Life" airs weekly on public radio stations and is produced by Ira Glass at Chicago''s WBEZ.