Papers must be received by January 15, 2012 to be considered for publication in this issue.

Please send manuscript submissions to the editor: shortlidge.2@osu.edu

See Style Guidelines (www.raceethnicity.org/styleguide.html) to prepare your document in accordance with the style guidelines of Race/Ethnicity.

Submission of artwork for the cover that relates to the theme of the issue is welcome. See website at http://www.raceethnicity.org/coverart.html for submission guidelines.

Though referring to a specific geographic space, the word “Appalachia” often conjures a set of stereotypes stemming from the notion that Appalachia is an isolated and homogeneous region when in fact international migrations and markets have been true presences for more than 100 years.

We invite papers from scholars, activists/practitioners, and creative non-fiction/fiction writers who consider a host of issues evoked by “Appalachia.” We also invite activists/practitioners working in Appalachia and similar regions internationally to share their experiences with the workings of race, ethnicity and nationality in those spaces.