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Ethnicity, Culture, and Race Resources

Of or relating to sizable groups of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.

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Asian & Pacific/Asian-American

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Jewish

Latin American/Hispanic

Middle Eastern

Native American

United States Culture

Cultural aspects of life in the United States.

Resources in this category are:

Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG)

http://www.politicalgraphics.org/

The Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) is an "archive that collects, preserves, documents, and exhibits domestic and international posters relating to historical and contemporary movements for peace and social justice." Online examples from the collection with full catalog records.

Author: Center for the Study of Political Graphics (cspg@politicalgraphics.org)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare

Keywords: Protest Movements; Social Justice

Ethnic World Survey

http://www.partal.com/ciemen/ethnic.html

Resource guide allowing you to search for information on ethnic and nationalistic issues all over the world. Links are divided geographically then topically with brief descriptions provided about each link.

Author: Centre Internacional Escarré per a les Minories Ètniques i Nacionals (ciemen@troc.es)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

The Glass Ceiling Commission

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/gov_reports/glassceiling/default.html

Provides downloading of a variety of articles that offer a variety of viewpoints on how the glass ceiling - as it affects women and other minorities - is a barrier in the workplace.

Author: Constance Finley (cf13@cornell.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Labor & Workplace

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Careers

Keywords: Glass Ceiling

Homelands

http://www.wavefront.com/~homelands/

Listings of countries or groups of people worldwide who are trying to recover their homelands. The site includes information about the countries as well as publications, media and links having to do with their struggles. Information is arranged geographically.

Author:

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS - CIEC)

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/

"The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) is a federation of twenty national and multi-national Canadian Studies associations, governed by an Executive Council and an elected four-member Executive Committee. Its mandate is to promote and support research, education and publications in all fields of Canadian Studies and in all countries." This site contains information about the federation and links to its members Web sites, scholarship and fellowship information, and links to resources related to Canadian Studies.

Author: International Council for Canadian Studies

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Regional & Country Information--North America--Canada

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Keywords: Canada

Inventors Assistance League Multicultural Resource Center

http://www.inventions.org/culture/

Inventors Assistance League has provided biographical information about under-represented inventors, as well as recognizing what these people invented. This section also features demographical information and trends related to inventions and inventors.

Author: Inventors Assistance League (rustyr@earthlink.net)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies--Scientists & Inventors

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Keywords: Inventors; Inventions; Minorities; Women

Minority Affairs Forum

ftp://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/README.html

"Devoted to education about minority-related issues, including immigration, Affirmative Action, bilingual education, and race relations." It provides extensive coverage of immigration and Affirmative Action through links to a variety of articles on the Web representing diverse points of view.

Author: Norm Matloff (matloff@cs.ucdavis.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Minority Online Information Service (MOLIS)

http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/

Has information about government research and education opportunities for minorities. Their information primarily focuses on HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions). By searching the site, you can find information about faculty at these institutions, scholarships and fellowships for minorities, and important current events (including faculty appointments, job openings etc). The site is primarily for browsing- not too much information is given on what is going on in the site but there is a lot of useful information if you dig around including lists of accredited HSI's and HBCU's, lists of fellowships and lists of job opportunities.

Author: ScienceWise (molis@sciencewise.com)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education--College & University Guides

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Multi-Cultural Calendar (MCC)

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

Holidays around the world. Search by month, holiday, country, or keywords. Many include recipes, crafts, history of holiday.

Author: KIDLINK Society

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Keywords: multicultural; calendar; holidays; international

Online Resources for Canadian Heritage

http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www00_e.html

"This list focuses on Internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage in the disciplines covered by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation: archaeology, ethnology, history (including military history and postal history), and folk culture."

Author: Stephen Alsford (stephen.alsford@civilization.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Social Sciences--Archaeology

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Say Hello to the World

http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello/

"Learn to say "hello" in over 30 different languages, plus find links to resources about the languages, the cultures, and language learning on the Web."

Author: Lorri Mon (youth@ipl.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Language & Linguistics

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Tolerance.org

http://www.tolerance.org/

"The mission of Tolerance.org is to create a national community committed to human rights. Its goal is to awaken people of all ages to the problem of hate and intolerance, to equip them with the best tolerance ideas and to prompt them to act in their homes, schools, businesses and communities... Tolerance.org is structured for easy access to news, solutions and engaging exercises that teach and prompt personal soul-searching." Includes a map and profiles of hate groups in the United States; a map and profiles of U.S. human rights groups; Tolerance and Hate in the News; tests to explore your personal biases; a Civil Rights Movement exhibit; and ways to fight hate.

Author: Southern Poverty Law Center

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Sociology

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Human Rights

Keywords: Gender; Hate

Web of Culture

http://www.webofculture.com/

Provides all sorts of information about countries and cultures all over the world. You can find information such as capital cities around the world, food, consulates, currency, holidays, languages, religions etc. It is easy to navigate through the site, and the factual information is supplemented by useful maps and links to articles and other sites.

Author: E. F. Sheridan (webmaven@worldculture.com)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Y?: The National Forum on People's Differences

http://www.yforum.com/

"This forum ... gives you a way to ask people from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds the questions you've always been too embarrassed or uncomfortable to ask them." Questions and answers and answers evaluated by the Y? staff. On some topics Y? experts weigh in on questions. "The National Forum On People's Differences has no agenda or cause, other than to get people talking across their differences." Archive of past questions, answers, and expert opinion. Research/Coursework Center allows students to post questions on diversity and related issues, and appropriate answers are posted.

Author: Phillip J. Milano

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality

Social Sciences--People by Age Group

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