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Multicultural Paths: Other Sites
An extensive site developed by a "Multicultural Pavilion" of teachers and
students at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.
Provides links to general categories, including language, culture,
education and organizations; ethnic-specific resources, namely
African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American.
Access resources by cultural identifier, i.e.., ability, gender, religion
and by special topic, i.e.., hate groups, women's history, etc.. Subscribe
to the Multicultural Education listserv, search its archives, and browse
the Teacher's Corner of resources for K-12 teachers of all subjects.
Queens Directory of Immigrant-Serving Agencies
A directory of agencies in the metropolitan New York area, which offer services
for immigrants in over fifty languages. Search by agency name, service
offered, ethnic/cultural group, language spoken, keyword, and more.
Diversity Web
Housed at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, this site contains campus, local, national and international
materials relating to age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, national
origin, religion and sexual orientation. Includes diversity initiatives at
educational and governmental institutions and organizations; offers
information on Affirmative Action statements and policies from institutions
around the country, and provides a dictionary guide to specific terms and
their usage within the diversity community.
African-American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection 1818-1907
This noted pamphlet collection from the Library of Congress includes the
writing of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Booker T. Washington,
and others. It represents a diverse, panoramic overview of African-American
history and culture. Search by keyword, or browse by author or subject.
Also included are a timeline of African-American history 1852-1925, a
selected bibliography of African-American history 1820-1920, and the
Progress of a People collection which offers a biographical sketch of
Daniel A.P. Murray, as well as a "virtual" 1898 National Afro-American
Council meeting.
African-American Web Connection
This site was developed to "provide a doorway to Afrocentric web
resources." Information includes art, authors, businesses, entertainment,
history, organizations, publications and the largest collection of
African-American church links on the web. Also provides an annotated
listing of African-American and non-Afrocentric web resources and an
extensive Pages for Kids link.
The Black Population in the United States
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this site presents recent Current Population
Survey publications, which include selected social and economic
characteristics such as, income, education, age, sex, and more. Issues
regarding the 2000 census (changes in the guidelines for classifying race
and ethnic data) are examined; population working papers and Federal
Register Notices are provided, as are links to related topics. Please note:
many documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view them.
Howard University Libraries - African-American Studies
A rich, detailed site providing both popular and scholarly links. Subjects
covered range from affirmative action, communications, demographics,
military science, politics, research, science and technology, with strong
emphasis on biography, education and history resources.
MOLIS: Minority Online Information Center
Search this database of over 220 minority institutions, with direct links
to Historically-Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally-Controlled
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions and other Minority
Institutions. Designed to offer complete and current educational, research
and other service information on all Minority Institutions, MOLIS provides
details on the institutions' research centers interests, facilities,
faculty profiles, scholarship and fellowship information, and federal
opportunity information.
The Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this site provides selected social and
economic characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander Population in
the United States. Statistics include income, education, age, sex, and
more. Please note: many documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and
require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
A comprehensive directory of scholarly, Asian-related information on the
Internet. Developed in 1994 at the Australian National University, this
site is a collaborative project involving "virtual editors", with
individual areas of specialization, around the world. Focus is the Asian
continent as a whole, as well as individual Asian regions, countries and
territories. Mailing lists, electronic journals, newsletters and databases,
and catalogs and conferences are included. Access additional links, by
region or country/territory.
CNN en Espanol
Spanish-language version of Cable News Network (CNN) site. Offers current
stories from around the world, with links to Latin American, United States,
Canadian and other international sources. Coverage also includes economy,
sports, culture, health, technology, weather, and more.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Created by historian Lewis Hanke in 1935 and updated by the Hispanic
Division of the Library of Congress, this is considered the premiere
bibliography on Latin America in the world. Published annually in print
form and updated monthly in an electronic format, the bibliography contains
evaluative annotations by leading Latin Americanists throughout the world.
Disciplines covered include anthropology, art, economics, electronic
resources, geography, government and politics, international relations,
literature, music, philosophy and sociology. Site also provides links to
the Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room and additional Internet
resources.
Hispanic Reading Room
The Hispanic Reading Room, located at the Library of Congress, serves as the primary access point for research relating to those parts of the world
encompassing the geographical areas of the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia; the indigenous cultures of those areas; and peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage, including Latinos in the U.S., and peoples of Portuguese or Spanish heritage in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
The Hispanic Population in the United States
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this site presents recent Current Population
Survey publications, which include selected social and economic
characteristics such as, income, education, age, sex, and more. Issues
regarding the 2000 census (changes in the guidelines for classifying race
and ethnic data) are examined; population working papers and Federal
Register Notices are provided, as are links to related topics. Please note:
many documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view them.
LANIC
Developed and maintained at the noted University of Texas Institute of
Latin American Studies, this site provides links to academic databases on
the Internet and helps Latin Americanists throughout the world to access
information on and from the region. Search resources by country/region or
by subjects ranging from Agriculture > Economy > Indigenous > Military >
Science > Trade > Women, to name a few.
MOLIS: Minority Online Information Center
Search this database of over 220 minority institutions, with direct links
to Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally-Controlled Colleges and
Universities, Historically- Black Colleges and Universities, and other
Minority Institutions. Designed to offer complete and current educational,
research and other service information on all Minority Institutions, MOLIS
provides details on the institutions' research centers interests,
facilities, faculty profiles, scholarship and fellowship information, and
federal opportunity information.
El Portal Latino
Bienvenidos a El Portal Latino, una página que está diseñada para brindarles de la manera más
clara y sencilla información de todo tipo que les será de mucha ayuda para salir adelante.
Además de este servicio la Biblioteca ofrece libros, revistas y mucho más. También le ofrece
programas culturales, clases de alfabetización, clases de Inglés como segundo idioma, servicios
especiales para los niños, los jóvenes y los ancianos. Esperamos que esta página se convierta en su
preferida y sobretodo que puedan encontrar en ella la información que buscan.
Saludos Web
An extensive site devoted to information on careers, education and
employment opportunities for Hispanics. Includes articles from recent
issues of Saludos Hispanos magazine, college and financial aid information,
a resume pool for bi-lingual Hispanic job seekers, national job listings,
and Hispanic-related Internet sites.
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
An extensive, searchable index with links to culture, language, history,
health, education and indigenous knowledge resources. A Line in the Sand is
a link devoted to cultural property and cultural sensitivity issues,
including sovereignty, legal resources and responses from the indigenous
peoples. Language resources offer dictionary and grammar tools; oral and
written histories are also presented. A large part of the site is dedicated
to art resources, namely museums, galleries, exhibits, and artists. Job
listings, internships and fellowships are provided, as are activist links,
organizations, and electronic texts.
Native American Homepages
Created and maintained by Lisa Mitten, the goal of this site is..." to facilitate communication among Native peoples and between Indians and non-Indians by providing access to home pages of Native American Nations and organizations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American Indians..."
NativeWeb
This site explores the identities, traditions and cultures of the world's
indigenous or aboriginal peoples. The nations of Latin America, North
America, Oceania, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Arctic are represented.
Resources are arranged by subject, nation or geographic location. The
Community Center includes message boards, job listings, events, e-mail
lists and news sources. Tracing your Roots provides Internet resources on
genealogy; Legal Issues discusses religious freedom, prison rights, land
title issues, etc.. and the Electronic Store lists Native-owned enterprises
which focus on Native issues.
Language Learning Library
Offers links to free web sources for learning basic Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
Islamic Studies: Islam, Arabic, Religion
This page contains a wealth of links to information on Islam on the web. Prepared by a professor of religion
at the University of Georgia the page has links to information on the Qur'an, the various branches of Islam, Islamic history and
culture, and the Arabic language. There is also considerable information on the events of September
11, 2001 and the Muslim community's reaction.
Web of On-Line Dictionaries
Created at Bucknell University, this site presents more than 400
dictionaries in 130 languages are presented here. An effort has been made
to link only to free dictionaries, but some subscription-based
publications, if deemed "rare or unusually well-executed" are also
included. On-line grammars and lesson plans for many languages are also
provided.
Modern Language Assocation Language Map
Uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States. Illustrates the concentration of language speakers in zip codes and counties.
This page was last updated on July 31, 2008.