Internet Resources on Race and Ethnicity
...because Jews come in all colors!!
African American:
The African American Mosaic
An encyclopedic resource guide for the study of Black history and culture, covering nearly 500 years of the Black experience in the Western Hemisphere. Categories include colonization, abolition, migration. (Library of Congress)
Black Biographical Dictionaries
Biographical information on more than 30,000 African Americans.
(W.E.B. Dubois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University)
Black Facts Online
An internet search page that lets you search for Black history information for any day of the year or by just looking for matching words. "Black facts is designed to make it easier to find out interesting and inspiring facts and events impacting people of African descent".
Martin Luther King Jr. Directory
Stanford University's collection of secondary documents written about Dr. King, as well as primary documents written during King's life.
Boston Museum of African American History
Latino/Latina:
Latin American Collection at Yale University: Selected Internet Resources
An excellent site with extensive links to Internet resources on Latin American history, culture and politics.
Latin American Network Information Center (University of Texas)
This website is a great place to start researching topics in Latin American Studies. The site has a country directory with virtual libraries, research institutions and a search engine.
Are Chicanos the Same as Americans?
Basic information about various terms such as "Chicano" and "Hispanic" and their appropriate use.
Native American:
Native Web Resource Directory
Extensive listings of Internet, bibliographic and other resources.
Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center
The Native American cultural center at UMass Amherst.
Asian American:
Asian Studies Virtual Library
Encyclopedic site with information about every conceivable category of Asian studies. (Australian National University)
Journal of Asian American Studies
This journal explores all aspects of the Asian American experience.
Multiculturalism:
Center for the Study of White American Culture
A multiracial organization that looks at whiteness and white American culture. Supports cultural exploration and self-discovery among white Americans, with the premise that knowledge of one's own racial background and culture is essential when learning how to relate to people of other groups. Not a white supremacist group!!
Southern Poverty Law Center & Klanwatch
Founded in 1971 as a civil rights law firm, the SPLC is renowned for its legal victories against white supremacists, its monitoring of hate groups, and its tolerance education programs in the public schools.
International Journal of Multicultural Studies
Winner of the Best of Small Press Award.
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