Internet resources for American Ethnic Studies
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Christmas: A Multicultural Festival - This article published by "Access to Australia's Culture and Recreation" a division of Australian government discusses the changing face of Christmas; looks at its origins, its traditions, and its future; and how Australians celebrate Christmas. Use sites like this to demonstrate cultural approaches to holidays - both religious and otherwise.
Diversity Web - "The DiversityWeb Staff is a group of dedicated higher education professionals devoted to connecting, amplifying and advancing campus diversity work throughout postsecondary education." The site includes information about innovations and trends; research; and the content of a journal entitled "Diversity Digest" which describes "successfull diversity initiatives around the country."
Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of US Diversity
Minority Data Resource Center - The Minority Data Resource Center (MDRC) is a new initiative of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan. Their goal is to provide educators, researchers and students with data resources that can be used in the analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.
Minority Health - From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Society for Ethnomusicology - includes information about the society, membership, programs, publications, and resources
1001wonders.org is building a museum atlas. Our goal audience are those unable to travel for whatever reason. Bringing to all, including history-geography teachers and their pupils, free knowledge, free of charge and free of advertising. Besides, this vast work is also a testimony and a documentary inventory of natural and cultural sites to future generations.
African Americans in History (Institute of African American Studies, University of Georgia)
African American History and Culture This site is sponsored by the Smithsonian Museum and has links to many African American cultural sites, including inventors, musicians, artists, and aviators.
Africa-America Institute (AAI) - founded in 1953 to help Africans build human capacity through education and training programs. Today, AAI continues to pursue this vision through a portfolio of programs aimed at both educating Africans and educating Americans about Africa.
African American Mosaic - Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture
African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship An Exhibition Overview explains the resources included in this chronicle of the African American experience. This exhibition is part of the Library of Congress Web site. The Acknowledgments page lists the staff of this project.
Africans in America - History of slavery in the U.S. from PBS
American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology (Bruce Fort, Corcoran Department of History & the American Hypertext Workshop, University of Virginia, Charlottesville)
Amistad Research Center
"An independant archives, library, & museum dedicated to preserving African-American & ethnic history and culture."
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record "The hundreds of images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery. This collection is envisioned as a tool and a resource that can be used by teachers, researchers, students, and the general public -- in brief, anyone interested in the experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World It must be emphasized that little effort is made to interpret the images and establish the historical authenticity or accuracy of what they display. To accomplish this would constitute a major and different research effort. Individual users of this collection must decide such issues for themselves."
Blackpast.org - an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. These materials include an online encyclopedia of over 1,500 entries, the complete transcript of over 125 speeches given between 1789 and 2008, over 100 full text primary documents, bibliographies, timelines and four gateway pages with links to 50 digital archive collections. Additionally 75 major African American museums and research centers and over 400 other website resources on black history are also linked to the website. The compilation and concentration of these diverse resources allows BlackPast.org to serve as the "Google" of African American history.
The Black Population in the United States Access United States Census Bureau information about African Americans from this page.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project Born in Slavery contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves.
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories "Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories provides the opportunity to listen to former slaves describe their lives. These interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s and known to have been former slaves. Several of the people interviewed were centenarians, the oldest being 130 at the time of the interview. The almost seven hours of recordings were made in nine Southern states and provide an important glimpse of what life was like for slaves and freedmen. The former slaves discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, how slaves were coerced, their families, and, of course, freedom. It is important to keep in mind, however, that all of those interviewed spoke sixty or more years after the end of their enslavement, and it is their full lives, rather than their lives during slavery, that are reflected in their words. They have much to say about living as African Americans from the 1870s to the 1930s, and beyond. As part of their testimony, several of the ex-slaves sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement." This collection is part of the American Memory section from the Library of Congress.
Who2 Look here for biographies of prominent blacks who might be celebrated during Black History Month.
Asian Americans in Washington State - The Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
Asian American Interviews - From Asian Source.org
Asian American Writer's Workshop - a nonprofit literary arts organization founded in support of writers, literature and community.
Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America This site is created by a sociology doctoral student at the University of Albany at SUNY. Areas covered include Asian-American history, culture, dynamics, and contemporary issues.
Asian Pacific American History and Culture - From the Smithsonian.
Association of Asian American Studies - was founded in 1979 for the purpose of advancing the highest professional standard of excellence in teaching and research in the field of Asian American Studies; promoting better understanding and closer ties between and among various sub-components within Asian American Studies: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai'ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (March-April 2003) - PBS. A Bill Moyers Special Programs Titles: Gold Mountain Dreams ; Between Two Worlds ; No Turning Back ; Personal Journeys. Sections include: Portraits ; The Chinese Experience ; Eyewitness Accounts ; Timeline ; Resources ; Educational Guide.
Chinatown Resource Guide This is a PBS site that provides links to resources about Chinatown.
Chinese Historical Society of America - conceived in San Francisco in the fall of 1962, was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization on January 5, 1963. The Society is the first such Chinese American historical society in North America. Its first major publication, A History of the Chinese in California: A Syllabus has become a classic resource book used by students, historians, educators, and scholars in their research and writing about the Chinese in America. The Chinese Historical Society of America has acquired the personal collection of Daniel K.E. Ching, consisting of thousands of two- and three-dimensional representations of Chinese Americans in 19th and early 20th century American popular culture.
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 "...illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California from 1850 to 1925 through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter." - American Memory, Library of Congress
The Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego: Resources Research based articles, maps, and links to historical societies are available at this site.
Korean American Chronology, 1864 through 1992
Korean American History Online
Museum of the City of San Francisco: History by Subject: San Francisco--Chinese This site, maintained by the Museum of the City of San Francisco, provides background information about the history of the Chinese people in San Francisco.
A Short Chronology of Japanese American History Adapted from Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1748 to the Present. Edited by Brian Niiya (New York: Facts-on-File, 1993).
"Suffering Under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adam's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment "In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's best-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese Americans interned there during World War II." This site is available at the Library of Congress American Memory project.
US Census Bureau: Asian and Pacific Islander Populations This US Census Bureau maintains lists Asian American population statistics from 1990 to the present.
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia AHSGR is "An international organization dedicated to the discovery, collection, preservation, and dissemination of information related to the history, cultural heritage and genealogy of Germanic Settlers in the Russian Empire and their descendants." This site is maintained by Teri Helzer and provides an extensive array of topics from Membership to Obituary Files. Other areas within this site are Featured Website Pages and Important Pages of Interest Links.
The Germans in America "This presentation provides information about immigration from the German-speaking world to the United States, and about the activities of German immigrants in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Information is contained in a chronology, bibliography, maps, photographs and other pictorial sources, links to the Library of Congress' American Memory project, and to relevant materials in Library of Congress exhibit, Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, and links to other Internet sites in the United States and Germany."
German American Corner: Online Publications This page links to full-text works about German Americans.
German American Historic Sites and Museums This is a page from the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis University Library Web site. Some of the links provide scholarly information about historic sites. Other sites are personal genealogical sites
German Americana German Americana is maintained Robert Shea, a high school German teacher. It provides a wide variety of links on German American topics, resources, and literature. Some sites included on this page are the Max Cade German American Center, Genealogical and Historical Resources, the German American poet Norbert Krapf, and many others. There are also links to U.S., Canadian, and Swiss immigrant/heritage sites.
The German Americans: An Ethnic Experience This online version of a print publication, written by several well known German American historians, provides information about the history of Germans in the United States, their society, and their cultural identity and assimilation.
German Society of Pennsylvania "The German Society of Pennsylvania, founded in 1764, is the oldest German organization in America." The Society has dedicated its efforts to "preserving the German cultural heritage" by sponsoring German events and awarding scholarships to students majoring in German. This site provides information on English and German courses offered, how to become a member, and a list of calendar events. Other links are to a German Library Catalog and a German American Radio Program. http://www.germansociety.org/
Germany and America in the 20th Century: A Hypertext Timeline "This page was created by Edmund J. Sass, Ed.D., Professor of Education at the College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University." It provides a chronology of German American history in the twentieth century with summaries.
H-Net Book Reviews for H-GAGCS This page links to reviews of books about German American history. The reviews are written by German American scholars.
IUPUI Max Cade German-American Center This is one of the most reliable German American sites. This page is maintained by IUPUI University Libraries. This site provides various links to German American studies, full-text publications, international bibliographies, teaching resources, and much more. Also included is a link to Society for German Americans Studies
Pioneering the Upper Midwest This site "portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections and Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The collection's 138 volumes depict the land and its resources; the conflicts between settlers and Native peoples; the experience of pioneers and missionaries, soldiers and immigrants and reformers; the growth of local communities and local cultural traditions; and the development of regional and national leadership in agriculture, business, medicine, politics, religion, law, journalism, education, and the role of women." Search the site for the keyword German to find sources that describe the lives of German Americans.
Cesar E. Chavez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction in Chicana & Chicano Studies
Hispanic Americans - This page, available via the Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville Web site, provides links to United States government documents about Hispanic census and population, economy, industry, business, labor, education, government and politics, and health.
Julian Samora Research Institute the Midwest's premier Latino research center - a Hispanic policy research center undertaking research on issues of relevance to the Hispanic community in the social sciences and economic and community development.
Pew Hispanic Center - "Founded in 2001, the Pew Hispanic Center is a non-partisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos growing impact on the entire nation. Timeliness, relevance and scientific rigor characterize the Centers work. The Center does not advocate for or take positions on policy issues. . . .The Center conducts and commissions studies on a range of topics, taking on the tough questions and producing reliable answers.. . . . An annual, nationwide survey explores Latino attitudes on public policy issues, as well as their beliefs, values and experiences. Conducted in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation, these surveys gather valuable information about long-term trends in Latino views."
American Foundation for Irish Heritage
Embassy of Ireland in Washington, D.C.
Irish American Cultural Institute Founded in 1962, the Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI) is one of the leading Irish American cultural organizations. The IACI is devoted to promoting an appreciation of Ireland and the role and contributions of the Irish in America . The IACI states that it is strictly apolitical and nonsectarian, and that it is the only Irish American organization that has as its patron The President of Ireland. Site includes notices regarding Irish cultural programs and events.
Irish American Heritage Center This is the Web site of the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago . This site includes a newsletter and information on its library and museum. This site also features Irish American events.
Irish America Magazine - News and features for Irish Americans about Ireland and Irish people worldwide.
Irish Echo Online access to the Irish Echo newspaper. This site states that it is the most widely read Irish American newspaper.
Native American Authors - "This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented. The website will continue to expand, adding additional authors, books and web resources."
Country Studies - From the Library of Congress
CIA World Factbook - From Central Intelligence Agency
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
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