Multicultural Education and Ethnic Groups:
Selected Internet Sources

Here is an introduction to the resources on the Web concerning multicultural education and diversity. Since no attempt has been made to be complete, please remember this is just a starting place.

Background Articles (Full Text)

• Defining Multicultural Education (Paul Gorski & Bob Covert)
• Multicultural Education (Keith Wilson)
• A Synthesis of Scholarship in Multicultural Education (Geneva Gay)
• Varieties of Multicultural Education: An Introduction (Gary Burnett)

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Best Multicultural Sites for Teachers (K-12 Emphasis)

• Multicultural Pavilion: Resources and Dialogues for Equity in Education

  "Mission is to provide resources for educators interested in multicultural issues." Excellent, highly-regarded site.

• Multicultural Supersite (Paul Gorski)

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Bibliographies (Print and Electronic)

• Beginning Library Research on Ethnic Identity in the United States (Stanford University)
• Multicultural Education Bibliography (Peabody College of Vanderbilt University)
• Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide (Northern Arizona University)
• Multicultural Education Pathfinder (Teachers College, Columbia University)
• Multicultural Studies (CSU, Bakersfield)
• Resources By and About Interracial & Multi-Cultural People (University of Michigan)

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Biography

• Famous Hispanics in the World and History

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Clearinghouses and ERIC

• ERIC Clearinghouse for Urban Education
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
  • Excellent source. Highly recommended.
• Searching the ERIC Database

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Country Resources

• Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State) (Full Text)
• Country Studies (Library of Congress) (Full Text)
• Flags of All Countries
• Foreign Embassies in the United States
• World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) (Full Text)

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Discussion Groups

• IECC: Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

  "Help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries."

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Electronic Journals

• General
  • Bilingual Research Journal

    Available in print as well as online. Good source.

  • Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
  • Interracial Voice
  • Standards: The International Journal of Multicultural Studies
• ESL
  • Internet TESL Journal: For Teachers of English as a Second Language
  • TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language
• Specific Ethnic Groups
  • HISPANIC Online
  • Hmong Studies Journal

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Ethnic Cookery

• Ethnic Dishes
• International Cuisine Recipes
• International Recipes
• World Cuisines (Open Directory)

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Folklore, Mythology, and Literature

• Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents (CSU, San Marcos)
• Children's Literature Web Guide (University of Calgary)
• Encyclopedia Mythica: An Encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, Legends, and More (Full Text)
• Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and Drama (Partial Full Text)
• Powerful African-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers University)

  Bibliography of recommended books.

• Powerful Asian-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers University)

  Bibliography of recommended books.

• Powerful Hispanic and Latin-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers University)

  Bibliography of recommended books.

• Powerful Native-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers University)
• Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales

  Fairy tales and folk tales.

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Holidays, Calendars, and Celebrations

• Black History Database
• MCC: KIDPROJ Multi-Cultural Calendar
• One-World Global Calendar

  "Multi-cultural educational resource: international festivals, celebrations and holy days."

• World Wide Holiday and Festival Page (KIDLINK)

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Multicultural Publishers & Distributors

• Many Cultures Publishing
• Shen's Books

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Music

• Digital Tradition Folk Song Database (Mudcat Cafe)

  Searchable database of over 8,000 songs.

• Music of the Hmong in Australia (Dr. Catherine Falk) (Full Text)
• Southeast Asian Traditional Music (Full Text)

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Religion

• Religion Religions Religious Studies (Gene R. Thursby, University of Florida)
• Religious Studies Page (Voice of the Shuttle, UC Santa Barbara)
• Virtual Religion Index (Religion Department, Rutgers University)

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Specific Ethnicity/Region: Gateway Sites

Major resources which include four (4) or more ethnic groups, e.g., African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino(as), and Native Americans. Other ethnicities are Middle Eastern Americans, European Americans, etc.

• Area & Regional Studies Page (Voice of the Shuttle: University of California, Santa Barbara)
• Electronic Resources on Diversity (Santa Clara University)
• Information Resources for Area, Ethnic, & Gender Studies (University of California, Santa Barbara)
• National Origin, Race, and Ethnicity Specific Resources (University of Maryland)
• New American Studies Web: Race, Ethnicity, & Identity (Georgetown University)

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Specific Ethnicity/Region: Individual Ethnic Groups and Regions

• African and African-Americans
  • African Studies (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Internet Black Pages
  • K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet (Ali B. Ali-Dinar, University of Pennsylvania)
     
• Armenian Americans
  • Armenian Research Center (University of Michigan, Dearborn)
  • Armenian Sites (Open Directory)
     
• Asian and Asian Americans
  • Asian American Resources (MIT)
  • Asian-American Studies (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Asian American Studies Center: Featured Sites (UCLA)
  • Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (Australian National University, Canberra)

• Assyrian Americans
  • Assyria On-Line
  • Nineveh On-Line
     
• Azorean Americans
  • Lusa Web
  • Virtual Azores Directory

• Cambodian Americans
  • Asian Studies: Cambodia (Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library)
  • Cambodian Information Center
     
• Filipino/a Americans
  • Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library: Philippines
  • Filipino Web.com
     
• Hmong Americans
  • Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center
• Jewish Americans
  • Judaism and Jewish Resources (Andrew Tannenbaum)
  • Maven: The Virtual Know-It-All
     
• Lao Americans
  • Laos WWW Virtual Library
     
• Latino/as and Hispanic Americans
  • Chicano/Latino Net (CLNET, University of California, Riverside)
  • Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC, University of Texas, Austen)
     
• Native Americans
  • Index of Native American Resources on the Internet WWW Virtual Library
  • NativeWeb
  • Subject Guides: Native American Studies

• Sikh Americans
  • Sikhism Home Page
  • SikhNet Work

• Southeast Asians
  • Southeast Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
     
• Vietnamese Americans
  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam: WWW Virtual Library (Australian National Library, Canberra)
  • VietGate

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Prepared by Laura M. Boyer, CSU Stanislaus Library Technical assistance by Rick Dietz and Loretta Blakeley Technical maintenance by the CSUS Library (library@library.csustan.edu) February 1997; revised January 29, 2009