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General Multicultural

Intercultural Relations.com , InterculturalRelations.com is a free online interdisciplinary resource designed for the interculturalists around the world who study, teach, train and/or research in cross-cultural psychology, cultural anthropology, intercultural communication, multicultural education, race/ethnic relations (sociology), multicultural literature, sociolinguistics, TESOL, international business and other related sub-disciplines.

CIA - The World Factbook The World Factbook 2004 printed version provides a "snapshot" of the world as of 1 January, 2004. The online Factbook is updated regularly - generally weekly - throughout the year.

The Internet Sacred Text Archive, Archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and accult and esoteric topics

DiversityInc.com , Facts and news pretaining to minority groups

Ethnic-America On-Line Portal for ethnic realated sites and materials

BBC News World Edition World news and current events

Cultures and Groups A huge alphabetical list of cultural/ethnic groups from around the world, with more than 2,300 links in all, supported by Yahoo. Includes !Kung San, Acadian, Ainu, Albanian, ... Turkmen, Tuva, Ugandan, etc.

Hyphenated-Americans Lists of links for many groups from Arab-Americans to Welsh-Americans, supported by Yahoo.

Federal Web Sites Links to all the Departments and most of the agencies, maintained by the Washington Post.

FedAmerica offers free handbooks (CSRS and FERS retirement guides, FEHB health benefits, pay manuals, career transition handbooks, etc.) and other information for Federal careers.

Government Information Xchange, provided by the Center for Emerging Technologies in the General Services Administration, provides agency listings and phone directories, product recalls and other consumer information, lists of grants and loans, government publications, trademark information, purchase of forfeited and surplus property, Social Security, Medicare, tax information, and a great deal of other government information.

EEO Services. Industry experts under GSA contract to provide services in EEO training and consulting, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), investigations and counseling, settlement agreements, and more.

Where are they? Maps of racial concentration by county, from the U. S. Census Bureau American Fact Finder. Select "Quick Thematic Maps", the geography of interest, the "theme" of "percent of persons" for the group of interest, then create the map. 

Hate Crimes in America, sites dealing with crimes agains race, religion, and sexual orientation, supported by Yahoo. 

Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, offers a wide variety of assistance and, under "National Center Directory", an extensive list of local centers.

The HIV Info Web, an on-line library containing HIV and AIDS-related information, organized in 30 topic areas, maintained by Health Information systems of JRI Health.

Holidays and Observances An extensive list of observances, maintained by Yahoo. The place to check if your are not sure about the Day of the Dead or the Festival of Bharat.

Scholar$earch is a financial aid search database from the Department of Energy and TIYM Publishing Co., Inc. It lists hundreds of thousands of scholarships, grants, internships, and fellowships, organized by level of study (pre-college to post doctoral), disability, minority status, religion, and specific colleges. It will assist you in getting applications, notify you when new scholarships become available which meet your profile, and allow you to check back.

Diversity in the National Park Service 

Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, maintained by MIT, is a data base of about 20 related topic areas.

Diversity Database, supported by the University of Maryland, provides definitions, lists of resources by topic area, a news bureau, and a search capability.

DOI Office of Intergovernmental Affairs works closely with state and local governments, other federal agencies, and intergovernmental associations to facilitate communication of Secretary Babbitt's policies & initiatives as they relate to state and local government. 

Patrin is a learning resource and information center about Romani (Gypsy) culture, social issues, and current events.

African American

Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century, a history and analysis of African American issues.

African American History, a selection of important events from the Dred Scott case in 1857 to the implementation of school desegregation plans in the 1970s, written by Lisa Cozzens.

African American History, provided by the U.S. State Department.

Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement, a travel itinerary prepared by the National Park Service and others, listing 41 sites in the National Register of Historic Places associated with the modern civil rights movement, as well as the Selma- to- Montgomery March route. Maps, photos, history, and more.

Homcoming, the story of African American land loss and a chronicle of Black farmers from the Civil War to the present, presented by PBS.

African American Heritage in the Parks. A list of parks based on their cultural and historic significance, with links to more detailed history, supported by NPS.

African American History Resources, from African American Web Ring.

African American Research Organizations, from African American Web Ring.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, web links more than 100 HBCUs, maintained by RAMS-FIE.

Predominately Black Colleges and Universities, web links to 7 PBCUs, maintained by RAMS-FIE.

African American University Departments, from African American Web Ring.

Black/African Related Resources List of nearly 200 relevant topics, many with multiple links, maintained by Art McGee at University of Penn.

Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List List of about 30 topic areas, each with numerous sites, maintained by Ali Ali-Dinar at University of Penn. Check the Newly Added Links frequently.

National Urban League Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is the premier social service and civil rights organization in America. The League is a nonprofit, community-based organization headquartered in New York City, with 115 affiliates in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the oldest, largest and strongest Civil Rights Organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.

Blacks in Government (BIG) functions as an employee support group, an advocacy group and a resource group for Black civil servants.

Writing Black Alphabetical list of authors with links to their individual works, from the American Studies, Black History and Literature Department of Keele University, plus historical texts and links to libraries of Black studies.

Unite-US Directory of Black Owned Businesses, hosted by Software Creations.

African-American Business Alliance, A-ABA, will list all African-American businesses on the Internet for free.

W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, supported by Harvard University, is the nation's oldest research center dedicated to the study of the history, culture, and social institutions of African Americans.

National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., NABA, is a national membership organization for developing, encouraging and serving as a resource for greater participation by Blacks and other minorities in the accounting profession.

National Society of Black Engineers The NSBE provides information on the programs, membership, convention, career fairs, pre-college activities and other helpful tools and articles for any engineering student or technical professional.

The Black Collegian Online is the electronic version of the 26 year old, national career opportunities magazine. See the career planning and job search information, plus many other features.

Black Online Enterprise Business news, strategies, information and resources for African American entrepreneurs, corporate executives, managers, and professionals, supported by Black Enterprise Magazine.

The Black World Today TBWT is a collective of journalists, writers, artists, church-based racial justice advocates, communicators and entrepreneurs who have banded together to use the information revolution as one means towards the overall empowerment of Black people in the United States and around the world.

The Nubian Chronicles, an e-zine that dedicates itself to writings of the black experience -- whether that experience be of a romantic, political, erotic, militant, or relationship nature.

The Afrocentric Experience, dedicated to the empowerment and the enlightenment processes of all people through out the world especially those of African descent in Africa and the African diaspora, from Everton Powell. Note the "Today in Black History" banner.

Center for the Arts of the African Diaspora, (CAAD) a Los Angles group researching, displaying, and promotiong these arts.

African-American Philatelic Experience, showing many types of stamps featuring African Americans, supported by Sanford Byrd.

100 Black Men of America, a national alliance of leading African American men of business, industry, public affairs and government, devoting their combined skills and resources to confronting the challenges facing African America youth.

African American Women Writers of the 19th century, from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the The New York Public Library.

African American Child, news, articles, books, and much more, from (Chicago) Tribune Media Services. Good materials for Black History Month.

Soul Food Cookbook,

Ethnic Street, an African American guide to the Information Highway, with well organized links to hundreds of Black oriented commercial sites.

Africa-America Institute, to expand education and professional training opportunities for Africans, foster greater understanding of Africa in America, and promote mutually beneficial U.S.-Africa relations.

Kawanzaa, a description of the 7 principles and the ceremonial accessories, from the African American Web Ring.

African-American Picture Books An extensive alaphabetical list of authors of picture books that provide realistic positive images of Black children, by Kay Vandergrift of Rutgers.

Black Facts Online. Find out what happened this day in history, with search capability by date, word, or category, supported by InnerCity Software.

The Springfield Race Riot of 1908, provided by Thinkquest.

Asian American

APA Heritage Month National Calendar of Events lists May events by city, supported by The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and others.

Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), founded in 1985, is an inter-agency organization of Asian Pacific American employees, representing over 50 Federal agencies. It is the principal organization behind Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May each year.

We, the American Asians. Facts and figures from the Economics and Statistics Administration of the Bureau of the Census, including comparisons on population, family size, per capita income, etc., in easy to read format.

Asian-American Resources provides links to a wide variety of related topics, supported by Alan Liu, of the Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara.

East & Southeast Asia, an Annotated Directory of Internet Resources is a huge, easy to read list of sites for Asian-Americans and for 15 specific Asian countries, maintained by Robert Eng of the Department of History, University of Redlands.

Asian/Pacific Online Resources, links to all the sites receiving the "Best of 99 Asia Pacific" Awards, the Asian Database Online Community Electronic Newsletter, and much more, supported by the Eric Clearing House on Urban Education at Columbia University.

Asian American Heritage in the Parks. A short list of parks based on their cultural and historic significance, with links to more detailed history, supported by NPS.

Asian Studies Virtual Library established in 1994 and edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek, provides links to Asian educational resources as well as regional and individual country resources.

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), a centralized location to find current information about culturally-competent, linguistically accessible and affordable primary health care services to the AAPI population.

UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, contributing to an understanding of the long neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society.

Southeast Asian Archive, supported by the University of California at Irvine, provides good links regarding Hmong, Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese resources.

Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute (APAWLI) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to the enhancement and enrichment of leadership skills for successful Asian and Pacific American women leaders.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Council (APAHC), is a volunteer led coalition of over twenty non-profit organizations, representing over nine million Asian Pacific Americans.

Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN), founded in 1994, is a non-partisan organization of the highest ranking Asian Pacific American career and appointed executives, judiciary members, and military officers in the Federal, state, and local governments.

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), founded in 1973, is a national non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization dedicated to securing the rights of Chinese American and Asian American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government.

The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, Inc. (NAKASEC), is a national organization that seeks to educate and empower Korean American communities nationwide.

The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), founded in 1980, is a non-profit membership supported organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and culture of Japanese Americans. NJAHS specializes in travelling exhibitions, publications, videos, interactive multimedia, military and camp collections, and educational programs.

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), was founded in 1929 to fight discrimination against people of Japanese ancestry. The JACL has over 24,500 members in 112 chapters located in 25 states, Washington D.C., and Japan.

Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL), founded in 1989 by Asian Pacific American (APA) professionals as a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization. Its mission is to promote APA interests and success in public sector careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large.

National Association of Asian American Professionals, (NAAAP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote the personal and professional development of the Asian American community.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), formed in 1988, is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students that strives to be a national network for its members and affiliates.

Asian American Journalists Association, (AAJA) with 16 chapters in the U.S., tracks relevant media issues.

Asian American Village (AAV), offers news and announcements, a research library, a calendar of events, and a link to the minority job bank sponsored by Black Collegian Online.

Asian American Resources, extensive lists of student associations, organizations, media contacts, and individual home pages, maintained by MIT.

100 Titles: A Basic Library on Japanese Americans, Compiled by Brian Niiya and maintained by the Japanese American National Museum.

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics', LEAP, founded in 1982, is a national organization providing original programs in leadership training, public policy research, and community education.

Asian American Resources for Teachers help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom, maintained by Dennis Boals.

National Resource Center Bookmarks, a list of Web sites of interest to Japanese Americans, including links to archives and museums, Japanese American organizations, military information, and online journals, supported by the Japanese American National Museum.

Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET), founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization devoted to producing, publishing and consulting in the area of multiculturalism, with a special interest in educational television and multimedia programs regarding Asian and Asian-American concerns.

Seattle Contemporary Review of Asian American Literature (SCRAAL), a non-profit organization, with current book reviews and links to other Asian literary groups.

Asian American Artistry in Film & Music!, addressing the issues of the impact and influence Asian Pacific American artists, films, music and resources have had in the American public's eye throughout the 20th century.

Electronic Resources for South Asian Women, is a list of women's resources, some specifically for Asian women, maintained by the University of Maryland.

Sunfire is a site for Asian Americans about mastering political skills for empowerment in public policy and private enterprise.

JADE Magazine for Asian women by Asian women, to provide a forum to shatter the myths that exist about us, as well as a needed medium for the open discussion of our views, ideas and concerns.

Golden Silk reviews the Best Asian Sites on the Web and grades them according to content, appearance, and purpose.

Spiritual and Religious

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches National website for a GLBT friendly church.

Dignity Resource for Gay and Lesbian Catholics

World Congress/GLBT Jews World organization for GLBT Jews and their friends

Al Fatiha Website for GLBT Muslims