Sites Focused on Particular Populations
Africa South of the Sahara: A Stanford University Website that with links to African countries and their art. Find information about authors, artistic organizations and publications. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/lit.html
African Voices is an examination of "the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment." It covers prehistory through the 20th century and includes a timeline. Themes include various forms of wealth, working and living in Africa, the Kongo people of Central Africa, and the African Diaspora. The Learning Center contains related resources. From the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History. http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
Alzheimer's Association: Caring for Diverse Populations is "A resource for people with dementia, family and friends, and health and social service professionals." Covers African-American, Chinese, Hispanic/Latino, and Korean communities. The site includes resources in other languages (including Chinese, Korean, and Spanish), links to websites, and information about providing culturally sensitive care. http://www.alz.org/professionals_and_researchers_caring_for_diverse_populations.asp
Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America is an "information resource and overview of the historical, demographic, political, and cultural issues that make up today’s diverse Asian American community." The author, a Vietnamese American sociologist, also provides discussion boards, many links, a section with history and photographs of Viet Nam, and suggestions for celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May). Searchable. http://www.asian-nation.org/
Center for Multilingual and Multicultural Research is an organized research unit at the University of Southern California, facilitating the research collaboration, dissemination and professional development activities of faculty, students, and others across School of Education, university and outside organizational lines. The Center provides a base for those interested in multilingual education, English-as-a second language, and foreign language instruction, multicultural education and related areas; and the opportunity to come together for research and program collaboration. This site has a portal to resources sorted by specific demographic groups. http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/home.html
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. The combined vision and mission of the Consortium is to achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect. Their goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum to professionally enhance this work; to seek climate improvement on campuses; and to advocate for policy change, program development, and establishment of LGBT Office/Centers. http://www.lgbtcampus.org/
The Indaba: This is the Detroit-based system described as follows that creates a learning environment “ that does not marginalize the learner, includes active participation, is imbedded with Core Cultural Values (principles of MAÁT, and the Nguzo Saba) has academic rigor, based on research and includes cross-curricular connections to achieve self determination.” http://africancentered.detroitk12.org/index-1.html
The New Americans is a Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home ... and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century." Immigrants include Nigerian refugee families, Palestinian bride, Dominican baseball player, Mexican farmer, and an Indian technical worker. Features material about the cultural riches brought by these people (such as henna body art, Indian musicals, and food). http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
USC Shoah Foundation Institute: This website has an archive of nearly 52,000 videotaped testimonies from Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. Currently they are collecting memories of survivors and witnesses to the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide. www.college.usc.edu/vhi