By Subject - Ethnic Studies

Web Sites
	AAAS Association for Asian American Studies "The Association for 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."
	Africa-America Institute "Founded in 1953, The Africa-America Institute is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, non-profit organization, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and a presence in over 50 African countries."
	African-American experience in Ohio 1850-1920 The "African-American experience in Ohio 1850-1920" is a digital collection brought together from a number of individual sources specifically for this project
	Africans in America The Africans in America Web site is a companion to Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States--from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865 -- and explores the central paradox that is at the heart of the American story: a democracy that declared all men equal but enslaved and oppressed one people to provide independence and prosperity to another. Africans in America examines the economic and intellectual foundations of slavery in America and the global economy that prospered from it. And it reveals how the presence of African people and their struggle for freedom transformed America
	Amistad Research Center "An independant archives, library, & museum dedicated to preserving African-American & ethnic history and culture." Opening screen
	Asian American Studies Center UCLA The UCLA Asian American Studies Center Web page provides an in-depth look at the programs and resources in Asian American studies available at UCLA, along with other related Web resources
	Asian American Writers' Workshop The Asian American Writers' Workshop is dedicated to the creation, publication and distribution of Asian American literature. Includes a calendar of events, information on the group's publications, and details of such activities as readings, creative writing workshops and performances. Contains staff, membership, fellowship, intern and volunteer information. Links to a list of books carried in the AAWW store
	Asian Pacific American history and culture Provides detailed information about the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. Includes documents, image collections, and other resources
	BlackPast.org remembered and reclaimed : an online reference guide to African American history /
	Center for Contemporary Black History "The Columbia University Center for Contemporary Black History (CCBH) promotes the critical study of black history, culture, and politics within urban America since 1900, with an emphasis on understanding the central role of black intellectuals and public leaders in the making of modern society."
	Cesar E. Chavez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction in Chicana & Chicano Studies
	Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles The mission of the Chinese American Museum is to foster a deepter understanding and appreciation of America's heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the rich cultural legacy and ongoing contributions of Chinese Americans
	Chinese Historical Society of America The 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
	Conscience and the Constitution Companion Web site to the PBS television special produced by ITVS. During World War II, a group of Japanese Americans refused to be drafted from the concentration camp at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming, until their rights as U.S. citizens were restored and their families were released. The site provides information about the historical facts of the story, compliance, resistance, who writes history?, the making of the film, a talkback section, and, resources
	Densho the Japanese American legacy project "Densho's urgent mission is to preserve the personal testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II, before their memories are extinguished. These irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images, related interviews, and teacher resources, are provided on this website to explore principles of democracy and to promote tolerance and equal justice for all"--Title screen
	Filipina Women's Network FWN The Filipina Women's Network is a non-profit association for women of Philippine ancestry. FWN provides educational resources through publications, lectures, activities, and programs to further the professional and personal development of its members. FWN focuses on public education, research on Filipina women's issues, leadership and skill building/career development programs for Filipina women, and popular culture
	In pursuit of social justice an oral history of the early years of diversity efforts at the University of Washington
	Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia University Presents the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York City. Explains that the institute is an academic resource center, which administers the African-American studies program at the university. Offers access to resources, an calendar of events, and course listings
	IRCAM multimedia library
	Japanese American National Museum
	Jews in America our story Web site is a multimedia presentation of the history of Jews in the United States. It contains streaming video, still photos, bibliographies, essays, and music
	John Henrik Clarke Africana Library The John Henrik Clarke Africana Library provides a special collection focusing on the history and culture of people of African ancestry. The library supports the curriculum of Cornell University's Africana Studies Research Center. University-wide the library serves as a bibliographic reference and referral center by providing access to African and African American resources available either in the Cornell University Library or collections at other institutions
	Julian Samora Research Institute the Midwest's premier Latino research center The home page of the Julian Samora Research Institute, a Hispanic policy research center undertaking research on issues of relevance to the Hispanic community in the social sciences and economic and community development
	Korean American Digital Archive "The Korean American Digital Archive includes materials that document the record of the Korean American community during the period of resistance to Japanese rule in Korea. Over 11,000 pages of documents, over 1,800 photographs, and several oral history sound recordings reveal the organizational and private experience of Koreans in America between 1903 and 1965."
	Korean American Museum The mission of the Korean American Museum is to serve the public by promoting Korean American history and culture, as well as recognizing Korean contributions to America. The Museum is a cultural and educational forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences relating to Korean and Korean American people
	Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center [Web site] Information about the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, which operates as a cultural performing arts center under the Seattle Dept. of Parks and Recreation. The goal of the Center is to provide quality cultural entertainment and educational components that meet the needs of the community. Every season, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center has new classes, events, and programs. The Center offers both performances and instruction, and the programming reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods, the Central District and the International District
	Martin Luther King, Jr. papers project at Stanford Website for the King Papers Project at Stanford University. This site includes links to the MLK Bibliography file and several speeches given by Dr. King
	Minority women's health
	Moorland Spingarn Research Center Home page for the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center located at Howard University. The Center is recognized as one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas and other parts of the world
	NAPALC National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization incorporated in 1991 and opened its Washington, D.C. office in 1993. The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium works to advance the legal and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans through litigation, public education, and public policy
	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Founded in 1909, the NAACP is a ...
	National Civil Rights Museum Home page of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is dedicated to inspiring people to learn the lessons of the civil rights movement and its impact on human rights movements worldwide. Includes a tour of the museum, a calendar of events, and directions to the museum
	National Urban League The National Urban League is a major social organization. It monitors the conditions of African Americans
	Popcultures.com Sarah Zupko's cultural studies center / Provides links to Internet resources in cultural studies
	rise and fall of Jim Crow "Web site created by PBS to support their 2002 landmark four-part series, "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow," which explores segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement."
	Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the pre....
	Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Provides access to the catalogs of the Schomburg Center and information on the history, exhibitions and programs at the Center
	Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
	Society for Ethnomusicology Home page of the Society for Ethnomusicology which includes information about the society, membership, programs, publications, and resources
	UCLA CAAS Center for African American Studies
	We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists
	We shall overcome historic places of the civil rights movement : a national register of historic places travel itinerary Page houses digitized photographs highlighting moments in the historic civil rights struggle in the United States. Site is located on the National Park Service ParkNet Web and offers an opportunity to view a map of historic civil rights sites with accompanying biographical information about major activists
	Wing Luke Asian Museum Presents information on the Wing Luke Asian Museum, admission charges, opening hours, calendar of events and programs, its exhibitions, membership information, collections, products, contacts and also its Newsletter. Located in the heart of Seattle's International District, the Wing Luke Asian Museum, a pan-Asian Pacific American museum, is devoted to the collection, preservation, and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history, and art
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