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Cross-Cultural Resources
Center for Equal Opportunity

http://www.ceousa.org/

Think tank seeking to influence public policy to become colorblind. Organization addresses several primary issues. Links to thought provoking articles on multicultural education, immigration and assimilation, and racial preferences. Gives recommended readings.

Diversity and Pluralism

http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/moddp/masterdp.html

This database of articles allows you to search by keyword or letter, and is cross-referenced by subject and author. The links are varied and the directions clear, making it a good starting point for information.

The ERaM Programme

http://www.brad.ac.uk/bradinfo/research/eram/eram.html

To find out about current trends in the area of ethnicity and racism studies, take a look at this page. Then, if you’d like to read more, link to The ERaM WWW pages to look at the sources that went into the research you’ve just read about.

In Motion

http://www.cts.com/browse/publish/index3.html

Online magazine promoting social change. Covers the diverse national and international cultures that make up our world. A rich mix of links to places around the world.

Interracial Voice

http://www.webcom.com/intvoice/

Published every other month to serve the mixed-race/interracial community. Advocates universal recognition of mixed-race individuals as constituting a separate "racial" entity and supports the initiative to establish a multiracial category on the 2000 Census.

ITIs Multi-Cultural Network

http://www.fcg.com/iti/iti_cultnet.html

Intended as a tool for businesses, this site serves a purpose for people who are interested in learning about the different cultures that make up the United States, including African, Irish, Jewish, Puerto-Rican, and Native American.

Library-in-the-Sky

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/

As with any good library, the contents of this site are organized by the subjects of interest to specific user groups. Categories of Subjects, Emerging Areas and Support, Fun Stuff and Resources. Five access windows reveal holdings for Teachers, Students, Parents, Librarians, and Community. A fun site organized for easy exploration. See also link to Schoolhouse.

Minnesota Museum of American Art

http://www.mtn.org/mmaa/

Information about museum hours, tours, classes and exhibits. Read the write up on the exhibit and then visit each Gallery to view the virtual version. Fun and educational.

Minority Affairs Forum

ftp://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/README.html

Dedicated to in-depth discussions of race relations, immigration, affirmative action, and bilingual education.

Multicultural Media

http://www.multiculturalmedia.com/

Interesting site for finding the music and books of the world on video, audio, or CD-ROM. Each of the thousands of entries are described in a brief paragraph. Indexed by country name from A to Z. Click on searchable world map.

Multicultural Pavilion

http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural

The University of Virginia provides this resource for educators and students with a shared interest in cross-cultural learning and information sharing. Areas include Hypernews Discussion, a Listserv, and the details about working on an international Web publishing project. Online material and links to good stuff for K–12 teachers on the Teachers Corner page.

Museum of Tolerance

http://www.wiesenthal.com/mot/

A high-tech, hands-on experiential museum that focuses on two themes through unique interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. Includes info about visiting the museum's 3D site in LA.

National Civil Rights Museum

http://www.mecca.org/~crights/ncrm.html

Take a tour of this Memphis-based museum, which starts from the beginning—Brown v Board of Education—and provides links to related sites.

The National Multicultural Institute

http://www.nmci.org/nmci/history.html

Provides a forum for the discussion of the critical issues of multiculturalism through conferences in February, June, and November, and through training and consulting programs.

Schoolhouse

http://teacherpathfinder.syr.edu/Schoolhouse/

Visit the rooms of this schoolhouse to access information on available resources for grades K–12 educators. Includes virtual Classrooms, where you find the subject areas, Offices, for the nurse, counselor, teacher and principal, and the Library, where you can search the Internet, and more.

Ward Hill Press

http://bookzone.com/wardhill/

Book lovers everywhere will appreciate this site for its cross-cultural book selection. Boasts of having won acclaim and serious attention. Links lead to book reviews and author biographical information. Also has a link to books available online.

The Web of Culture

http://www.worldculture.com/

Designed to educate and entertain on the topic of cross-cultural communications. Offers useful info to the student and the educator on global language (and a body language page is under construction), religion, embassies, business and currency, and more.

Weber State University Clearinghouse for Multicultural/Bilingual Education

http://www.weber.edu/MBE/htmls/MBE.HTML

Public-private clearinghouse for educators. Sponsored by the university and participating companies and organizations out of Ogden, Utah and parts of the West.