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| Multicultural Pavilion | Resources and dialogues for educators, students, and activists to explore and discuss all-level multicultural education. |
| Multicultural Review | An excellent page full of primary and secondary multicultural resources. |
| LGBT Resources in Higher Education | The homepage for the National Consortium of the Directors of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources in Higher Education. |
| Teaching Tolerance | Teaching Tolerance supports the efforts of K-12 teachers and other educators to promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity. |
| Association of American Colleges and Universities | AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. |
| New York Library Ethnic Services Roundtable | NY Library Ethnic Services Roundtable is a forum for the exchange of information (homepage). |
| National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) | NAME is an organization that brings together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations. |
| Diversity Web | Possibly the most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission. |
| Ethnic News Watch | ENW is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. |
| Affirmative Action and Diversity Project | The Affirmative Action & Diversity Project is an academic resource providing scholars, students, and the interested public with on-site articles and theoretical analyses, policy documents, current legislative updates, and an annotated bibliography of research and teaching material. |
| Multicultural Student Affairs @ Texas State University - San Marcos | MSA serves low-income, first generation and handicap students working to complete college. Services offered under these programs are made available to currently enrolled minority students meeting the participant criteria. Aside from direct benefit, minority students benefit from funded programs indirectly as a result of work study employment, peer counseling and tutoring opportunities |
| United States Census Bureau Minority Links | The official Census Bureau's quick and easy links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the United States. |
| Minority Groups in World War II | Statistical information available to the US Army Center of Military History to answer questions about the participation of various minority groups in the armed forces of the United States during the Second World War. |
| Minority Groups in Science and Technology | These web sites provide biographical information on men and women of diverse ethnic backgrounds who have made significant contributions in the fields of science and technology. |
| Tolerance.org | Tolerance.org is the principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. |
| Greenlining | Greenlining empowers communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multiethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights and anti-redlining activities. |
| Feminist Majority Foundation Online | A cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. The organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered |
| Feminist Campus | Feminist Campus works with students on college campuses to affect change at the grassroots, national, and global levels. |
| Living the Legacy | The Women's Rights Movement: 1848 - 1998, as sponsored by the National Women's History Project - and endorsed by National and State Organizations . |
| Conversations with History: Women's Rights | This site contains transcripts, video interviews and bibliographies of men and women talking about their lives, their views and their work. |
| National Organization for Women | NOW is devoted to furthering women's rights through education, it is the largest women's rights organization in the U.S. |
| National Women's History Project | A frequently updated site, recognizing and celebrating women's accomplishments. |
| The International Women's Rights Action Watch | Promotes recognition of women’s human rights under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the CEDAW Convention), a basic international human rights treaty. |
| Women in the United States | U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs Page on Women's Issues. |
| American Association of University Women | AAUW is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. |
| Gifts of Speech | An on-going project from Sweet Briar College, containing a searchable and browseable collection of contemporary women's speeches from around the world. |
| U.S. Women Connect | Network of women's organizations and NGOs developed after the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, its mission is to connect American women and girls "working for rights and empowerment, and to link them with other activists and advocated around the globe." |
| WWWomen.com | A searchable directory containing links to an extensive list of sites addressing subjects relevant to women, such as civil liberties, child rearing , business, diversity, education, health and advocacy. |
| Story Circle Network | The Story Circle Network is a national not-for-profit membership organization made up of women who want to explore their lives and their souls by exploring their personal stories. |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Founded in New York in 1909 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the NAACP has been leading the effort for social justice for nearly 100 years. |
| National Black Theatre Festival | The National Black Theatre Festival is an international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, celebrating 26 years of excellence in professional black theatre. |
| National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates | |
| United Negro College Fund | enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities |
| Black Caucus of the American Library Association | Lists news, publications, a history of the association, and its activities |
| African Americans in the Military | |
| African Americans in the Sciences | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups |
| Africana.com | Covers the geography, history, culture and community of Africa and people of African descent (including news, arts, multimedia, music, chat, email, etc). |
| Afro-American Almanac | Includes biographies of famous African Americans, historical documents, folk tales and commentary |
| African-American Registry | Presents individual accounts that have shaped American society through the arts, business, education, entertainment, literature, military, politics, religion, sports and more. |
| Black America Web | Offers an African-American perspective on news, travel, entertainment, business, technology, sports and more. Home of the Tom Joyner radio show and the Tom Joyner Foundation. |
| African American World | from PBS: From Sojourner Truth to Jacob Lawrence, discover the courage and talent that shaped the African American experience. |
Native American Studies Resources |
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| Native Web (Indigenous Tribes of USA) | NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology. |
| Indianz.com | Indianz.com presents news, advice, education links, tribal law information and more. |
| Bill's Aboriginal Links: Canada and the United States | Bill has collected a comprehensive page of links for Native Americans and First Nations of Canada. |
| African-Native Americans: We Are Still Here | Based on an exhibit, curated by Ms. Eve Winddancer and with photos by Mr. Louis B. Myers. |
| Native American Online | Dedicated to servicing all Native American tribes and First Nation communities. |
| Native American Resources at the Smithsonian | Describes Smithsonian museums and offices and the facets of their collections, research, programs, opportunities, and services that relate to Native Americans. |
| Texas Indians | Features articles on tribes, teacher resources, and a feature on horses and the Plains Indians. |
| U.S. Indian Tribes | Comprehensive list of tribes categorized by state. |
| Native Spirit Productions | A troupe specializing in hoop dancing and Native American dance and music. |
Latino/a American Studies Resources |
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| National Resource Centers for Latin American Studies & Related Services | The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee develops, supports and promotes teaching, research and outreach about Latin America and the Caribbean. |
| League of United Latin American Citizens | Advancing the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights or the Hispanic Population in the United States. |
| Latino USA | The radio journal of Latino news and culture. |
| Institute for Latino Studies @ Notre Dame | The Institute is committed to advancing research, expanding knowledge and strengthening community - true to the tradition and distinctively Catholic values of Notre Dame. |
| Media Resources Center: Moffitt Library @ UC Berkeley: Chicano/Latino Studies | A comprehensive list of videotapes documenting the Chicano/Latino experience. |
| Chicano Website Pathfinder | A very long list of websites (in alphabetical order) of interest to Latinos. |
| Latino Promotions | This organization seeks to serve as an alternative educational resource for those interested in learning about Latinos in the United States. Their various programs and resources provide information about Latino history, politics, and culture, as well as several issues such as immigration, affirmative action, ethnic identity, multiculturalism, and how these fields relate to the diverse Latino groups in the United States. |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is proud to be the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education and is committed to providing opportunities for students |
Asian American Studies Resources |
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| Asian American Net | The mission of Asian American Net is to promote and strengthen cultural, educational, and commercial ties between Asia and North America |
| Asian American Writer's Workshop | The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is a national not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the creating, publishing, developing and disseminating of creative writing by Asian Americans. |
| Asian American Film | Information on Asian American films and filmmakers |
"The Center will hopefully enrich the experience of the entire university by contributing to an understanding of the long neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society."--mission statement |
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