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Internet Resource Links
African American Children & Families
Footsteps: Celebrating African American History and Achievement This online magazine celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores their contributions to our culture. www.footstepsmagazine.com
National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) NBCDI’s website includes information on membership, public policy, resources, and a calendar of upcoming events. www.nbcdi.org
Asian American Children & Families
Asian Nation This site contains multiple resources concerning Asian history, culture, immigration, and contemporary issues in America. www.asian-nation.org
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium This national organization seeks to educate and empower Korean American communities nationwide. www.nakasec.org
ESL Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics This site provides resources for a better understanding of culture through language. There are many professional articles addressing such topics as adult ESL, bilingual education, dialects and Ebonics, immigrant education, and heritage language. You can also access several links and databases. www.cal.org
ESL Magazine Online This online magazine is written for teachers or other members of the community who work with ESL students. The site provides current articles, back issues, and links to resources for people who work with ESL students. www.eslmag.com
European American Children & Families
Center for the Study of White American Culture The center supports cultural exploration and self-discovery among white Americans and encourages a dialogue among all racial and cultural groups concerning the role of white American culture in the larger American society. The center operates on the premise that knowledge of one’s own racial background and culture is essential when learning how to relate to people of other racial and cultural groups. A premise of this site is that the task of building genuine and authentic relationships across racial and cultural lines is crucial to the future well-being of America. www.euroamerican.org
Culture Resources: European American Central Michigan University put together this site to provide access to many links regarding European American culture. The links address issues regarding the diversity of European American culture in the United States, including information regarding Albanians, Irish, Russians, Slavs and East Europeans, Italians, etc. www.malt.cmich.edu/eslcorr_euresc.htm
European American Resources This page offered by Santa Clara University contains a variety of resources and links regarding a wide range of European American cultures. You can also access other websites with general cultural information, electronic journals, scholarly materials, and reference materials. www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/euros.html
Gay Men & Lesbian Women
Coalition for Positive Sexuality This site offers information about sexuality for teens, both homosexual and heterosexual. www.positive.org
Lesbian.org Lesbian.org promotes lesbian visibility on the Internet, and includes political and cultural resources as well as additional links. www.lesbian.org
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) NGLTF is a national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Their site contains updated information on GLBT law and current issues. www.ngltf.org
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