PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - MULTICULTURAL WEB SITE RESORCES

General Sites:

adl.org - Anti-Defamation League

Edchange - information related to diversity, equity, and justice in schools and society.

Embrace Diverse Schools

Multicultural Pavilion- cultural awareness activities and other info

Multicultural Lesson Plans and Resources - a variety of resources

Multicultural Education Internet Research Guide - provides over 100 websites relating to multicultural education

National Association for Multicultural Education

NEA: C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps

INational MultiCultural Institute

Pew Hispanic Center: Research and Surveys on the U.S. Hispanic Population

Rethinking Schools- provides articles on multicultural issues

Teachers Against Prejudice

Teaching Tolerance- provides information and free lesson plans

 

 

African and African American Resources

The Story of Africa - a BBC site with extensive information on Africa including the West African kingdoms

Center For African Studies -  this site has articles and lessons for teachers who teach about Africa

Africans In America - PBS site that includes excellent information on African American history

Our Shared History, African American Heritage - National Parks Service site with extensive information on many topics

Harlem Renaissance - information on the writers and artists of this time period

The Ground Beneath Our Feet - information on the massive resistance to integration in VA in the 1950s and 1960s

Historical Census Data 1790 - fascinating information on various groups in America as recorded by the 1790 census

 

Latino/Hispanic Resources

Hispanic Online - website for Hispanic Magazine, a contemporary magazine by and about Hispanics

Learn About the Mexican American History- extensive information about Mexican American history

Five Views: A History of Mexican Americans in CA - extensive information about the experiences of Mexican Americans

Hispanic Threads in America - An overview  that focuses on Hispanic contributions

del Corazón! - a wonderful interactive site for teachers and students featuring the collection of Latino art in the a National Museum of American Arts

Resources for Teaching About the Americas - lesson plans about Latin America and the southwest US

United States of American History - provides information about Latinos/Hispanics in the military

 

Asian American Resources:

Asian American and Pacific Islander Month

Ask Asia - a multitude of lesson plans about Asia and Asian Americans, well organized

Ancestors in the Americas - an excellent Asian American history timeline

Asian - Nation, The Landscape of Asian America - has general information about many aspects of the Asian American experience

Asian American Information - a variety of information about many cultures

A More Perfect Union - Smithsonian Web site about Japanese Americans and the constitution

Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA)

Japanese American National Museum - this site has many resources regarding the Japanese American experience

Japanese American National Museum (exhibits) - this site focuses on current and digital exhibits

 

Native American Resources:

Native Americans - information on many topics regarding Native Americans

Iroquois Confederacy and the U.S. Constitution - Information and lessons on this topic

American Indian Movement - brief history of the American Indian Movement

Thanksgiving Information - provides alternative viewpoint of Thanksgiving (go about halfway into the document for student level materials)

 

Jewish American Resources:

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - provides and overview of the U.S. Holocaust Museum and a site for teaching ideas
 
Jewish American History - This provides various resources on the experiences of Jewish Americans

 

Arab American Resources:

Arab American Institute - a variety of information on Arab American communities

Al-Islam - information on Islam
 

Resources on Women:

Teaching With Historic Places - women's contributions in history as told through the National Parks Service

Women's History Resource - a wide assortment of sites on women's history

National Women's Hall of Fame - provides biographical information on various women

4000 Years of Women in Science - many biographies

Historical Women in Science - many biographies

Amazing Women in War and Peace - information on women in the major wars
 

People With Disabilities:

Center for Disability Information and Referral - disability awareness site for youth

Celebrating New Horizons - various sites including famous people with disabilities

Math Resources:

Multicultural Perspectives in Mathematical Education - links to many math sites that have multicultural themes

NCTM San Diego Sessions on Multicultural Issues - a variety of topics