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
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