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Ethnic Studies
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Databases for Finding Magazine, Journal & Newspaper
Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Selected Web Sites on Ethnicity & Diversity
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African Americans
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Hispanic/Latin Americans
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Asian Americans
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Filipino Americans
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Arab Americans
Magazine, Journal & Newspaper
Databases (to access articles):
Ethnic Newswatch - on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles from
about 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press, in English and Spanish.
InfoTrac OneFile Database - on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
Articles from
academic journals & popular magazines.
- To search only for articles that include the full text, check the "articles with text" box under "Limit the current search" (below the text entry box)
- To narrow searches, combine concepts with AND.
- Once you find one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject headings (near the bottom of the article page) to find more articles on that topic.
InfoTrac Newspapers - on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles
from N.Y. Times, S.F. Chronicle, S.F. Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, L.A.
Times, Contra Costa Times, Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Chicago Tribune, Boston
Globe, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Times (London, England), Guardian (London, England), Manila
Bulletin (Philippines), Korea Times, International Herald Tribune, La
Opinión
Gale History Resource Center - on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
primary documents,
reference articles, and full-text journal articles covering all aspects of
- Enter search word(s) and click the Search button
- At results page, additional articles may be available by clicking on the article type tabs--"Periodicals", "Primary Sources", "Maps & Images" & "Reference Materials" at the top of the page.
- Click on the title of an article to display the full text of the article.
SIRS Knowledge Source - on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
Full-text
articles on social, scientific, political issues and on many humanities topics.
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library Sytem.
- Type in the name of your topic in the search box and
click the Search button.
Suggested search terms: multiculturalism, ethnicity, ethnic relations, ethnic identity, diversity - Limit your search to books at Skyline by clicking on the Limit button at the right side of the page and then scroll down to near the bottom and click on Skyline College Library and then click OK.
Understanding Prejudice: "More than 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources, as well as searchable databases with hundreds of prejudice researchers and social justice organizations." Supplement to the print anthology Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination.
Tolerance.org: This site's goal is "to
awaken people of all ages to the problem of hate and intolerance [and] to equip
them with the best tolerance ideas." Includes news articles about hate and
tolerance, a
The Myth of the Melting Pot: America's Racial and
Ethnic Divides:
A series of articles about racial and ethnic divisions in the
US Census Bureau Minority Links:Quick and easy links to the latest
data on racial and ethnic populations in the
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives: A permanent program offering collections of primary research materials that document the cultural and political experiences of the African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and Native American ethnic groups in California. The broad-based collection of materials represents the cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity that characterizes the state's population.
Diversity Bibliography: An annotated bibliography of online and print resources about diversity, compiled by the Poynter Institute, a journalists' organization.
Diversity Database: A comprehensive directory of multicultural and diversity
resources from the
Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for
California:
Narrative histories of one hundred recorded historic property sites for each of
five ethnic minorities in
National Forum on People's Differences: Post or answer questions about different cultures or peoples. "Designed to give you a way to ask people from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds the questions you've always been too embarrassed or uncomfortable to ask." Questions and their answers from the past week can be viewed, search the archive of past questions, or answer a posted question. Also known as the Y? forum, this site is maintained and moderated by an editor at the Florida Times-Union.
Crosspoint Anti Racism: An international, searchable collection of briefly annotated links covering such topics as anti-racism/anti-fascism, migrants, anti-Semitism/Shoah, migrants/diversity, indigenous people, Jewish resources/Shoah, human rights/refugees, disability resources, Roma/Sinti/Travellers, gays & lesbians, and women's rights. Can be browsed by country or by topic.
The Multicultural American West: "This site is intended as a space for the interactive exchange of ideas, information, and educational tools related to American West in multicultural and intercultural perspective. We hope to serve high school and college students, teachers, professors and independent scholars with an interest in the multicultural West. By "multicultural" we mean to stress culture as defined by race, ethnicity, language, and nationhood, but also to include gender, sexuality, class, religion, and other factors as distinct cultural forces." from the American Studies Program, Washington State University
Does Diversity Make a Difference?: Three studies of college teachers' and students' attitudes toward and experiences with racial and ethnic diversity, from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). It concludes that "campus diversity represents an educational benefit for all students-minority and white alike-that cannot be duplicated in a racially and ethnically homogeneous academic setting."
Electronic Resources on Diversity: A directory of resources from
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: This site presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action topics; rather than taking a singular pro or con position, it is designed to help lend many different voices to the debates surrounding the issues of affirmative action.
Bibliography on Race, Gender, and Affirmative Action: An annotated bibliography of resources on race, gender, and affirmative action from Elizabeth S. Anderson, Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan.
New American Studies Web: Race, Ethnicity, and
Identity: A
directory of resources organized by ethnic group from
Racial Profiling in America: This site from the American Civil Liberties Union includes the ACLU's special report on "driving while Black," articles from current news sources & an archive going back to 1999, plus a "bust card", giving guidelines on your rights when stopped and tips on what you should and should not do.
Southern Poverty Law Center: This organization combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. Includes Klanwatch and Militia Task Force, which monitor white supremacist and extremist activity, Legal Action, current and historical civil rights cases, and Teaching Tolerance, excerpts from this free to educators magazine, including an excellent, annotated, Recommended Reading list.
How Race Was Lived in America: A Decade-by-Decade Selection of Articles from the N.Y. Times: Articles from the late 1800's to 2000.
Ancestors
in the Americas:
Website of a PBS series exploring the history and legacy of Asians in the
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Take the virtual tour of the museum or browse through articles presented to "promote racial tolerance by helping people understand the historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance." Each cartoon, caricature, object, and image of African American stereotypes includes historical background notes.
Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin: Data prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the President's Initiative on Race.
"America's Demography in the New Century: Aging Baby Boomers and New Immigrants as Major Players": Report from the Milken Institute focusing on the growing number of seniors and new immigrants and their impact on "the economic and political landscape", examines the effects of the aging Baby Boomer population and views the changing demographics in terms of the concentration of immigrants in certain metropolitan areas, as well as California and the West as a case study. The report includes color maps, charts, and graphs, along with a sidebar of statistics and facts.
Pew Hispanic Center: research reports & fact sheets on topics such as Hispanics in the military, results of surveys of Latino populations, news, and related links.
California Latino Demographic Databook: selected census information detailing "characteristics for Latinos by national origin, nativity, citizenship, and period of entry for the foreign-born", and providing comparative figures for non-Hispanic whites, blacks, and Asians.
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center: Excellent links to sources of information on Chicana/os.
U.S. Latinos and Latinas & World War II Oral History Project: More than 400 interviews documenting Latino WWII experiences.
Chicano Art Digital Image Collection: A collection of nearly 1,400 works from artists demonstrating "a strong identification with the Chicano Movement and a commitment to the ideals inherent in Chicano art.
LatinBayArea.com: Latino-focused business and educational information, events, news, people's home pages, links to Web sites, entertainment, and community resources for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Latino USA: Radio journal of Latino news and culture, in English, from National Public Radio.
Hispanic Genealogy Reference Center: links for genealogical research
Online Hispanic Health Resources: A collection of annotated Internet resources that "pertain specifically to the health concerns of the Hispanic and Latino population or provide some or all of their content in Spanish."
Recommended US Latino Websites: collected and organized by Susan
A. Vega García,
Hispanic and Latino Links (from Google Directory)
Asian American Links (from Google Directory)
Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America: An "information source on the historical, political, demographic, and cultural issues that make up today’s diverse Asian American community."
Model Minority: Collection of research articles, commentaries, stories, and other documents on Asian American culture, government, and experience.
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month: Facts and statistics about this observance planned "to coincide
with two important anniversaries: the arrival in the
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience: Companion to PBS documentary provides biographical portraits, eyewitness accounts, a timeline, a Chinese American history quiz, a viewer's guide, and links to related resources.
Separate Lives, Broken Dreams: A site about the Chinese Exclusion
Act, which until its repeal in 1943 "barred all Chinese from
Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience: An exhibit of over 80 annotated
archival objects documenting "the resettlement experiences of refugees and
immigrants from the former Indochina [in the
Korean American Digital Archive: Over 13,000 pages of documents, over 1,900 photographs, and over 150 sound files that document the Korean American community between 1903 and 1965.
Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in
California, 1899-1965: An illustrated history of early Indian immigrants to
Asian American Health: "An information portal to issues affecting the health
and well-being of Asian Americans in the
Filipino Americans
Links for Indigenous Groups of the Philippines
Filipino American Resources: Excellent links from
Americans
of Filipino Descent - FAQs: Frequently asked questions and answers about Filipino American
history
Filipino American Chronology & Timeline: Links to information from 16th
century to the present, from Cal State U. Sacramento
Filipino
American History Timeline: Basic historical information compiled by the Alaska
Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society
Philippine History
Site: Information
on Filipino migration to the
Filipinos in the United States: Essays on the history, literature,
and the impact of cultural assimilation and demographic emergence of Filipinos
in the
Filipino American National Historical Society: Information on Filipino American history, exhibits, and videos.
FilipinoWeb: Subtitled The Filipino &
Filipino-American Information & Resource Center, this commercial Web site
offers useful articles on the history and culture of the
FilipinoAmericans.Net: A culture and history portal, with discussion forum, profiles of prominent Filipino-Americans, recipes, and link directory.
Filipino American History, Life & Values: Links and bibliography from Monterey Bay Educators Against War.
Filipino Americans: by Marina Claudio-Perez, includes
Generations, Immigration & Length of US Residency with timelines of
Filipino Immigration to the
Filipino Migration to the United States: Part of The Philippine History
Site from the Filipino-American Historical Society of
BoondocksNet.com: Information on Anti-Imperialism in
the
Filipino American Elders, through the decades of the
1900s :
Includes historical events 1900-1990. Based on information from the
Philippine Culture and History: extensive information and links, from the Austrian-Philippine Website.
Filipino Writers Links: Links to websites of Filipino writers, literature and more, from Philippine American Literary House
PinoyLife.com: A site for and about young Filipino Americans.
Bagong Pinay: "An online community for Filipinas"
Filipino Cultural Arts: A detailed documentation on Philippine culture through the indigenous arts of Kali, Dance and Komedia. It describes a wide spectrum of these arts for all audiences to view and gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Filipino culture and history.
"Filipino Americans in History: From the Manila Men, to the Alaskeros, to Miss America": Article originally published by Filipino American Herald October 2002 by Joann Natalia Aquino.
Bulosan
Memorial Exhibit:
Housed in the Eastern Hotel in
Filipinolinks.com: "
"A Journey Through Filipino American History": Skyline College English 846 Fall 2003 historical timeline projects
More Filipino-American Links (from Google Directory)
Indigenous Groups of
the
Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines: Group Profiles: From the Philippines National
Commission on Indigegous Peoples, profiles of the 110 ethnolinguistic groups
found in the various parts of the
Philippine People: Descriptions of over 60 ethnic groups, tribes and peoples of the Philippine Islands
Indigenous Peoples/ Ethnic Minorities and Poverty
Reduction - Philippines: This report, from the Asian Development Bank, outlines the problems in
defining indigenous peoples, and gives an overview of indigenous peoples in the
The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks: Online book version of an
extensive 1905 study of the Bontoc Igorot people of northern
Indigenous Peoples, the Environment and Human Rights
in the Philippines: the Cordillera Experience: Information, from the Asian Social
Issues Program (ASIP), on the Cordillera Region in the central mountain ranges
of
A Bibliography of the Agta Negritos of Eastern Luzon, Philippines: A 1997 bibliography of aboriginal peoples found scattered along the eastern coast of Luzon in the largest area of rain forest in the Philippines who call themselves and their language 'Agta' and number together about 10,500.
100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans: A Journalist's Guide: This site from the Detroit Free Press presents an overview and discusses the origins, language, statistics, family life, customs, religion, politics, terminology, and stereotypes about Arab Americans.
Arab American Institute: Website of the Arab American Institute (AAI), "a non-profit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of Americans of Arab descent."
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: Website of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage.
Caught in the Crossfire: The website for a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) special in which "three diverse Arab Americans share their stories of living under an unwelcome spotlight since September 11, 2001." Includes clips from the program, the storyline, background on the program subjects, and an annotated list of related links.
Face to Face: This site connects the experiences of Japanese Americans in the early 1940s with those of Arab and Muslim Americans post-September 11, 2001. From Independent Television Service (ITVS).
Cinemayaat:
The Arab Film Festival: "The Arab Film Festival screens films directed by Arab or
Arab Americans or films related to the Arab world." Includes selected
profiles of films of previous festivals in the
Edward W. Said: A Bibliography: A searchable bibliography of works
by and about the noted researcher, writer, and Palestinian advocate, the late
Dr. Edward Said, professor of English and Comparative Literature at
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