Global and Multicultural Resources on the Web

General Resources:

• Collection on Critical Global Issues (http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library) – Searchable guide to over 200 full-text documents on critical issues facing the world; produced by the United Nations.
• Global Issues (http://www.globalissues.org)
• Global Statistics (http://www.geohive.com) –
• International Data Base (http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html) – Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
• World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) – Nonprofit group working to protect world resources.

Magazines and Journals:

• Asian Week Magazine (http://news.asianweek.com/news)
• Ethnic Newswatch (http://0-enw.softlineweb.com.library.wvmccd.cc.ca.us) – Articles from minority and ethnic magazines, newspapers and journals. Available to Mission College students and staff only.
• Intermundo Journal for Intercultural Communication (http://www.stephweb.com/forum/index.htm) – site requires free membership

Business:

• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home) – Associated with Amnesty International, the Centre's online library covers over 1600 companies, over 160 countries, and over 150 topics relating to business and human rights around the world.
• Business culture, customs and etiquette (http://www.executiveplanet.com) – Cross-cultural business information.
• Tradeport.org Country Library (http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries)

Conflict and Peace Studies:

• INCORE: Conflict Data Service (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries)
• International Affairs Resources: Peace, Conflict, and International Security (http://www.etown.edu/vl/peace.html)

Culture and Ethnicity:

• African American Odyssey (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml)
• African Studies Center : Country pages (http://www.africa.upenn.edu//Home_Page/Country.html)
• ArabNet (http://www.arab.net/sections/contents.html) – Information on the history and culture of Arab countries, with numerous special features.
• Cultures (http://www.cultures.com/links/links.html) – Covers a variety of cultures and sub-cultures
• East & Southeast Asia: An annotated directory of Internet resources (http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html)
• Ethnicity Links (http://dmoz.org/Society/Ethnicity)
• Gateway to African-American History (http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis)
• Hispanic Online (http://www.hispaniconline.com) – Offers news, resources, and entertainment options relevant to Hispanics in the USA.
• Latin American Network Information (http://lanic.utexas.edu/index.html) – Site can be navigated in English, Spanish, or Portugese
• Silicon Valley Cultures Project (http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/anthropology/svcp)
• UCLA Asian American Studies Center (http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc)
• What is Culture? (http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_culture/culture-index.html)

Diet and Nutrition:

• Chinese Food and Culture (http://chinesefood.about.com/foodculture)
• Ethnic/Cultural and Special Audience Food Guide Pyramids (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000023.html)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/) – From the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org) – The United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against global hunger.

Global and Multicultureal Health Issues:

• Asian American Health (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html)
• Infectious Diseases of Refugees and Immigrants (http://www3.baylor.edu:80/~Charles_Kemp/Infectious_Disease.htm) –
• Refugee and Immigrant Health (http://www3.baylor.edu:80/~Charles_Kemp/refugees.htm) – xcellent site with links to resources for numerous specific cultures, mental health, and relief organizations.
• Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links (http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/trannurs/) – From Indiana University Northwest. Some resources listed are specific to Indiana University, but many general resources are available on this site.
• World Health Organization (WHO) Statistics (http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm)

Native Peoples:

• Native American Anthology (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/NAINRES.HTM)
• NativeWeb (http://www.nativeweb.org) – information on indigenous cultures worldwide
• WestWeb: Native Peoples of the American West (http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/indian.html)

Religions and Belief Systems:

• Academic Info Religions Gateway (http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.htm)
• Beliefnet (http://beliefnet.com) – site works best in Explorer.
• Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (http://cmcu.georgetown.edu)
• Open Directory: Society - Religions and Spirituality (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality) – quality of sites listed is variable, but covers an enormous range of topics
• The Pluralism Project (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/pluralism)
• Religion and Spirituality (http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality) – from the Google Web Directory; a large list of related subjects
• Religious Tolerance (http://www.religioustolerance.org)
• The True Religion (http://thetruereligion.org/index.htm) – Islam from an Islamic perspective
• Virtual Religion Index (http://virtualreligion.net/vri/) – (Rutgers University)

 

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