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General Sites
Race and Ethnicity
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/race.html
An excellent site with insightful text and multiple links. This
is part of a Sociological Tour through Cyberspace developed by the
sociology department at Trinity University
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Directories of Resources
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/resource.htm
A comprehensive list of web links to sociological sites of the web
from which research can be done on race and ethnicity issues.
Office of Population Research (Princeton University)
http://popindex.princeton.edu/
Links to population research, data archives, resources, etc.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Where to go to get the latest estimates on the sizes of minority
groups in the United States. Good places to begin the search for
data include "Minority Links," "Statistical Abstract,"
and the list at "Subjects A to Z."
America's Racial and Ethnic Minorities
http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/AboutPRB/
Population_Bulletin2/Americas_Racial_and_Ethnic_Minorities.htm
The full text of the Population Bulletin, published in September
1999, is available online offering readers a chance to see how America's
racial and ethnic groups compare with one another across a host
of demographic dimensions.
Implicit Association Test
http://buster.cs.yale.edu/implicit/
This web site presents the Implicit Association Test, or IAT for
short, a new method that demonstrates public-private and conscious-unconscious
divergences much more convincingly than has been possible with previous
methods. Test your individual level of racial prejudice by clicking
on "Measure your Implicit Attitudes" and taking the
Race Implicit Attitudes Test.
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu
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.
Interracial Voice
http://www.webcom.com/%7Eintvoice/
Seeks to be the "voice of conscience" of the interracial
movement. Take a few minutes to explore this resource-rich website.
Racial Categories Make No Sense
http://www.vrx.net/aar/educate5.html
A Canadian perspective that concisely reviews the biological consensus
on race alongside the lack of political consensus about the use
of racial classifications.
Public Agenda
http://www.publicagenda.com/
A very useful website that provides data and analyses for a wide
range of topical issues. For example, click on Immigration and then
Race for issue guides on these topics. The Understanding the Issue
section lays out the facts and policy alternatives, while the Public
Opinion section offers a detailed profile of public thinking about
each issue.
The Center for World Indigenous Studies
www.cwis.org/fwdp.html
With the collapse of the Cold War, ethnic conflicts around the globe
have become the predominant source of political violence and war.
Many of these involve "indigenous peoples" struggling
against states dominated by "non-indigenous" groups. The
Center for World Indigenous Studies maintains a useful website about
such peoples.
FAIR
http://www.fairus.org/
An anti-immigrant site which can be used to compare and contrast
the campaign against immigration with the contemporary movement.
Gender
Gender and Society: Nature or Nurture?
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gender.html
This comprehensive site includes information and links to sources
on matters of gender. Historical, political, and cross-cultural
issues are explored.
Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/
This destination will familiarize you with the goals and programs
of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Feminist Research Center
http://www.feminist.org/research/1_public.html
This site provides information about contemporary feminist research.
American Mens Studies Association
http://www.vix.com/pub/men/orgs/writeups/amsa.html
This destination provides you with information on research on men’s
studies. Multiple links are provided to sites concerned with men’s
issues and men’s organizations.
Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
This is a Census Bureau website. It contains information and data
on businesses owned by women and minorities.
African Americans
Census Bureau African-American Population
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/afamhot1.html
This site contains facts and data on the African-American population
of the United States.
African American Web Connection
http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html
The home page presents information on a broad range of topics, including
art, history, entertainment and many others. Multiple links are
also provided.
How Race is Lived in America
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/race/
A series of 15 articles published by the New York Times summarizing
a year-long investigation by a team of reporters in the year 2000,
of how black-white relations are being lived out by ordinary people
in churches, schools, neighborhoods, and other venues.
Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/index.htm
The "Slave Narratives" are an interesting source of
information about the nature of everyday life under slavery. The
narratives were compiled during the 1930s by interviewing ex-slaves,
and provide a close-up, personal view of the system of slavery from
the perspective of its victims.
Remembering Jim Crow
http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/remembering/
The daily workings of the Jim Crow system of segregation are analyzed
and described in a collection of interviews and memories.
Native Americans
U.S. Title 25 Indian Legislation
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/25/
This destination takes you to the web site containing the legislation
of U.S. Title 25, pertaining to the protection of Native Americans.
Browse this site to learn about federal policy regarding irrigation
of allotted lands, promotion of Native American social and economic
welfare, and Native American health care.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Indian Health Service
www.ihs.gov
An excellent source to find health statistics on Native Americans.
NCAI
http://www.ncai.org
The National Congress of American Indians was founded in 1944 and
is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the
United States. NCAI's mission is to inform the public and the federal
government on tribal self-government, treaty rights, and a broad
range of federal policy issues affecting tribal governments. Browse
this site to learn more about the NCAI and information on events,
services, and issues.
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
Part of the WWW Virtual Library this destination links to important
and useful information including sources on legal issues, government,
Native American nations, art, and more.
United Native America
http://www.unitednativeamerica.com/main.html
United Native America was formed in 1993 as a nation wide grassroots
movement to bring about a federal national holiday for Native Americans.
Native Culture.com
http://www.nativeculture.com/home/default.asp
A comprehensive portal site for Native American resources on the
Internet. Voted Forbes Magazine "best of the Web"
Hispanic Americans
Census Bureau Hispanic Population
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic.html
This web site contains Census Bureau data on the Hispanic population
of the United States. With it, you can understand the diversity
among the Hispanic ethnic groups in terms of family income, poverty,
educational attainment, and occupation.
The National Council of La Raza
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit,
organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination,
and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans. This informative
site provides information on policy issues, programs, and events.
The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
http://www.maldef.org
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund is a legal
advocacy group organized to foster sound public policies, laws and
programs to safeguard the civil rights of the Latinos living in
the United States.
The Mexican Migration Project
http://www.pop.upenn.edu/mexmig/expressions/prologue.htm
Stories available online collected from a published book of narrative
interviews gathered by Mexican researchers affiliated with the Mexican
Migration Project. These personal accounts will provide students
with insights into the complex process of Mexican migration to the
United States.
Latino Culture
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/cmathison/truths/latino.html
Ethnic groups are based on perceptions of cultural difference. At
EdWeb of San Diego State University there is a helpful website designed
to foster reflection on Latino Culture and teaching and learning
styles.
Asian Americans
The Chinese Historical Society of America
http://www.chsa.org/
One of the oldest and largest organizations dedicated to the study,
documentation, and dissemination of Chinese American history.
Japanese American Internment Camps
http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/9066/9066.htm
This destination takes you to a web site that contains very interesting
pictures, maps, and descriptions of the camps that were located
throughout the Western United States and Canada.
The Asian Nation
http://www.asian-nation.org/index.html
A concise but comprehensive information source on the historical,
political, demographic, and cultural issues that make up today's
diverse Asian American community.
OCA
http://www.ocanatl.org
The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA), a national non-profit,
non-partisan advocacy organization of concerned Chinese Americans
maintains a homepage providing information on the organization as
well as links to other valuable sites. OCA is dedicated to securing
the rights of Chinese American and Asian American citizens and permanent
residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels
of the government.
Asian-American Politics
http://www.asianam.org/
This website provides information on Asian-American politics including
information on political issues, candidates, elections, voting records
and more.
Asian American Action Fund
http://www.aaa-fund.org/
The AAA-Fund is a bi-partisan political action committee. The AAA’s
goal is to increase the voice of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
on every level of local, state and federal government in America.
In addition to providing information on candidates and issues, this
site includes an information page for students to plan campaign
activities on campus and in the community.
White Ethnic Groups
ADL
http://www.adl.org
The Anti-Defamation League a Jewish American group maintains a homepage
devoted to issues of anti-Semitism and antiracist activism.
One Stop Italian America
http://www.osia.org/
Official website of the Order Sons of Italy in America, the largest
Italian American organization, offers resources on culture and heritage,
legislation and policy issues, current news, events, and more.
Irish America Net
http://www.irishamericanet.com/
An information resource providing access to Irish-American activities,
events and cultural expressions across the United States.
The American Irish Historical Society
http://www.aihs.org/
The homepage for The American Irish Historical Society which has
links to additional sites and resources.
Center for the Study of White American Culture
http://www.euroamerican.org/
A general resource for issues of "whiteness" and racial
identity.
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