09 January 2008
Links for Information on Diversity
American Indian Heritage Month
Each November, National American Indian Heritage Month pays tribute to the legacy of the American Indians and Alaska Natives — the first Americans — and celebrates their enduring contributions to the history and culture of the United States.
Black History Month
This America.gov Web page highlights the celebration of Black History Month every February and the history and contributions of African Americans in the United States.
Hispanic Heritage Month
From September 15 to October 15 each year, Hispanic Heritage Month honors the diverse people of Spanish-speaking backgrounds in the United States.
Women’s History Month
Every March, Women’s History Month is celebrated in the United States. This America.gov Web page looks at some of the accomplishments and events that moved women’s rights forward.
Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA)
An international nonprofit association of organizations dedicated to advocacy, education and collaboration on behalf of the multiethnic, multiracial and transracial adoption community.
Census Bureau
The mission of the U.S. Census Bureau is "to be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States." One popular publication is the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Center for Advancement of Racial & Ethnic Equity, American Council on Education
Monitors and reports on the progress of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and American Indians in postsecondary education and works to improve their educational and employment opportunities in higher education. This page has links to publications such as the annual Status Report on Minorities in Higher Education (pdf).
Center on Labor, Human Services & Population, Urban Institute
The Center on Labor, Human Services & Population analyzes demographic changes in the U.S. population and employment and income trends, and evaluates programs dealing with homelessness, child welfare and job training.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Diversity and Inclusion provides links to a wide variety of diversity organizations.
DisabilityInfo.Gov
This Web site is an online guide to the federal government’s disability-related information and resources.
Diversity Bibliography
Offered by the nonprofit Poynter Institute, this bibliography provides links to online resources in the field of diversity and the media. At the end is a compilation of other bibliographies, from broadcast journalism to war correspondence.
DiversityWeb
A project of the American Association of American Colleges and Universities, DiversityWeb is a compendium of campus practices and resources on diversity in higher education.
Ethnic and Multicultural History, Library of Congress
This site from the Library of Congress offers annotated links to approximately 30 resources on the history of ethnic diversity in the United States.
Federal Citizen Information Center
Links to federal resources and information in English and nearly 30 other languages
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
A national nonprofit “dedicated to strengthening relations between ethnic communities." The foundation's work focuses primarily on Black-Jewish relations, but has recently expanded to include Latino-Jewish relations. The site includes curriculum guides and teaching materials.
Immigration, Library of Congress
This feature presentation links educators to primary sources from the Library of Congress' online collections. It provides an introduction to the study of immigration to the United States, focusing on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Issue Guide on Immigration
Public Agenda, a "nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization" founded in 1975, offers this topical issue guide with facts, findings, news articles and various perspectives and public opinion on immigration.
The Living Cities Census Series
This series is an effort by the Brookings Institution’s Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy to illustrate how urban and suburban America has changed in the last two decades. Brookings is conducting comparative analyses of social, economic and demographic trends for the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas. Among its publications are The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways, Diversity Spreads Out: Metropolitan Shifts in Hispanic, Asian, and Black Populations Since 2000 and From 'There' to 'Here': Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America.
Metropolitan Racial and Ethnic Change -- Census 2000
This site, a public service of the Lewis Mumford Center, State University of New York at Albany and Ford Foundation, offers information on the shifting racial and ethnic composition of metropolitan areas.
Population Association of America
This organization of 3,000 professionals publishes the quarterly journal Demography and promotes research related to human population problems. It provides links to other Web sites for research on population issues.
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Provides timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. Useful publications include Data Sheets, Policy Briefs, Population Bulletins, the Population Handbook (pdf), and Reports on America.
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
One of the oldest population research centers in the United States, PSC engages an interdisciplinary community of scholars in the field of population studies. The Information Services page links to online population, demographic and reference resources.
Race and Ethnicity Online
Created by the American Political Science Association's Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics, this site focuses on research related to Native-, African-, Latino and Asian Pacific Americans.
Washington Post: Census 2000
This page links to an extensive series of articles on the 2000 census that delineate the changes which have occurred in the U.S. population over the last decade. In addition, the site provides links to a census timeline, sample forms and a useful collection of background documents and resources.
