Cultures & Diversity

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Distributing millions of dollars in grants each year, the MCC "promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences."

Festival Finder

More than 20,000 festivals around the world are indexed here with dates, descriptions, and other information. You may search by a festival name, keyword, or geographic area.

i loves languages

Formerly known as The Human-Languages Page, i love languages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. With more than 2000 links to online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about, i love languages probably has something to suit your needs.

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center

A comprehensive directory of links to Latin American-related sites that can be searched by country or by subject. The site is available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Recent news and political information pertaining to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered life.

The National Urban League

Resources, program information, and job postings from a major advocacy group for African-Americans.

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet

A general subject index to Native American sites, including arts, history, culture, language, and more. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.

MOLIS: Minority On-Line Information Service

MOLIS (Minority On-Line Information Service) is an online database of over 260 minority institutions which is used by government agencies, the private sector and other organizations and institutions to develop partnerships with minority institutions. MOLIS is a one-stop source of in-depth information about the research and educational capabilities of participating Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Institutions (MIs).

NativeWeb

Comprehensive coverage of indigenous peoples around the world. Many helpful indexes including languages and geographic regions.

Blackvoices

Your gateway to everything Afrocentric, whether Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-European, continental African or African-American! Chat, play games, read articles, and read reviews of web sites.

OnlineNewspapers

Read the news in your NATIVE language. Newspapers from around the world indexed by country.

NYISE: Puerto Rican History and Culture

Many links to news and information, politics and government, history, culture, entertainment, travel and tourism, sports, and more. Links are available in Spanish and English. From the New York Institute for Special Education.

Puerto Rico.com

Your window on Puerto Rico, with sections on business, culture, travel, shopping and more.

Russia on the Net

Russian web directory, available in English or Russian. Use the search engine or browse the categories.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center

Promotes tolerance; discusses anti-Semitism, prejudice, and discrimination; disseminates information on "hate sites" on the Web.

VietGATE

This comprehensive gateway site claims to be the Yahoo! of the Vietnamese online community.

Webgrrls!--Women on the Web

Resources and information from this international networking group designed for web-surfing women.

WWW Hmong Homepage

The WWW Hmong Homepage is a collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture, language, and current events. The site is an official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Associate site.

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