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Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
REF LC1099.3 H35 2004 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
This volume describes and analyzes changes such as increased immigration to the United States and new developments in theory and research related to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. It addresses new issues such as findings on the increase in the number of interracial children and the characteristics of children of immigrant families. The educational implications of new research and trends are also discussed.
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
E184 .A1 E58 1994 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
Broad encyclopedic coverage of multicultural people, events, and issues. Entries cover various groups and subsets(e.g., Asian American women); topics such as architecture, arts and entertainment; important individuals and groups (e.g., Buffalow soldiers), and issues (e.g., anti-Asian violence), and resources (e.g., women's studies programs). Illustrated, with a comprehensive subject list and a general index, 6 volumes.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
REF E184.A1 G15 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
4 vols. Medium to lengthy entries for American ethnic groups. Organized by ethnic groups. Each entry includes information on history, geography, immigration, culture, religion, family structures, and more. Bibliographies are included with each entry.
Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities
A-Z articles are organized into four entry types: topics, nations, groups, and biographies. Includes nation entries and essays concerning minority groups.
Encyclopedia of Social Issues
REF HN57 .E59
Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
Brief articles on a wide variety of social issues. Most entries include recommended readings.
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
REF HM 671 .E53 2007
Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
Volume 3. A-Z encyclopedia includes signed articles on social justice, social activism, and social reformers. Voume 1 includes a Reader's Guide of entries related to themes such as education, environmentalist, human rights, etc.
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
E184 .A1 H35
Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
Exhaustive and scholarly coverage of every ethnic group in the United States. Each lengthy article generally includes historical background, immigration, settlements, social and economic life, religious institutions, politics, etc. Each article is signed and includes a bibliography. Published in 1980, this encyclopedia remains a core resource.
Available online
Diversity & Ethnic Studies: Recommended Websites & Research Guides
Provides links to African American, American Indian, Asian American, and U.S. Latino resources, along with links to resources on often-overlooked minorities such as lesbians, bisexuals, and gays. There's also a brief list of multicultural resources, meaning those that deal with more than one ethnic minority or cultural group.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Online editions of book-length country profiles produced for U.S. diplomats. This site includes substantial information on each nation's culture, history, economy, and political system. It is searchable by topic and country.
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
REF LC1099.3 H35 2004 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
This volume describes and analyzes changes such as increased immigration to the United States and new developments in theory and research related to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. It addresses new issues such as findings on the increase in the number of interracial children and the characteristics of children of immigrant families. The educational implications of new research and trends are also discussed.
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
E184 .A1 E58 1994 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
Broad encyclopedic coverage of multicultural people, events, and issues. Entries cover various groups and subsets(e.g., Asian American women); topics such as architecture, arts and entertainment; important individuals and groups (e.g., Buffalow soldiers), and issues (e.g., anti-Asian violence), and resources (e.g., women's studies programs). Illustrated, with a comprehensive subject list and a general index, 6 volumes.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
REF E184.A1 G15 Check MnPALS Catalog for Location and Availability
4 vols. Medium to lengthy entries for American ethnic groups. Organized by ethnic groups. Each entry includes information on history, geography, immigration, culture, religion, family structures, and more. Bibliographies are included with each entry.
Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities

A-Z articles are organized into four entry types: topics, nations, groups, and biographies. Includes nation entries and essays concerning minority groups.
Encyclopedia of Social Issues
REF HN57 .E59

Brief articles on a wide variety of social issues. Most entries include recommended readings.
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
REF HM 671 .E53 2007

Volume 3. A-Z encyclopedia includes signed articles on social justice, social activism, and social reformers. Voume 1 includes a Reader's Guide of entries related to themes such as education, environmentalist, human rights, etc.
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
E184 .A1 H35

Exhaustive and scholarly coverage of every ethnic group in the United States. Each lengthy article generally includes historical background, immigration, settlements, social and economic life, religious institutions, politics, etc. Each article is signed and includes a bibliography. Published in 1980, this encyclopedia remains a core resource.
Available online
Diversity & Ethnic Studies: Recommended Websites & Research Guides

Provides links to African American, American Indian, Asian American, and U.S. Latino resources, along with links to resources on often-overlooked minorities such as lesbians, bisexuals, and gays. There's also a brief list of multicultural resources, meaning those that deal with more than one ethnic minority or cultural group.
Library of Congress Country Studies

Online editions of book-length country profiles produced for U.S. diplomats. This site includes substantial information on each nation's culture, history, economy, and political system. It is searchable by topic and country.