Research and Reference Resources

Culture, Community and Religion

Cultural Groups in the United States | Country Profiles | Religion | States and Cities | Wisconsin People and Culture | Madison Area Community Web Sites

Cultural Groups in the United States

see also States and Cities

African American Biographical Database - http://aabd.chadwyck.com
Available through Badgerlink, this resource provides extensive biographical information on African Americans covering the period 1790-1950.

Hmong Cultural Center -- http://www.hmongcenter.org
A comprehensive site that includes history, bibiliographies, a dictionary, links to other sites, digitial photographs of Pa ndau and cultural artifacts, and a useful page about etiquette.

Internet Public Library - Ethnicity, Culture, and Race - http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/soc40.00.00/
Information on major cultural groups in the United States, as well as sites related to U.S. culture. See also IPL's Associations on the Net links to associations based on Ethnicity, Culture, and Race.

The National Park Service Links to the Past - http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Features collections of links for African American History Month, American Indian Heritage Month, Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Women's History Month.

PBS - http://www.pbs.org
PBS features an ever-changing list of programs and web site companions on national and international culture as well as other topics. Examples include the African American World, American Experience, and The Split Horn: Hmong Culture.

Pew Hispanic Center --http://pewhispanic.org/
Founded in 2001, the Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation.

Populations - U.S. Census
Facts about African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander populations in the United States, including population, economic profiles, social characteristics, and more from U.S. Census information.

Scholastic.com
Lesson plans and interactive sites for elementary and middle school on African American History, Native Americans, and Multicultural Literature. Education World is another source of lesson plans and culture-based activities for children.

Religion

Adherents.Com - http://www.adherents.com
Adherents.Com is an independent internet initiative which collects adherent statistics and religious geography citations. Religions are indexed by location as well as by name. Users can find answers to such questions as "What percentage of the world is Muslim?" or " How many Lutherans live in the United States?" Summary Statistics offer quick links to helpful lists like the world's major religions ordered by size, the largest religious groups in the U.S., and branches.

Muslim Life in America - http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/homepage.htm
From the U.S. State Department, Muslim Life in America is a E-Pamphlet that documents the vitality and diversity of the Muslim experience in the United States. The site has photo galleries, demographic information, a bibliography and links to other Internet resources.

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance - http://www.religioustolerance.org
The OCRT is a Canadian group dedicated to disseminating accurate, unbiased information about organized religions and their beliefs. The site includes sections on other ethical groups, Spiritual Paths, and Neopagan faiths.

Wisconsin People and Culture

Facts About Wisconsin - http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_facts.html

Great Lakes Intertribal Council-Native Wisconsin Home Page - http://www.glitc.org

Wisconsin: Celebrating People, Place and Past - http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/index.htm
Overview of Wisconsin--its industries, people, geography, and more--from the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

PortalWisconsin - http://www.portalwisconsin.org/
"A non-profit Web site created by the partners of the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin to support the state's culture, arts, humanites, and history."

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