• General
  • An Aging World (2001) is a report by the Census filled with comparative statistics and tables. This link downloads a 3.5 MB Adobe PDF file.
  • Electronic Resources on Diversity from Santa Clara University
• Deaf Culture
  • History Through Deaf Eyes explores the development of American Sign Language and the deaf community. It also explores the oral nature of education and society in general.
  • Silent News is a newspaper carrying a depth of articles of interest to deaf and hard of hearing persons.
• Ethnic/National
  • US Minority Groups
    • African and African-American Interest collected by Jervis Public Library
    • Flags of the Native Peoples of the US
    • Free to Dance is the online companion to the PBS series. It covers the role of African American choreographers and dancers in the role of modern art.
    • Multicultural American West explores the role of native peoples, Latinos, and Asians and the role of men and women in the American West.
    • Slavery is a book list created by Jervis Public Library.
    • Who Stole the Tee Pee? cosponsored by Atlantl and The National Museum of the American Indian, is an online exhibit that explores Native American culture, its art, and assimilation.
    • Women's History is a research guide prepared at Jervis Public Library and includes links to women's history on the web as well as resources available in the library.
  • Groups outside the US
    • The Costumer's Manifesto provides images of ethnic, national, and historical dress around the world and through time.
    • Encyclopaedia of the Orient is browsable and searchable covering all land and peoples between Mauritania and Iran.
    • Indigenous Australia allows you to heat 20 stories of the indigenous people of Australia in English. There is also background on the peoples' religion and everyday life.
    • Latin American Network Information Center
    • Mesoweb
    • Urhobo Historical Society provides baisc information on the Urhobo peoples of Southern Nigeria including art, religion, economy, and political system.
• Mythologies
  • Bulfinch's Mythology provides the full searchable text of Thomas Bulfinch's work.
  • Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources is especially useful for obtaining images of gods and goddesses.
  • Classical Mythology Directory was created to support a class at Temple University, and includes family trees and descriptions of gods and goddesses.
  • Encyclopedia Mythica is an encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. It contains information on greek, norse, roman, and celtic mythology.
  • IPL's Greek Mythology Pathfinder
  • MythMan is a great source for Greek/Roman myths put together by someone with a sense of humor.
  • Windows to the Universe has a great section on world mythology, especially Roman and Greek.
• Religions
  • The Amish & The Plain People site from Lancaster, PA provides lots of information on the amish people and religion.
  • The Big Religion Comparison Chart from ReligionFacts for quick reference and summaries on the world's religions.
  • Catholic Encyclopedia is not searchable, but there is an index breaking the browsable sections down alphabetically.
  • Catholic Online provides many links to other sites as well as full text documents and information about Catholic organizations
  • Wabash Center Guide to Internet resources on Buddhism
  • Iowa State University's Religion Resources on the Web is a guide to religious information on the Internet. It covers all religions.
  • Haqqani Foundation Homepage discusses Sufism
  • The Orthodox Christian Foundation maintains a site devoted to the Greek Orthodox church.
  • Shamash: The Jewish Network is a collection of Judaica sites available on the web.
  • The Witches' Voice is a page designed to debunk the myths and mystery attached to the pagan religion.
  • World religions introductory information and links to articles from the BBC.

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