Ethnic Studies and Multiculturalism Databases
(see also
Culture & Area Studies,
Women & Gender, and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Ethnic
NewsWatch (ProQuest)
 
- Is a full-text collection
of the newspapers, magazines and
journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press. A rich collection of articles,
editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a
broad diversity of perspectives and
viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- Informe
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A Spanish language database that includes magazine articles,
periodicals and full-text of El Nuevo, a Florida Spanish language newspaper.
Covers 1994 to the present. [Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos
completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de
actualidad y otras materias].
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
All Groups -
African American -
Jewish -
Latino -
Native American -
Other Ethnic Groups -
Gay & Lesbian -
Other Social Groups
- All Groups:
(see also:
Culture and Area Studies)
- Countries
and Their Cultures (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically
what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country.
Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including
demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's sense
of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War. Covers
historical overviews of nationalism by regions of the world, its relationship to key
social science concepts, and investigations as to how various disciplines have
dealt - and currently deal - with it.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's
sense of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War.
Covers the aims and scope of this force through a wide-ranging examination of
concepts, people, places, movements, events, and ideas related to nations and
nationalism.
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the
United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to
providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers
ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists
organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for
periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section.
- New
Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965 (Credo/xrefer)
- This snapshot of America at the turn of the twenty-first century covers the most
recent surge of immigrants with comprehensive articles and statistics on immigration from the
thirty most significant nations or regions of origin. Articles also cover immigration law
& policy, refugees, unauthorized migrants, racial & ethnic identity, assimilation,
nationalization, economy, politics, religion, education, and family relations.
- Technology
and Diversity in Higher Education: New Challenges (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides current and effective educational practices, and examines
new challenges involving emerging technologies in increasingly diverse learning environments.
- African American:
(see also:
Culture - Africa)
- African
American Almanac (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides historical and current information on African American history,
society, and culture in 28 topical chapters such as African American Firsts, Politics, Family &
Health, etc. It also includes a chronology, a chapter of important primary documents, directories of
organizations and businesses, a bibliography of recently-published works, annotated lists of
crucial court cases, a filmography, hundreds of brief biographies, and more than 650 photographs,
illustrations, maps, and statistical charts.
- African
American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- This chronology presents the history of African Americans
from pre-colonial times to the present. Includes overview essays, primary sources,
sidebars spotlighting specific people and topics,
and over 200 images that chronicle the story of African Americans'
struggles, triumphs, complexity, and exuberance.
- Black
Firsts (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of African American Culture and History
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of African American Society
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Black Studies
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Harlem
Renaissance (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents the people, places and times that defined an era and documents
the launch of cultural development among African Americans in 1920s Harlem. Emphasizes
literature but also covers music, performing arts, visual arts, and nightlife. Includes
almanac and biographies sections with primary source documents
in sidebars throughout.
- Who's
Who Among African Americans
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Jewish:
(see also:
Religion - Judaism)
- Dictionary
of Jewish Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Encyclopaedia
Judaica (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge
from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern
Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana", and from Zionism to the
contribution of Jews to world cultures.
- Holocaust
Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Latino:
(see also:
Culture - Latin America,
Language - Spanish Dictionaries), and
Literature - Latin American)
- Columbia
History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960 (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a broad overview of the recent history of Latinos in the United States
during this era of explosive demographic and cultural change, including religion & religiosity,
gender & changing gender systems, politics & political organization, language, expressive
culture, and the law. Covers all the major national and regional Latino subpopulations and what
these historical trends might mean for the future of both the United States and the other increasingly
interconnected nations of the Western Hemisphere.
- Contemporary Hispanic Biography (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- vol.01,
vol.02,
vol.03,
vol.04.
Biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of
Latino heritage around the world in a wide variety of fields, including art, business,
education, law, literature, medicine, politics, religion, science, and more.
- Mexico:
An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the political, economic, social, and cultural history
of 20th- and 21st-century Mexico.
- Native American:
- Canada's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the past 1,000 years Canada's more than 191 ethnic groups
from the aboriginal society to the European colonization and from its profound
racism in the 19th century to its radical shift to having one of the world's most
welcoming immigration policies in the 1960s. Covers the history, sociology,
and anthropology of the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's
indigenous and immigrant populations.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the history, culture, people, places, events, and
chronology of the Plains Indian peoples.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Northeast (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the histories, cultures, people, places, events, and contemporary
issues facing the region's Native peoples. It includes bibliographies of the most
important sources and contact information for Native communities and organizations.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Southeast (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides an overview of the history, culture, people, places, and events -
including the Oklahoma experience of the Five Tribes removed from the Southeast -
as well as the complex relationships of Native people with the colonial powers and
the development of federal Indian policy.
- Encyclopedia
of North American Indians, Houghton Mifflin (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Other Ethnic Groups:
(see also:
Culture and Area Studies)
- Canada's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the past 1,000 years Canada's more than 191 ethnic groups
from the aboriginal society to the European colonization and from its profound
racism in the 19th century to its radical shift to having one of the world's most
welcoming immigration policies in the 1960s. Covers the history, sociology,
and anthropology of the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's
indigenous and immigrant populations.
- Dictionary
of Italian Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the entire history of Italian literature, ranging from the
13th century to contemporary authors, with some 400 entries on Italian
writers, periods, literary movements, versification, and critical problems
related to literary history.
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Encyclopedia
of German Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Post-Colonial Literatures in English (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the richness and variety of experience reflected in the history,
development, and original research on the post-colonial literatures of some
50 countries and territories, exploring the effect of the colonial and post-colonial
experience on literatures in English worldwide.
- Former
Soviet Union's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the history of the more than 100 large and small national
groups in the former Soviet Union from 9th century Eastern Slav expansion
to the present through an overview of the cultural and nationalistic currents
that led to centuries of political, social, and territorial struggles. Covers
ethnic migrations, rivalries, conflicts, and current issues against the
backdrops of key historic events.
- Former
Yugoslavia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the ethnic history of the former Yugoslavia and the roots
of the complex, centuries-old animosities between the various ethnic groups.
Spans from the settlement of the South Slavs in the 6th century through to the
present, paying special attention to the post-World War II era, the crisis and
democratization in the 1980s, and the disintegration of the country that
convulsed the region in the 1990s.
- Nigeria's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the history of the ethnic, regional, and religious diversity in
Nigeria - with a focus on three main ethnic groups (Hausa-Falani, Yoruba, and Igbo) -
from precolonial times to its independence in 1960 through to its present efforts to
make a unified nation of itself in the wake of the colonial exploitation whose legacy
is demonstrated to be at the root of most of the country's current problems.
- South
Africa's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines over 500 years of South Africa's ethnic and racial history from
the earliest contacts between Europeans and Africans to the post-apartheid era
with peoples as diverse as the Zulu, the Xhosa, the Dutch, the Chinese, aboriginal
Bushmen, Boer voortrekkers, British Uitlanders, and recent arrivals fleeing
poverty in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- Gay and Lesbian:
- Encyclopedia
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Who's
Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Other Social Groups:
(see also:
Women & Gender and
Social Sciences)
- Contemporary
Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings new understanding to the complex and fluid phenomenon of youth culture
through interdisciplinary coverage of music, television, arts, fashion, drugs, families,
sexuality, rites of passage, social class, political activism, ethnicity, conceptions of
beauty, body image, and more. Includes a timeline of contemporaneous international
developments in youth culture and an introductory essay that places youth in historical
and contemporary contexts.
- Encyclopedia
of Aging (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Disability (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the definitions, fundamental concepts, basic history, diversity,
cultural contexts, experiences, health care issues, environmental constraints, helpful
accommodations, social movements, laws, policies, theories, and practices in the
disability arena for both the general reader and the specialist. Contributors are from
the fields of sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, law, government,
philosophy, and ethics. Includes a wealth of primary source documents.
- Handbook
of Aging and the Social Sciences (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the social aspects of aging from the perspectives of many disciplines
and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology,
law, political science, psychology, and sociology. Includes social relationships, technological
change, religion, lifestyle, quality of life, economic security, international perspectives,
diversity, immigration, and more.
- Also of Interest:
- Alternative
Press Index (FirstSearch)
- Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical, and left
periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Includes selected abstracts from research
journals. International and interdisciplinary coverage of the humanities,
social sciences, anarchism, indigenous peoples, democracy, labor,
ecology, national liberation, feminism, socialism,
gay and lesbian issues. Covers 1991 to the present
- Alternative
Press Index Archive (FirstSearch)
- International and interdisciplinary coverage of alternative viewpoints
on internationally significant subjects from alternative, radical, and
left periodicals, newspapers and magazines, published from 1969-1990.
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