Multicultural Resources

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DEP Web Resources

This page offers resource links for multicultural/diversity education. Choose a topic below to view a list of related web links:

Library and Database Connections

The ProQuest online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986. The Professional Education Collection gives you access to more than 300 publications selected specifically for their relevance to educators and information professionals.
The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) offers access to 40 databases for education professionals and students.
ID: kids
Password: jones7
The Password and ID will change every three months. Contact a librarian for changes. 

Kentucky Connections

Kentucky Department of Education  (KDE)
http://education.ky.gov
Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky 
http://www.ket.org/civilrights/

National Connections

The National Association for Multicultural Education 
http://www.nameorg.org/
Equity Assistance Centers 
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/equitycenters/contacts.html
Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Disability Rights Movement Display
http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html
Tips for Allies of Transgender People 
http://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies
Williams-Nichols Archive 
http://special.library.louisville.edu/display-collection.asp?ID=884
Unite for Literacy
 http://uniteforliteracy.com

International Connections

 Turkish Cultural Foundation 
http://turkishculturalfoundation.org/education/educator-resources/lesson-plans.html
Cultural Orientation Resource Center
 http://www.culturalorientation.net  CORC article on Syrian Refugees

Multicultural Links/Lessons

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhfHcJSNhYU
http://www.dickblick.com/multicultural/chineseink/
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/multicultural.htm
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4078.html
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/japanfan.shtml
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/mtotems.shtml
http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/anti-racism-activity-sneetches
http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/i-am-special
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp294-01.shtml
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/okay-different-teaching-diversity-890.html
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/2/97.02.05.x.html
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3676.html
https://www.teachervision.com/multiculturalism/lesson-plan/5.html?detoured=1

Resources on Cultures

http://www.bantusupport.pdx.edu/
history, culture, links regarding Somali Bantu population
http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/SBantu-Service-Considerations.pdf
provides practice implications on issues such as discipline, health, community, early childhood.
http://ethnomed.org/culture
includes cultural profiles of Chin, Eritrean, Karen, Somali, and more

Resources for Female Students

Resources about body image and young girls
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/bodyimage.html 
Resources for empowering girls/young women  
http://genderequalbooks.com/Brave_Girls_book_list.html 
Videos depicting culturally and ethnically diverse women role models in various career fields  
http://www.careergirls.org/ 
Bilingual information on various socio-emotional topics for young women  
http://youngwomenshealth.org  
Resources for educators and parents in helping young women connect and explore their passions  
http://www.dotdiva.org/educators/index.html 
Exploring engineering as a career field
http://www.engineergirl.org/

Supporting Muslim-American Students

CAIR: Council on American-Islamic Relations
http://www.cair.com/
CAIR was established in 1994 to promote awareness of Islam in the United States and “empower American Muslims.” This website offers a significant array of information for people interested in learning about Islam. An Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices is one of several online publications, and the American Muslims link leads to the association’s statement denouncing terrorism. It also provides many important resources for Muslims. Links to content specifically for Muslim Americans, for example, lead to a range of clear explanations of civil rights, lists of relevant federal legislation, and a variety of news items, press releases, and a CAIR Community Tool Kit with detailed information on how to combat bigotry at the local level. This site also includes a search box.
CAIR California
Mislabeled: The Impact of School Bullying and Discrimination on California Muslim Students
Supporting Muslim American Adolescents: Beginning a dialogue to create standards for youth programs
Islamic Networks Group
www.ing.org
https://www.ing.org/downloads/ING_Bullying_Prevention_Guide.pdf 
www.isna.net/uploads/1/5/7/4/15744382/what_is_the_truth_about_american_muslims.pdf  
http://www.tolerance.org/publication/american-muslims-united-states
Anti-Defamation League Curriculum Connections is made up of of antibias lesson plans and resources for K–12 educators.
http://www.adl.org/education-outreach/lesson-plans/c/cyberbullying-understanding-and-addressing.html#.Vmr4BNjru70 
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS) is the Office of Refugee Resettlement's national technical assistance provider on refugee child welfare. BRYCS assists service providers from refugee resettlement agencies, mainstream service agencies (such as child welfare and schools), and ethnic community-based organizations.
http://www.brycs.org/clearinghouse/Highlighted-Resources-Bullying.cfm 
Global Battleground or School Playground: The Bullying of America’s Muslim Children, from the  Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, provides context and supporting data on how bullying impacts Muslim students in American communities. What makes bullying of Muslim students particularly disturbing centers around the blatant discrimination and fears of many adults, signaling the green light to non-Muslim peers that it may be okay—if not patriotic—to target Muslim students.
http://www.ispu.org/pdfs/ISPU_Policy%20Brief_Britto_WEB.pdf 
Combating Anti-Muslim Bias
www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-39-spring-2011/combating-anti-muslim-bias
Global Battleground or School Playground: The Bullying of America’s Muslim Children
http://ispu.org/pdfs/ISPU_Policy%20Brief_Britto_WEB.pdf