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Hispanic
Resources:
Iowa's Latino Heritage Festival
September 20 & 21, 2008
Blank Park Zoo - Des Moines
www.latinoheritagefestival.org
Hola Center - Des Moines
www.holacenter.org
Hispanic Online Latino Links
This site includes information
on culture, entertainment, politics, reference materials,
and other Internet sites.
www.hispaniconline.com
Latino Link
Entertainment news, foods, and
other hot topics for the Latino community can be found on
this site.
www.latinolink.com
African American
Resources:
I'll Make Me a World in Iowa Celebration
- held in Des Moines every January
www.worldiniowa.com
African American Historical
Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa (Cedar Rapids)
This museum offers exhibits on
the history of Africans and African Americans in the United
States, with an emphasis on Iowa. The museum has
permanent and changing
exhibit and hold special events
throughout the year.
www.blackiowa.org
Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans
www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/saa/index.html
Kulture Kidz
An interactive zone for kids to learn
about African American culture.
www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/abc/index.html
Harambee Village
A program of the North American Council on Adoptable
Children. Harambee Village provides services for
African American children and their adoptive, foster and
kinship families.
www.harambeevillage.org
Association for the Study of African
American Life & History
www.asalh.org
Footsteps: Celebrating
African American History and Achievement
This online magazine
celebrates the heritage of African Americans and explores
their contributions to our culture.
www.footstepsmagazine.com
National Black Child
Development Institute
NBCDI’s website includes
information on membership, public policy, resources, and a
calendar of upcoming events.
www.nbcdi.org/
Black Alliance for
Educational Options
BAEO has members and local
chapters nationwide working to increase quality educational
options and to empower families to meet their children’s
needs.
www.baeo.org
Native
American Resources:
National Indian Child Welfare
Association
The public policy section
of NICWEA’s website provides information on how specific
child welfare laws impact Indian children. The site also
provides links to other information on Native American
culture.
www.nicwa.org
Association of American Indian Affairs
AAIA promotes the welfare of
American Indians and Alaska Natives by
supporting efforts to sustain and perpetuate
their cultures and languages; protect their
constitutional, legal and human rights, and
natural resources; and improve their health,
education, and economic and community
development. Scholarship opportunities are
available on their website.
www.indian-affairs.org
National Indian Education Association
NIEA supports traditional; Native cultures
and values, promotes Native control of educational
institutions, and strives to improves educational
opportunities and resources for Native people in the United
States.
www.niea.org
NativeWeb
This site contains over
three thousand links to various aspects of Native American
culture and history.
www.nativeweb.org
Asian
American Resources:
Asian Heritage Festival - Des Moines
The annual Asian Heritage
Festival is held in Des Moines. The festival features food, music, dance, games and traditions of
many Asian cultures. There will be fashion shows and talent
contests as well as crafts and historic demonstrations,
visit:
www.celebrasian.org.
National Korean American
Service and Education Consortium
This national organization
seeks to educate and empower Korean American communities
nationwide.
www.nakasec.org
Asian Nation
Asian-Nation provides an informational
resource on the historical, political, social, economical
and cultural elements and issues of today's diverse Asian
American community. www.asian-nation.org
Multiracial
Related
Links:
MAVIN
Foundation
A national
organization that builds healthy communities that celebrate
& empower mixed heritage, people and families. Their
project explore the experience of mixed heritage people,
transracial adoptees, interracial relationships &
multicultural families.
www.mavinfoundation.org
Cultural Competence Website
This site contains
information, resources, and links to other sites, provided
by the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practices.
www.air.org/cecp/cultural
Interracial Voice
This site includes a
variety of information on interracial people and resources.
Included are poets’ writing samples, relationships forums,
discrimination information, and information on building
diversity.
www.webcom.com/~intvoice/add_site.html
Rainbow Kids
An International Adoption on line
magazine. Contains photolistings, relevant articles, and
personal adoption stories.
www.rainbowkids.com
Cultural Retail Websites
(Toys,
books, hair products):
JamboKids
JamboKids celebrates cultural diversity
and promotes positive character development in children ages
3-8 with a unique line of multicultural dolls, fun games,
storybooks and downloadable resources for parents and
educators.
www.jambokids.com
Snapaholics
This website sells skin & hair care products.
www.snapaholics.com
Curls Hair
Care
Hair care
products for multi-ethnic women and girls.
www.curls.biz
Dolls Like Me
This website
sells multicultural toys, dolls, books and hair care
products.
www.dollslikeme.com
Real Kidz
This website
sells biracial male and female dolls. www.molloytoy.com
Transracial /
Transcultural Adoption:
NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc
Identity Needs of Children Placed Cross-Racially/Culturally
Capabilities of Persons Who Parent Cross-Racially/Culturally
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