Below are selected resources to begin research in the interdisciplinary field of Multicultural Studies in print and electronic format. More specific areas of study include:

• African American studies
• Asian American studies
• Latino/Hispanic American studies
• Native American studies
• Gender studies, including Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Studies. 
• PDF or full HTML version of the printed Multicultural Studies resources provided on these webpages.
• Full HTML version of the Multicultural Studies web resources provided on these webpages.

For more information on:

• Jewish studies, refer to the Price Library of Judaica at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/plj/PLJ.html. 
• Latino/Hispanic American studies, see the Latin American Collection at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/lac/. 
• Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual studies, see the pathfinder at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/hsslgbr.html.

Reference Works

(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)   

• American ethnic writers PS153.M56 A414 2000   
• Civil rights in America : 1500 to the present JC599.U5 S53 1999   
• Cross-cultural CD SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference Reserve   GN345.7 .C767   
• Dictionary of race and ethnic relations GN496 .C37 1988   
• Dictionary of race, ethnicity and culture HT1521 .D537 2003
• Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics E184.A1 E574 2000
• Encyclopedia of race and ethnic studies Online
• Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. Primary documents E184.A1 G15 1999
• Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups E184.A1 H35    
• Racial and ethnic diversity : Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites E184.A1 R78 2000 
• Racial and ethnic relations in America E49 .R33 2000  
• Race and ethnicity : an anthropological focus on the United States and the world E184.A1 R237 2003
• Race relations : opposing viewpoints H1 .O66 v.66    
• Storytelling encyclopedia : historical, cultural, and multiethnic approaches to oral traditions around the world GR72 .S76 1997   
• Voices of multicultural America : notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995 PS663.M55 V64 1996   

Chronology, Bibliographies and Research Guides
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))  

• Autobiographies by Americans of color 1980-1994 : an annotated bibliography Z5305.U5 S78 1997
• The civil rights movement : references and resources Z1361.N39 M93 1993   
• Rediscovering America : the making of Multicultural America, 1900-2000 E741 .R327 2003
• A comprehensive bibliography for the study of American minorities  Z1361.E4 M529   
• Ethnic genealogy : a research guide CS49 .E83 1983    
• The immigrant experience : an annotated bibliography  E184.A1 M331 1991   
• Minorities in America Z1361.E4 M57  
• Multicultural writers from antiquity to 1945 : a bio-bibliographical sourcebook PN452 .M85 2002
• Multicultural writers since 1945 : an A-to-Z guide  PN452 .M88 2004
• Race and ethnic relations : an annotated bibliography Z1361.E4 K54 1984   

Atlases, Almanacs and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)    

• Atlas of American diversity E184.A1 S575 1998
• Atlas of world cultures : a geographical guide to ethnographic literature G1046.E1 P71 1989
• Gay and lesbian rights in the United States : a documentary history HQ76.8.U5 G37 2003
• We the people : an atlas of America's ethnic diversity MAP LIBRARY, Atlases (Non-Circulating)   E184.A1 A479 1988    SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating)   E184.A1 A479 1988
• Statistical handbook on racial groups in the United States  E184.A1 H417 2000   
• The almanac of women and minorities in American politics  HQ1236.5.U6 M3778 1999   

 Indexes to Magazine and Journal Articles 

This is a selected list of electronic resources at UF to help you identify articles in magazines and journals. If you find a reference to a journal that the UF Libraries do not own, you may make an Interlibrary Loan request.   There is usually no charge, but be prepared to wait from two to four weeks.  

This is a selected list of electronic and print resources at UF to help identify articles in magazines and journals. To access the online databases, go to the UF Libraries' Databases page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/databases.html and type in the first few letters of Database name in the Quick Search box. Click on the "Connect Now" hyperlink for the appropriate database. For a more complete list of electronic resources in this area, select the "DB" hyperlink for Multicultural Studies from Databases -> Databases by Subject -> Multicultural link.  You can also try searching in subject related databases, such as literature or history databases. Licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff, unless accessed on-campus.

• America : History and Life Online. Includes current affairs, area studies, ethnic studies, folklore, historiography and methodology, oral history, prehistory, government and political science, popular culture, urban affairs, and interdisciplinary studies.
• Anthropology Plus Online. Combines highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.
• Daily Life through History & World Cultures today. Online. Provides primary documents, images, maps, vetted weblinks, Tours through Time features, Spanning the Globe features. History, culture and customs are included.
• Ethnic NewsWatch Online. Provides a full-text collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc., published by the ethnic, minority and native press, covering a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. 
• Left Index Online. Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left, with emphasis on politically and culturally engaged scholarship and on significant but little known sources of news and ideas. Topics include politics, economics, the labor movement, ecology and environment, women's studies, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory, sociology, art and aesthetics, philosophy, history, education, law, and globalization.

Web Resources

General Multicultural Studies 

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Directories and Associations

• Associations on the Net : Ethnicity, Culture, and Race Associations Directory is provided by the Internet Public Library
• CLNet Diversity is a resource directory for minority studies including African American, Asian American, Latinos, Native American, Women, and Gay & Lesbian Studies provided by the University of California, Los Angeles
• CWIS Listings Index of Campus Wide Information Servers in American Literature and Related Fields, Georgetown University, provides links for several minority group studies from various University websites
• Glass Ceiling Commission works to identify barriers and expand practices and policies which promote employment opportunities for the advancement of minorities and women into positions of responsibility in the private sector. Site contains studies and reports
• Immunization and Naturalization Service is the US Department of Justice agency that administers the nation's immigration laws
• Lest We Forget presents "the history, culture, preservation efforts, and current events of African Americans, other ethnic, non-ethnic groups and individuals." Website contains original materials and a large number of categorized links to other online resources
• Race, Ethnicity and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) represents more than 500 political science professors, graduate students, authors, and editors. Most of us specialize in the politics of Native, African, Latino, and/or Asian Pacific Americans; some study racial and ethnic politics internationally; some study issues of race/ethnicity in social theory, public policy, education, law, and political history

Bibliographies and Research Guides

• Iowa State University : Multicultural Web Sites: Diversity and Ethnic Studies: Virtual Community lists resources compiled by Susan A. Vega García, covering African American, American Indian, Asian American, and U.S. Latino American studies
• Local History & Genealogy Reading Room Immigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources compiled by Virginia Steele Wood with portions revised in 2001 by Barbara B. Walsh under the auspices of the Bibliographic Enrichment Advisory Team (BEAT) of the Library of Congress as part of the BECites+ Project
• Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business : Diversity site links to resources about diversity and about age, disabilities, genders, sexual orientation, religious differences, social class, African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern, European and Native Americans
• PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide is a gateway to minorities and women studies resources by Paul P. Reuben
• University of Maryland Diversity Database includes National Origin, Race, and Ethnicity Specific Resources as well as Gender, Age and Disability resources
• University of Southern California : Ethnic Studies includes bibliographical lists of materials pertinent to ethnic studies in general and African American studies in particular, and a searchable database of materials at USC
• Voice of the Shuttle Minority Studies from Alan Liu and a development team at the University of California, Santa Barbara, English Department includes general resources pertaining to African American, Asian American, Chicano, Latino, Hispanic, immigrant, refugee, Jewish, Native American, Native Alaskan, Pacific, Gaelic/Celtic and European minority cultures

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