When using the WebLUIS library catalog to look for books and other materials, you may want to do a "Subject" search and use the following Library of Congress subject headings. This is not a complete list. (Note: Use two dashes (located next to the zero/0 on the keyboard) to separate subdivisions from headings.)
| AFRICAN AMERICANS | latino americans (use HISPANIC AMERICANS) |
| ASIAN AMERICANS | MINORITIES--UNITED STATES |
| ETHNIC RELATIONS | MINORITIES IN MOTION PICTURES |
| HISPANIC AMERICANS (use for latinos) | native americans (use INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA) |
| HISPANIC AMERICANS IN LITERATURE | southeastern asia (use ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN) |
*Locating materials
in the S.E. Wimberly Library*
Feel free to walk through the stacks; sometimes the best books are found by browsing.
These call numbers provide the general location of materials related to ethnic
studies.
| D - DQ | History (General) and History of Europe |
| DS1 -DS937 | History of Asia |
| DS41 - DS66 | Middle East. Southwestern Asia. Ancient Orient. Arab East. Near East |
| DT1 - DT3415 | History of Africa |
| E75 - E99 | Indians of North America |
| E184.5 - E185.98 | African Americans |
| F1401 - F1419 | Latin America (General) |
| F1421 - F1440 | Central America |
| F1601 - F1629 | West Indies |
| F2155 - F2191 | Caribbean area. Caribbean Sea |
| F2201 - 3799 | South America |
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African-American
Biographical Database (1790-1950) - Find biographies of thousands
of African Americans, many of which would not be found in any other
reference source. These biographical sketches have been carefully
assembled from biographical dictionaries and other sources. |
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Alternative Press Index (1991-present) - Indexes 300 alternative, radical, and left magazines, periodicals, and newspapers. Articles cover cultural, economic, political, and social change. |
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America: History and Life (1964-present) - Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. |
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Anthropology Plus (19th Century-present) - Indexes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. |
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Chicano Database (1967-present) - Indexes information about Mexican-American topics. Only database for and about Chicano topics. |
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Clase/Periodica - (1975/1978-present) CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. |
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Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (1981-present) - Provides access to 16 communication journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Covers journalism, public opinion, mass communication, intercultural communication, media studies, rhetoric, and more. |
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Ethnic NewsWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch: A History (1960-present) - Allows access to news, culture, and history from over 200 ethnic, native, and minority news presses that can be searched in English or Spanish. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-present) - General database that indexes articles from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, and technology. Limit your search to "refereed publications" for citations from scholarly periodicals. |
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GenderWatch (1978-present) - Publications indexed include scholarly journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports. Covers 175 titles. Topics: women's studies, gender studies, family studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies. |
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Handbook of Latin American Studies - (1990-present) - Covers social science and humanities records that describe books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in Latin American studies. |
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Human Relations Area Files: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography (18th Century-present) - A cross-cultural database that provides information on all aspects of cultural and social life. |
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Humanities Full Text - (Use this in place of Humanities Abstracts) (1984-present) - Includes abstracts of articles, reviews of books, plays, and television and radio programs, interviews, obituaries, and more from over 450 periodicals related to film, art, journalism, classics, performing arts, and more. |
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MLA International Bibliography (1963-present) - Includes over one million citations from journals. Indexes books, essay collections, proceedings, dissertations, etc. pertaining to folklore, language, and literature. Sources number more than 6,500. |
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OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (Use this in place of WilsonSelectPlus) - Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. |
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Web of Science (1945-present) - Includes the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Science Citation Index Expanded. Allows users to search for cited references. |
Not everything is available online or electronically. Sometimes the best resources are found in print format. The following materials are some of the best sources for general views of film and video. They are located in the Reference area of the Boca Raton FAU library and, since they are non-circulating, they can only be viewed in the library.
GENERAL
ETHNIC STUDIES
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| LC1099.3
.H35 2001 (Reference) |
Banks, James A., ed. Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2001. |
| E184 .A1
M263 2001 (Reference) |
Barkan, Elliott Robert, ed. Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001. |
| E184 .A1
N2866 1999 (Reference) |
Barkan, Elliott Robert, ed. A Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. |
| GN496 .C37
1996 (Reference) |
Cashmore, Ellis et al. Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations. New York: Routledge, 1996. |
| GN333 .W67
1998 (Reference) |
Gall, Timothy L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Detroit: Gale, 1998. |
| E184 .A1
H466 1997 (Reference) |
Herbst, Philip. The Color of Words: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the United States. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1997. |
| HM136 .L46
1994 (Reference) |
Levinson, David. Aggression and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994. |
| GN325 .L46
1998 (Reference) |
Levinson, David. Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998. |
| GN496 .L48
1994 (Reference) |
Levinson, David. Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994. |
| E184.A1
T338 1999 (Reference) |
Monk, Richard C., ed. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Race and Ethnicity. Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, 2000. |
| PN1995.9
.M56 M85 2002 (Reference) |
Parish, James Robert. The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2003. |
| GN496 .E56
2003 (Reference) |
Rudolph, Joseph R., Jr. Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003. |
| PS663 .M55
V64 1996 (Reference) |
Straub, Deborah Gillan, ed. Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995. New York: Gale Research, 1996. |
AFRICA
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| DT15 .E53
2000 (Reference) |
Encyclopedia of African Peoples. New York: Facts on File, 2000. |
| DT14 .E43
2002 (Reference) |
Lye, Keith. Encyclopedia of African Nations and Civilizations. New York: Facts on File, 2002. |
| DT14 .C83 (Reference) |
Murray, Jocelyn. Cultural Atlas of Africa. New York: Facts on File, 2002. |
| DT3 .P27
2001 (Reference) |
Page, Willie F. Encyclopedia of African History and Culture. New York: Facts on File, 2001. |
| DT2 .E53
1997 (Reference) |
Vogel, Joseph O. Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa: Archaeology, History, Languages, cultures, and Environments. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1997. |
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
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| E185 .A455
2000 (Reference) |
Altman, Susan. Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage. New York: Facts on File, 2000. |
| E185 .A79
1998 (Reference) |
Asante, Molefi K. and Mark T. Mattson. The African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture--An Illustrated Reference. New York: Macmillan, 1998. |
| E185.93.F5
C65 1995 (Reference) |
Colburn, David R. and Jane L. Landers. The African American Heritage of Florida. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1995. |
| E185 .H326
2001 (Reference) |
Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. The Harvard Guide to African-American History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001. |
| E185.97
.D73 W164 2001 (Reference) |
Horne, Gerald and Mary Young, eds. W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. |
| LC2741 .J33
2001 (Reference) |
Jackson, Cynthia L. African American Education: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2001. |
| DT17 .J46
1996 (Reference) |
Jenkins, Everett, Jr. Pan-African Chronology: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia: 1400-1865. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1996. |
| E185.2 .J46
1998 (Reference) |
Jenkins, Everett, Jr. Pan-African Chronology II: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia: 1865-1915. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1998. |
| E185.I8
J46 2001 (Reference) |
Jenkins, Everett, Jr. Pan-African Chronology III: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia: 1914-1929. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2001. |
| PN1995.9
.N4 K57 1997 (Reference) |
Klotman, Phyllis Rauch. Frame by Frame: A Black Filmography. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997. |
| E185 .L45
1996 (Reference) |
Levine, Michael L. African Americans and Civil Rights: From 1619 to the Present. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996. |
| Z1361 .N39
A375 2000 (Reference) |
Mitchell, Sara, ed. Afro-American Biographies: A Bibliography. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2000. |
| E185 .N48
1999 (Reference) |
The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference. New York: Wiley, 1999. |
| E185 .R44
1990 (Reference) |
Ploski, Harry A., and James Williams. Reference Library of Black America. [New York]: Distributed by Afro-American Press, 1990. |
| Z1361 .N39
S22 1999 (Reference) |
Rodriguez, Max et al. Sacred Fire: The QBR 100 Essential Black Books. New York: John Wiley, 1999. |
| E185.96
.R88 2003 (Reference) |
Rummel, Jack. African-American Social Leaders and Activists. New York: Facts on File, 2003. |
| E185.96
.S225 1999 (Reference) |
Salley, Columbus. The Black 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential African-Americans, Past and Present. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. Group, 1999. |
| E185 .N385
1999 (Reference) |
Smith, Jessie Carney and Joseph M. Palmisano, eds. The African American Almanac. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. |
| E185.86
.N68 1999 (Reference) |
Smith, Jessie Carney, ed. Notable Black American Men. Detroit: Gale Research, 1999. |
| E185.96
.A48 1996 (Reference) |
Straub, Deborah Gillan, ed. African American Voices. UXL, 1996. |
| E185.86
.B542 1993 (Reference) |
Hine, Clark Darlene, ed. Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Pub., 1993. |
| E185.96
.W52 (Reference) |
Who's Who Among African Americans. New York: Gale Research, 1996. |
ASIA
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| DS31 .E53
1988 (Reference) |
Encyclopedia of Asian History. New York: Scribner, 1988. |
| DS902 .H2864 (Reference) |
A Handbook of Korea. Seoul, Korea: Korean Overseas Information Service, 1993. |
| DS526.7
.L45 1996 (Reference) |
Leifer, Michael. Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia. London, Routledge, 1996. |
| DS4 .E53
2002 (Reference) |
Levinson, David and Karen Christensen, eds. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. |
| DS730 .O74
1998 (Reference) |
Olson, James S. An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. |
| DS732 .E53
1999 (Reference) |
Pan, Lynn. The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999. |
| G2360 .U4
1989 (Reference) |
Ulack, Richard. Atlas of Southeast Asia. New York: Macmillan Pub., Co., 1989. |
ASIAN
AMERICAN
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| E184 .O6
A89 2002 (Reference) |
Avakian, Monique. Atlas of Asian-American History. New York: Facts on File, 2002. |
| E29.J3 E53
2002 (Reference) |
Kikumura-Yano, Akemi. Encyclopedia of Japanese Descendants in the Americas: An Illustrated History of the Nikkei. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002. |
| E184 .O6
D57 1999 (Reference) |
Kim, Hyung-Chan. Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. |
| E184 .O6
A827 1995 (Reference) |
Ng, Franklin, ed. The Asian American Encyclopedia. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995. |
CENTRAL
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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| F1406 .E515
2000 (Reference) |
Balderston, Daniel et al. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. London: Routledge, 2000. |
| F1218.6
.O95 2001 (Reference) |
Carrasco, David, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. |
E184.S75
H365 |
Kanellos, Nicolas and Claudio Esteva-Fabregat, eds. Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1993. |
| F1754 .E53
2003 (Reference) |
Martínez-Fernández, Luis. Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003. |
| E184 .S75
M435 1997 (Reference) |
Meider, Matt S. Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. |
| F1629 .B55
A37 2003 (Reference) |
West-Duran, Alan, ed. African Caribbeans: A Reference Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003. |
EUROPE
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| D1051 .E98
2001 (Reference) |
Cook, Bernard A., ed. Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland, 2001. |
| JN30 .E52
2000 (Reference) |
Dinan, Desmond, ed. Encyclopedia of the European Union. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000. |
| DJK .E53
2000 (Reference) |
Frucht, Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the Fall of Communism. New York: Garland Publ., 2000. |
| JN30 .L55
2000 (Reference) |
Leach, Rodney. Europe: A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union From Aachen to Zollverein. London: Profile, 2000. |
MIDDLE
EAST
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| G2206 .S1
F7 1993 (Reference) |
Freeman-Grenville, G. S. P. Historical Atlas of the Middle East. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. |
| G2236 .S1
G52 2002 (Reference) |
Gilbert, Martin. The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. New York: Routledge, 2002. |
| BP40 .M83
1996 (Reference) |
Nanji, Azim A., ed. The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1996. |
| DS63.18
.P65 2001 (Reference) |
A Political Chronology of the Middle East. London: Europa, 2001. |
| DS62.8 .P64
2002 (Reference) |
Sela, Avraham. The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. New York :Continuum, 2002. |
NATIVE
AMERICAN AND OTHER INDIGENOUS GROUPS
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| KF8203.36
.G76 1996 (Reference) |
Grossman, Mark. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement. Santa Barbara, CA" ABC-CLIO, 1996. |
| E77 .G15
1998 (Reference) |
Malinowski, Sharon, et al., eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale, 1998. |
| E77 .P89
1998 (Reference) |
Pritzker, Barry. Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998. |
| DU622 .P8
1974 (Reference) |
Pukui, Mary Kawena. Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, [1974.] |
| KF8203.6 S66 2000 (Reference) | Sokolow, Gary A. Native Americans and the Law: A Dictionary. santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000. |
| E98 .T77
T56 1996 (Reference) |
Thompson, William Norman. Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1996. |
| G1534.2
.U5 1998 (Reference) |
Atlas of Hawai`i. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998. |
| E77 .W195
2000 (Reference) |
Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York: Facts on File, 2000. |
| E89 .W35
2001 (Reference) |
Waldman, Carl. Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900. New York: Facts on File, 2001. |
SOUTH
AMERICA
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| G1700 .B7
1991 (Reference) |
Brawer, Moshe. Atlas of South America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. |
What follows are electronic journals that have published articles on film and video. The years indicate the available dates through this library. Please note that the dates as well as the journals themselves are subject to change. Check with your reference librarian for more details.
| CALL NUMBER | JOURNAL TITLE |
| PS153 .N5 B52 | African American Review |
| E75 .A547 | American Indian Quarterly |
| PS153 .N5 B52 | Black American Literature Forum |
| E185.8 .B5 | Black Enterprise |
| E185.5 .N383 | Black History Bulletin |
| ML3556 .B58 | Black Music Research Journal |
| E185.5 .B575 | Black Scholar |
| NX512.3.A35 C34 | Callaloo |
| E185 .A1 C56 | Colorlines: Race, Action, Culture |
| GN301 .C85 | Cultural Anthropology: Journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology |
| GN357 .C847 | Cultural Survival Quarterly |
| E185.86 E7 | Essence |
| HT1501 .E73 | Ethnic and Racial Studies |
| GN301 .E83 | Ethnography |
| ML1 .E77 | Ethnomusicology |
| DS501 .H3 | Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies |
| F1401 .H66 | The Hispanic American Historical Review |
| E185 .J86 | Journal of African American History |
| E184 .A1 J67 | Journal of American Ethnic History |
| DS501 .F274 | Journal of Asian Studies |
| E185.625 .J68 | Journal of Black Psychology |
| E185.5 .J8 | Journal of Black Studies |
| LC2871 .J68 | Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |
| E184 .A1 J68 | Journal of Ethnic Studies |
| DS801 .J7 | Journal of Japanese Studies |
| LC2701 .J6 | Journal of Negro Education |
| E185 .J86 | Journal of Negro History |
| E185.5 .N383 | Negro History Bulletin |
| E185.5 .P5 | Phylon |
| HT1501 .R25 | Phylon |
| HT1501 .R25 | Race & Class |
| E185.5 .R45 | Review of Black Political Economy |
| E185.5 .W54 | Western Journal of Black Studies |
| AP2 .E45 | Emergences |
| E184 .F5 F493 | Finnish Americana |
| Current issues are kept in Current Periodicals and Microforms, 1st floor, west wing. Older periodicals are shelved upstairs by call number with the general collection. | |
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The African-American Mosaic - From the Library of Congress |
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African American Odyssey - From the Library of Congress |
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Afro Cuba Web - "African cultures in Cuba" |
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SeeingBlack.com - "Funky, Alternative Site for Black Reviews, Opinion & Voice" |
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Asian American Studies Research Guide - From Yale University Library |
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Asian Nation - "The Landscape of Asian America" |
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"Suffering Under a Great Injustice" - Ansel Adams's photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar from the Library of Congress. |
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Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) - Gateway for to Latin American resources. |
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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - From the Library of Congress |
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Indian Country - Native American news source |
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Journal of American Indian Education - Peer-reviewed journal |
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Native Web - "Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World" |
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Hawaii: Independent & Sovereign - Produced by the Nation of Hawaii and supporters of Hawaiian independence. |
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Hawaiian Kingdom Government - Read about the political history and system government for the Hawaiian Kingdom. |
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Ethnic Studies Certificate Program at FAU |
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