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Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers

Afro-American resources

African-Americans Military - African-Americans Notable People - African Americans: By Region, State and Locality - Black History Month - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - General Resources - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Legislation, Historic Documents - Underground Railroad/Harriet Tubman

Hispanic, Latino-American Resources

Civil Rights - Latino-American General Resources - Hispanic Heritage Month - Is it Hispanic or Latino? - Latino-Americans Military - Notable People - Specific Latino Cultural Information - Latino-American Regional Information

Some Specific Latino-American Cultures

Cuban American - Mexican-American - Puerto Rican

Asian-American Resources
Asian-American General Resources - Asian American Civil Rights - Asian-American Military Service - Asian-American Notable People

Some Specific Asian-American Cultures

Cambodian-American - Chinese-American - Filipino-American - Hmong-American - Indo-American - Japanese-American - Korean-American - Laotian-American - Persian-American - Thai-American - Vietnamese-American

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Afro-American Lesson Plans - Hispanic-Americans / Latino Lesson Plans - Asian-American Lesson Plans - Multiculturalism & Tolerance Lesson Plans

American Civil Liberties Union : Iranian American ""Know Your Rights"" Campaign Launched By National Organizations __ "The Iranian American community is an integral part of the fabric of America," said Dalia Hashad, the ACLU's Arab, Muslim, South Asian Advocate. "When they are targeted on the basis of their ethnicity, it's a disaster for every aspect of our country, including the government." Learn about the campaign and how you can participate. - from aclu.org - http://www.aclu.org/safefree/resources/17634prs20050602.html

Iranian-American Bar Association __ "IABA is a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of the Iranian-American community at large and Iranian-American attorneys in particular." - From IABA - http://www.iaba.us/

Iranian-American Organizations __ "Profile of Iranian-Americans and list of Organizations." - illustrated - From parstimes.com - http://www.parstimes.com/iranian_american.html

Iranian American Political Action Committee: IAPAC __ "The Iranian American Political Action Committee established to raise funds from the Iranian American community to support candidates." - From IAPAC - http://www.iranianamericanpac.org/index.shtml

Iranians in America Celebrate Nowruz __ "America's Iranian community this month celebrates Nowruz with others all over the world. Persian and Iranian centers around the country have organized parties, fire jumps, parades. In thousands of American homes, families have laid out the Nowruz cloth with wheat shoots, goldfish, the egg on the mirror and other traditional objects, and prepare for the family dinners that mark the New Year." - From parstimes.com - http://www.parstimes.com/news/archive/2004/washfile/norooz.html

Jewel of Persia __ "Jewel of Persia is a project undertaken by a group of Persian-Americans committed to introducing and expanding upon the rich Persian culture through the design, construction, and development of a cultural center in Southern California - home to the largest concentration of Persian expatriates." Learn more about this project and how you can participate. - From persianmirror.com - http://www.persianmirror.com/community/2005/community/jewelofpersia.cfm

List of Iranian Americans __ A list of names of notable Iranian-Americans along with biographical materials. - from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_Americans

National Iranian American Council - NIAC - Washington DC __ "National Iranian-American Council is a non-partisan, non-political, non-sectarian, and non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Iranian-American participation in American civic life." Learn about membership, events, goals and more. - illustrated - From NIAC - http://www.niacouncil.org/

Bienvenue! - Welcome! to Pars Times __ It bills itself as "Information gateway to Iran and the world." Well, it certainly comes close. An excellent resource for things Iranian and Iranian-American. - illustrated - From parstimes.com - http://www.parstimes.com/

PersianMirror - The Modern Magazine for Persian Celebrations, Culture, Cuisine & Community __ A great resource for anybody interested in Persian American culture and history. - illustrated - From persianmirror.com - http://www.persianmirror.com/index.cfm

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