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Cultural Profiles

These links will take you away from the DWD website. These links are provided as a convenience and DWD is not responsible for the content of these sites. You may also be find cultural Profiles at the Cultural Orientation Project website.

INDEX BY CULTURE

• Afghan

• African

• Arabs

• Bosnian

• Cambodian

• Cubans

• Haitians

• Hmong

• Kurds

• Laotian

• Meskhetian Turks

• Russian

• Serbian/Kosovar

AFGHAN

Cultural Orientation- Afghans
http://www.culturalorientation.net/afghan/
Thorough website covering society, people, family values, literacy, cultural challenges, religion.

U.S. Department of State-International Information Program
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/sasia/afghan/
News, photo gallery, policy, fact sheets, reconstruction, human rights, resources, and archives.

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South Asian Affairs: Background Notes: Afghanistan
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm
U.S. State department profile of Afghanistan with topics such as geography, people, economy, history.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
http://www.usaid.gov/about/afghanistan/
Reports, fact sheets, listing of NGOs who work with Afghanistan, humanitarian aid, reconstruction.

Afghan related websites
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/sasia/afghan/weblist.htm
Extensive links to government, news, UN reports, NGOs working within Afghanistan.

AFRICAN

Cultural Orientation- Refugees from Sudan
http://www.culturalorientation.net/fact_sudan.html
Overview of society, resettlement, national conflict, health care, etc.

Cultural Orientation- Somali Bantus
http://www.culturalorientation.net/fact_somban.html
A brief overview of who they are and their role during the Civil War in Somalia.

Cultural Orientation- Somali
http://www.culturalorientation.net/somali/index.html
Various topics on society, literacy, values, religion, festivities, names, expressions, glossary.

Somali-overview and historical, social, cultural, political topics
http://www.arab.net/somalia/
Various topics on history, people, economy, government.

Somali Culture and Customs
http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/somali_culture.html
Culture and custom, Islam, history, facts, figures, human rights.

ARABS

Hundred Question about Arab American
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/arabs.htm
Common questions regarding Arab-Americans.

BOSNIAN

Orientation- Bosnian
http://www.culturalorientation.net/bosnia/index.html
Thorough website with topics on society, education, culture, food, religion, glossary, etc.

Bosnian Institute
http://www.bosnia.org.uk/
Publications, events, news, forums.

Bosnian Milwaukee
http://www.bosnianmilwaukee.org/

CAMBODIAN

Yale University- Cambodian Genocide Program
http://www.yale.edu/cgp/
Searchable database, photographs, bibliography, biographies about the genocide.

Mekong Net- info on SE Asian countries
http://www.mekong.net/ Articles, historical summary of SE Asian countries, oral history, journal trips, photographs, essays, and resource list; countries include Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, and China.

CUBANS

Cultural Orientation- Cubans
http://www.culturalorientation.net/cubans/index.htm
Various topics that include land and economy, nationalism, education, health, art, resettlement problems, Cuban Spanish, learning English.

HAITIANS

Orientation-Haitians
http://www.culturalorientation.net/haiti/index.html
Everything you want to know about Haitians: history, culture, food, customs, proverbs, health, religion and bibliography.

HMONG

Center for Economic Development (UW Extension) Hmong Website:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hmong/
Hmong/English training materials on Farmers’ Market, conference information, educational programs, task force members.

Hmong National Development (HND)
http://www.hndlink.org/
Programs, grants, resources, internship, conferences, partners.

Hmong Studies Journal
http://www.hmongnet.org/hsj/
Articles, publications, special projects, job, culture, etc.

Hmong Health Information Partnership Project Funded by the National Library of Medicine
http://www.hmonghealth.org/
Family health issues are discussed in culturally competent ways, traditional medicine, and articles on etiquette, education, clinics and health.

Hmong Mental Health
Hmong Mental Health terminology revised in Jan 2003
A mental health terminology glossary developed by the WHMHPG for Hmong therapists and other interested service providers.

The Hmong People in the US
http://www.jefflindsay.com/Hmong_tragedy.html
Background information as well as articles that discuss sensitive race-relation issues, links to other websites, list of recommended books.

Hmong Cultural Center, Inc.
http://www.hmongcenter.org/
Cultural and educational services to the community in St. Paul, MN, research material, articles, bibliography.

Hmong History
Presentation on Hmong history and culture.

Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center
http://www.hmongstudies.org/
Large collection of research materials, bibliography, census reports, community news, also has information on Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian groups.

Resources About the Hmong for Teachers
http://www.uwsuper.edu/library/hmong/hmong.html
Recommended books, articles for classroom readings, videos, and other classroom activities based on Hmong culture.

UW Extension Hmong Task Force
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hmong/
Hmong, English training materials, conferences, task force members.

KURDS

Cultural Orientation- Iraqi Kurds
http://www.culturalorientation.net/kurds/index.html
Good overview of history, cultural differences, reading, occupation, etc.

American Kurdish Information Network
http://www.kurdistan.org/
American Kurdish organization; issues include politics, Hollywood, photographs, advocacy.

LAOTIAN

Lao Connection
http://laoconnection.com/
Newspapers, cultural profile, language, geographic info, music and customs, historical summary.

MESKHETIAN TURKS

Culture Profile: Meskhetian Turks (DHFS)

RUSSIAN

Embassy of the Russian Federation
http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/culture.htm
Includes information about the arts, mass media, religion, holidays and cuisine.

SERBIAN / KOSOVAR

Macedonia and Kosovo after the Military Operations
http://www.omda.bg/imir/mk_psycho1.html
Albanian refugee camps, social relations with Kosovars, psychological summary of different ethnic and social levels.