| www.culturalorientation.net |
| "The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center provides important
orientation resources for refugee newcomers and service providers
throughout the United States and overseas." |
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| www.theIRC.org |
| The International Rescue Commmittee has a 70 year history of refugee relief, respect and renewal. |
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| http://www.mwls.co.uk/inthols07free.htm |
| 2007 International Holidays spreadsheet |
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| http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/celebrat.pdf |
| "CELEBRATE! HOLIDAYS IN THE U.S.A. is an introductory survey of the historical and social backgrounds of American holidays." |
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| http://www.seeamerica.org/ |
| This site has information on tourism for each of the 50 states. |
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| http://ph.infoplease.com/ |
| Infoplease.com is a site with very interesting
information on various topics including history, government,
biographies, arts, business, society and culture, health and science,
and the daily almanac. There is also an atlas, a dictionary, and an
encyclopedia. |
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| http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp |
| This site contains lesson plans for "Understanding Taxes" |
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| http://brj.asu.edu/content/vol26_no2/pdf/ART13.PDF |
"Crosscultural Differences in Learning Styles of Secondary English Learners"
This article reports the results of a study of the
learning styles of English learners (Armenian, Hmong, Korean, Mexican,
and Vietnamese) in secondary schools. But it also includes discussions
of other studies of learning styles in various cultures. |
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| http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/hispanic.html |
| This digest identifies cultural values that may
impact the learning processes of Hispanic-American students, reviews
the research on the learning styles of Hispanic-American students, and
discusses the implications of this research for counseling and teaching
Hispanic youth. |
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| http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html |
| Here is information about Black History Month, including a Black history month quiz. |
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| http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/sampler.html |
| This site has information about
Chinese beliefs that incorporate the reader - for example, finding your
sign and its significance in the Chinese zodiac. |
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| http://www.cityfamily.org/v2/cicityFamily.asp |
| City Family Magazine is an online periodical for
immigrants and working families.This supplies information on basic
everyday activities. |
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