Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Your search for information on your cultural heritage can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject.

Selected Reference Books

Aggression and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia

REF HM136 .L46 1994

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders

of a Nation

REF E184 .A1 A63448 1997

American Jewish Desk Reference: The Ultimate One-Volume Reference to the

Jewish Experience in America

REF E184.35 .A44 1999

The Asian American Encyclopedia

REF E184 .O6 A827 1995

A Celebration of Customs & Rituals of the World

REF GT85 .I54 1996

The Concise Dictionary of American

Jewish Biography

REF E184 .J5 C653 1994

CultureGrams

REF DESK GT150 .C85 2002

Dun & Bradstreet�s Guide to Doing Business Around the World

REF HF1416 .M78 1997

Encyclopedia of Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the

Present

REF E184 .J3 E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Latin American History

and Culture

REF F1406 .E53 1996

Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture

REF F1210 .E63 1997

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism

REF E184 .A1 E58 1994

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

REF GN307 .E525 1996

The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America

REF E184 .I6 E53 1999

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

REF GN307 .E53 1991

Ethnic Dress

REF GT511 .K46 1995

Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready

Reference Handbook

REF GN325 .L46 1998

Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia

REF GN496 .L48 1994

The Folklore of World Holidays

REF GT3930 .F65 1998

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

REF E184 .A1 G14 2000

The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

REF E77 .G15 1998

Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia

REF HQ767.84 .B76 1995

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the

United States

REF E184 .S75 H365 1993

A Handbook of American Minorities

REF E184 .A1

Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central

America, and the Caribbean

REF F1234 .H794 1996

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

REF E184 .A1 H35

Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia

REF DS115.2 .J49 1998

Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of

the World Dictionary

REF GT3925 .T46 1997

Marriage, Family, and Relationships: A

Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia

REF GN480 .B76 1994

The Latino Encyclopedia

REF E184 .S75 L357 1996

R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death

and Dying

REF GT3150 .J65 1997

Multicultural Resources on the Internet.

The United States and Canada

REF E184 .A1 G874 1999

Where Women Stand: An International

Report on the Status of Women In Over

140 Countries, 1997-1998

REF HQ1154 .N39 1997

A Time for Healing: American Jewry Since World War II

REF E184 .J5 S435 1992

You Are Cordially Invited to Weddings:

Dating & Love Customs of Cultures

Worldwide, Including Royalty

REF GT2690 .M67 1999

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and

Daily Living

REF GN333 .W67 1998

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. To find articles on your country or culture, use one of the online indexes listed below. They are available at http://www.cerritos.edu/library/http://www.cerritos.edu/library/e-resources.html. Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books. The Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

EbscoHost CountryWatch

GaleNet Discovering Collection Ethnic NewsWatch

Newsbank Facts.com

See the Library Internet Resources handout for a complete description of our online resources.

Websites

CIA World Factbook

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Michigan Electronic Library

http://web.mel.org/index.jsp

Look under: Social Issues & Social Services

US Department of State Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Window to Culture

http://www.unesco.org/culture/links/

More than 400 "culture faculties and universities, foundations, international organizations, ministries of culture, national agencies and organizations of national scope, networks and culturenets, non-governmental organizations, and regional organizations research institutes" from the United Nations.

Search for Cultural Events in the LA Area

@LA

http://www.at-la.com

Google
www.google.com

Example: "Japanese culture" and events and "Los Angeles" or "Irish culture" and events and Cerritos

LA Weekly

http://www.laweekly.com/

Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/

Websites: Search for Cultural Events in the LA Area (Cont�d)

OC Weekly

http://www.ocweekly.com