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Intercultural Communication

Your search for information on Intercultural Communication can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. Listed below are some Reference books that may be useful in your research.

Aggression and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
REF HM136 .L46 1994


American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation
REF E184 .A1A63448 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 .O6A827 1995

 

A Celebration of Customs & Rituals Around the World
REF GT85 .I54 1996


The Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography
REF E184 .J5C653 1994


Culturgrams
REFDESK GT1 .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 .J3E53 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 .A1E58 1994

Encyclopedia of Religion
REF  BL31 .E46 2005   

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 .L46 1998

 

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 .A1G14 2000


The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American tribes
REF E77 .G15 1998


Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
REF HQ767.84 .B76 1995

 

Guide to Multicultural Resources
REF Z1361 .E4T39 1995


A Handbook of American Minorities
REF E184 .A1


Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States
REF E184 .S75H365 1993


Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
REF E184 .A1H35


Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
REF F1234 .H794 1996


Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary
REF GT3925 .T46 1997


The Latino Encyclopedia
REF E184 .S75L357 1996


Marriage, Family, and Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
REF GN480 .B76 1994


Multicultural Resources on the Internet. The United States and Canada
REF E184 .A1G874 1999


R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying
REF GT3150 .J65 1997


Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in Over 140 Countries, 1997-1998
REF HQ1154 .N39 1997


Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living
REF GN333 .W67 1998

World Religions
REF  BL82 .B68 1997  

You Are Cordially Invited to Weddings: Dating & Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide, Including Royalty
REF GT2690 .M67 1999


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 county and culture, use one of the online databases listed below. Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books. 

EbscoHost

CountryWatch

Ethnic NewsWatch

Facts.com

GaleNet Discovering Collection

Newsbank InfoWeb

Proquest Newspapers

See Databases & E-Resources for a complete description of Cerritos College Library online resources.

For remote access to the library databases, login via MyLibrary.

For historical research, the Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1975.

Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

CountryReports.org

U.S. Department of State Background Notes

CIA World Factbook


Search for Cultural Events in the LA Area

Google

Example:  “Japanese culture” and events and “los angeles” ; “irish culture” and events and cerritos

Los Angeles Times

@ LA

LA Weekly

Orange County Register

OC Weekly
  

Foreign Newspapers Online

WorldNet Daily – Online Newspapers by Title

 

Internet Public Library - Online Newspapers by Country

 

MIT Libraries – Online Newspapers by Language

 

 

 

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