Intercultural Communication and Diversity Information Resources: Additional Resources

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Associations & organizations
Directories of Websites
Government information (Canada, U.S., International)

Associations and organizations

• AMSSA - Association of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
  • Anti-racism resources
• British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) - Social Justice Site
  • Teaching to Diversity
• Mosaic - Diverse Cultures Responsive Policing: a Policy Framework
• Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research (SIETAR) - B.C.

Directories of websites

• Thiagi Group ( Sivasailam Thiagarajan)
  • Freebies (games, exercises, Tips for Facilitators, Tips for Instructional Design, Interactive Lectures - Summaries of 36 Formats, Interactive Strategies for Improving Performance (66), Articles and Handouts, Secrets of Successful Facilitators, etc.), Online Store

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Government information

Canada

• DFAIT - Centre for Intercultural Lerning
• 12 Dimensions of Culture: a basic guide to help you deal with cultural differences Intercultures Magazine v.1.no. 1
• Canadian Research Index - Includes federal, provincial and municipal government publications. Keep track of the Microlog Report number and find the report on fiche on 6th floor. Alternatively, search the department site, online.
• Library Archives Canada, Archives Search engine e.g. search for "nurses" for archives/fonds related to them
  • Celebrating women's achievements, The Call to Duty - from the fonds of six Canadian nursing sisters.
• Library of Parliament - Parliamentary Information and Research Service Publications - Briefs on issues, Bills, etc. E.g.

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United States

• GPO Access - A well-organized list of U.S. government sites by topic.
  • US Census Bureau - Get current industrial and demographic reports, economic census data, foreign trade analysis, and much more. Statistical Abstracts of the United States
  • US Department of Labor — Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Government - International

• Asian Development Bank -
• United Nations
  • Search: U.N. Economic and Social Development Website -
  • International Instruments and Treaty Bodies - legal instruments, conventions and other relevant international standards of particular importance to women's human rights and gender equality
• United Nations Entities Specializing in Gender Issues:
• • UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women
  • Women Watch (U.N. Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) -
• United Nations - World Health Organization, Country Profiles

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