| Communities and Cultural Identity |
| Diversity Amongst People |
| | Culture Quest World Tour
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| | An amazing site! Join Ophelia Owl &
Parsifal Penguin on their worldwide tour!
Culture is the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of a group of people. Parsifal has spent his entire life in Antarctica where there is no culture to speak of, and is eager to become a world citizen through his travels with the knowledgeable Ophelia Owl. Let Parsifal and Ophelia take you for a tour of cultures around the world! |
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| | What is Diversity?
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| | A great site from Kids Health! "human beings have a great deal of diversity. Although our basic structure is the same (head, body, arms, legs, etc.), there's diversity in our looks. Skin, hair, and eyes all have lots of interesting colors. Our bodies are different, too, in size and shape. Even our fingerprints are unique!" |
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| | Far-Out Frenzy
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| | A great site developed by students who wanted to share their diverse cultural interests with others! "Stretch your imagination, pack your mouse, and surf the site as you explore Guam, Japan, Cuba, Mexico, U.S.A., Pakistan, and the Philippines." |
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| | Multiculture-pedia
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| | A dictionary of cultures around the world! |
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| | Oxfam - Cool Planet
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| | We live in an amazing world. But what do you really know about the world you inhabit? Oxfam is a relief organization that works in over 70 countries around the world. This site will guide you through just a few of the countries they work in. |
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| | Cultural Profiles Project
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| | A great site from the Canadian government that provides a capsule summary for dozens of cultural groups who have emigrated to Canada. |
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| | Asian-American Heritage
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| | From Scholastic.com - find out what it means to be Asian American and all the Asian cultures that exist in the world and in America. |
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| | MultiCulturalPedia
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| | Is a Canadian sneeze different from a Japanese sneeze? Learn about everyday habits and customs from various cultures around the world. |
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| | Say Hello to the World
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| | If you wanted to say hello to everybody in the world, how many people would that be? Start learning here - find out how to say hello in dozens of languages! |
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| | Its International
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| | Explore an international world! Learn about dozens of cultural traditions and pastimes. |
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| | Birthdays Around the World
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| | Birthday parties are always among the highlights of a child`s year, but did you ever wonder how the tradition of birthday parties started? Find out about: How Birthday Parties Started, and Birthday Traditions In Different Countries
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| | Where Food Crops Originated
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| | A lot of the food we take for granted wasn`t even known to the Europeans until after the Columbian Exchange. When contact was made with the new world, a whole Cornucopia of new foods was introduced to the explorers, who would bring back these foods, and distribute them all over the world. Learn more here! |
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| | Jewish Holidays
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| | A great animated guide to Shabbat, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukah, Tu B`Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot.
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| | Ethnic Cookbook
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| | Created by students from New Bedford`s Keith Middle School, a cookbook that explores foods from around the world. |
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| | The Holiday Project
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| | Bonfires in Kyoto, dinner in a Mexican graveyard, kite-fighting in Pakistan — get the facts about more than 20 holidays from around the world. |
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| | Mountain Voices
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| | This website presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development.
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