DIVERSITY ON THE INTERNET **Latino and Chicano Resources** **Asian American Resources** TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Guide: A. General Resources 1. H-Ethnic 2. Minority Programs for the Sciences 3. Federal Government Minority Opportunities 4. H-AmStdy 5. Media Resources for Minority Americans 6. Library of Congress Pilot Project 7. UCSC Faculty Research and Publications 8. Omni-Cultural-Academic-Resource Database 9. CICNet Gopher Server 10. Data Bank of Minority Group Conflict 1955-65 B. Chicano/Latino Resources 1. Chicano/LatinoNet 2. CHICLE 3. MCLR-L 4. Library of Congress 5. ARENAL C. Asian American Resources 1. Asian American Newsgroup 2. Asian Voices Journal 3. Photographs of Japanese Americans during WWII III. Internet Resource Discovery Project IV. Future of this Guide V. Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION This guide was put together by Linda Heise in conjunction with the Graduate Library and the School for Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. It is intended to give a brief, subjective description of resources available on the Internet as of August 1993 that are by or about Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans. The descriptions are based on my own opinion; all suggestions, corrections and additions are welcome. GUIDE A. GENERAL 1. H-Ethnic Description: General discussion of ethnic history; topics range widely (e.g. Hispanic women in the Southwest, Native American resources, etc.) Format: Listserv Available: listserv@uicvm.uic.edu Comments: Moderated by historian; reviewed by board of editors Scholarly; geared towards academics and educators Open to any historian or graduate student Automatically archived through server Moderately active (1-5 messages/day) Predominant language is English Contact: Richard Jensen 2. Minority Programs for the Sciences Description: Opportunities for minorities in the sciences Format: Gopher Available: UC Santa Cruz Infoslug Gopher/Academic Divisions/Natural Sciences Division/Divisional Programs/Minority Programs for the Sciences/Society for the Advancement of Chicano\Native Americans (SACNAS) Comments: Offers listings of conferences, grants and fellowships, and faculty, post-doc, and non-academic positions at various locations around CA and the country. Infoslug is a joint effort of Communication and Technology Services and the University Library Contact: Steve Watkins 3. Federal Government Minority Opportunites Description: Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX) Format: Gopher (port 1400) Available: Federal Information Exchange Gopher/Connect to FEDIX/MOLIS BBS (Federal Opportunities, then login as NEW (two hour time limit) Comments: The FEDIX databases provide online information on agency research opportunities, program contacts, scholarships, research equipment, procurement notices and minority opportunities. An email feature is also provided for users to communicate with the sytem operators. Contains information available from Commerce Business Daily and the Federal Register. The FEDIX telnet interface is easy to use. Contains names of program managers and other key contacts related to federal agency research. Also available via anonymous ftp, , misc/molis/ molguide.txt, etc., or telnet , login as telnet. The MOLIS system provides information about Historically Black Colleges and Universities, but also about some Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Universities. This online information includes research centers facilities, equipment, precollege and eduation programs, scholarships and fellowships, emerging capabilities, revenues and expenditures, degrees and enrollment, faculty profiles, and administrative personnel data. Contact: , 4. H-AmStdy Description: Interdisciplinary discussion of issues of American culture Format: Listserv Available: listserv@uicvm.uic.edu Comments: Moderated by historian Scholarly; geared towards researchers Log is kept on weekly basis, available through "get" command Very new; began July 4, 1993 Low activity (1-2 messages/day) Predominant language is English Moderator's welcome is friendly and informative; seems willing to support (email) questions about technical stuff Contact: Jeff Finlay 5. Media Resources for Minority Americans Description: Bibliographies of media resources Format: Gopher Available: UC Santa Cruz Infoslug Gopher/The Library/Media Center Resources/Film, Video, Audio, Cable TV/Catalog of UCSC Films, Videodiscs/MINORITY AMERICANS Comments: Film/video/videodisc collection lists from the UCSC Library Media Center for the subjects: Asian Americans; Mexican Americans, Chicanos and Latinos; and Diversity Issues Contact: Description: Film/Video Materials for Programs on Asian Americans and Programs on Hispanics Format: Gopher Available: University of Michigan Library Gopher/What's New and Featured Resources/Diversity Comments: Film collection lists from the University of Michigan for the subjects: Asian Americans and Hispanics Contact: Karen Sayer 6. Library of Congress Pilot Project Description: Pilot project from the Special Projects office of the Library of Congress. Format: Ftp archive Available: seq1.loc.gov, login anonymous Comments: Gives information about current and upcoming exhibits, such as the online exhibit "1492: An Ongoing Voyage" (pub/Library.of.Congress/ calendar.press.release or 1492.exhibit, etc.), and research guides such as finding aids and bibliographies produced by various divisions of the Library. Contact: K.D. Ellis, Special Projects Office 7. UC Santa Cruz, Faculty Research and Publications Description: Abstracts and citations to research articles, dissertations, etc., of the faculty of UCSC Format: Gopher Available: UC Santa Cruz Infoslug Gopher/The Researcher/UCSC Selected Faculty Publications/ Selected Faculty Publications Comments: Copies can be obtained through anonymous ftp from ftp.cse.ucsc.edu, pub/tr. Directions for other ways of retrieving are also posted. Keyword search is only way of accessing the article through the gopher Contact: for questions about getting copies 8. Omni-Cultural-Academic-Resource Database Description: Collection of material with an international bend. Format: Gopher Available: St. Olaf College/Databases/Omni-Cultural- Academic-Resource/Society-Culture-Religion/Inter- Cultural/Culture Comments: Items collected from various newsgroups and mailing lists Not a lot of stuff; items tend to be postings from newsgroups, especially soc.culture.asian.american (see further in guide). Contact: Comments to Craig D. Rice 9. CICNet Gopher Server Description: Designed to be a comprehensive list of electronic journals currently available on the Internet Format: Gopher Available: CICNet/Electronic Serials Comments: At the current time, there are no journals that really address diversity and Asian American or Hispanic American life. This seems to be a good potential site, however. One way that I found articles that pertain to diversity issues was to search the word "minority" on archie. Several articles were retrieved which were in e-journals not devoted solely to multicultural issues. An example is "Controversies in Minority Voting" by Gorman and Chandler, published in Law and Politics Book Review. Contact: Billy Barron 10. Data Bank of Minority Group Conflict, 1955-1965 Description: Collection of data on world-wide conflicts between minority groups and the predominant group within a society Format: Gopher Available: University of Pennsylvania Gopher Comments: I found this one in a Veronica search of gopherspace. Nothing is available yet, and I cannot find a location for it on the UPenn gopher. Watch for further developments. Contact: B. CHICANO/LATINO 1. Chicano/LatinoNet Description: Brings together research on Chicano and Latino isuses as well as minority linguistic and educational research programs at the University of California. Format: Gopher Available: UCLA Gopher/UCLA Gopher Servers Comments: Joint project of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and UCSB's Minority Linguistic Research Institute. Under development; contains such information as statistical data resources, electronic publications, and several library catalogs, including the Chicano Studies Collection at ASU, the Chicano Studies Research Library at UCLA, and the Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque at UC Santa Barbara. Contact: Richard Chabran 2. CHICLE Description: Chicano literature discussion list Format: Listserv Available: listserv@ubvm.bitnet Comments: Moderated Automatically archived through server Low activity (1-2 messages/day) Predominant language is English Postings tend to be requests for information. Contact: Theresa Marquez 3. MCLR-L Description: Forum for discussion of research on and by Latinos in the Midwest Format: Listserv Available: listserv@msu.edu Comments: Moderated; automatically archived through server Active (5-10 messages/day) Discussion on the list is often requests for information on a variety of topics, postings of conferences and other events of interest, and about how to reach people in the U.S. and Americas. Contact: Ramiro Gonzalez or Moderator at 4. Library of Congress Description: Bibliography of music from the American Southwest and Texas/Mexico border region. Format: Ftp archive Available: seq1.loc.gov, login anonymous, dir: pub/Library.of.Congress/research.guides/ amer.folklife.ctr/ Mexico.findingaid Comments: Unannotated bibliography of recordings of Mexican and Mexican American music compiled over several years by Joseph C. Hickerson, the American Folklife Center's Head of Acquisitions Contact: K.D. Ellis, Special Projects Office Description: Bibliography of American Folk Music Format: Gopher Available: Library of Congress (LC MARVEL) Gopher/Library of Congress: Facilities, Activities, and Services/LC Publications and Products/American Folklife Center Publications Comments: The files, American Folk Music and Folklore Recordings 1990: A Selected List and American Folk Music and Folklore Recordings 1991: a Selected List, give lists of outstanding recordings from the approximately two hundred phonograph records, audiocassettes, and compact discs submitted by producers and manufacturers or suggested by various interested parties, which have been released that year. These recordings feature cultural traditions found within the U.S. and emphasize "root traditions" over popular adaptations. Other criteria for inclusion in the list are that each recording must be conveniently available to purchasers in the U.S. and that each include liner notes or accompanying booklets with information about the music, performers, etc. Contact: K.D. Ellis, Special Projects Office 5. ARENAL Description: Discussion for Spanish-speakers on issues concerning Lesbians, gays and bisexuals. Format: Listserv Available: listserv@lut.fi Comments: Unmoderated Very active (5-20 messages/day) Predominant language is Spanish Postings often include events that are happening (marches, protests, etc.) around the U.S., resource guides from ftp sites, news bulletins from various sites, and discussions of general issues affecting the members of the list. Postings often have a U.S. or North American focus. C. ASIAN AMERICAN 1. Asian American Newsgroup Description: Topics focus on life in the U.S. for Asian Americans Format: Newsgroup Available: Usenet, soc.culture.asian.american Comments: Unmoderated Extremely active (20-50 messages/day) Flaming can run hot and heavy; flame baiters are common; posters are mostly male; FAQ is posted weekly by Bryan Wu who also does a Recommended Reading FAQ. Contact: Bryan Wu 2. Asian Voices Journal Description: Electronic journal containing fiction, poetry and prose about the Asian American experience Format: Gopher Available: CICNet Gopher/Electronic Serials/Alphabetical Listing/a Comments: Published by the Asian Cultural Union of NYU Based on a print version put out by ACU Currently this gopher site only contains one issue; contact Will or Fran (see below) for back issues; also posted to s.c.a.a. (see previous listing) There may be an official archive established soon; contact Will for updates. Contact: William Chong 3. Photographs of Japanese Americans at Internment Camps Description: Information about the audiovisual holdings of the Still Picture Branch of the U.S. National Archives and Record Adminstration (NARA) Format: Gopher Available: Library of Congress (LC MARVEL)/Federal Government Information/National Libraries and National Archives/National Archives and Records Administration/Audiovisual Records at National Archives/Pictures of World War II Comments: Also available via anonymous ftp , NARA_AUDIOVISUAL/WW2-PIX.TXT Information is included in file for ordering copies Contact: Reference Staff INTERNET RESOURCE DISCOVERY PROJECT The Internet Resource Discovery Project (IRD) is an ongoing attempt to create descriptive subject guides to resources on the Internet. Diversity, as defined by the University of Michigan Library, includes African American, Asian American, Native American, Chicano and Latino, women's and Lesbian/gay/bisexual resources. Due to the time limitations for this project and at the suggestion of the diversity librarian, Chuck Ransom, I narrowed "diversity" and looked only for Asian American and Chicano/Latino resources. I started the process by subscribing to listservs and newsgroups and after monitoring them for a little while, posted queries for information. The second step was to search ftp sites using archie and gopherspace using veronica. I also tried to search through the gophers of institutions that might have diverse student populations to see if the online resources reflect that diversity. The effectiveness of tools varied widely for each topic. Listservs were a good beginning point for Chicano/Latino resources, but much less helpful for Asian American resources. The best thing about both listservs and newsgroups was that they allowed me to get in touch with people who might know of possible resources. Veronica searches of gophers were possibly the most productive way of finding resources. I had envisioned organizing this guide by subject and still hope that it will eventually be presented that way. However, I did not find enough on the Internet at this time to create a useful subject-oriented structure. In light of the fact that so little was discovered, I decided to use a general division based on the group that each resource was aimed at. Thus, for instance, there is a section for Asian American resources, Chicano/Latino resources, and general resources. Although this division is very broad, I felt that it was the most useful way of thinking about what was available. The approach that I used in describing resources was to try to think about who might be using this guide. To that end, I tried to keep too many of my opinions out of the descriptive part. Few others will have the same experiences that I have had, especially on such resources as the listservs and newsgroups; each resource will strike readers a different way than it struck me, and my main intent is to be a guide only. FUTURE OF THIS GUIDE I do not anticipate being able to maintain this guide in the future. If you are interested in taking on the work of editing and updating it, please contact Lou Rosenfeld at for more information. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lou Rosenfeld was instrumental in teaching me many of the ways of the Internet and helping me track down elusive targets. Thanks go to him and to Chuck Ransom, the Diversity Librarian at the University of Michigan who gave me feedback on the usefulness of the resources I found. My appreciation also goes to the people on the Internet for their suggestions on where to look. I also want to thank Kate McBride whose unflagging enthusiasm and occasional brainstorms saw me through.