Ethnic
History & Culture
Our Ethnic Heritage
Knowledge of
Immigrant Nationalities of Santa Clara County
Unless we all start from the premise that we are innocently ignorant
of the background and conditions of the rich cultures in our
midst, and are challenged to rise to new levels of human understanding
and humane relations, we suffer the possibility of engaging in
insensitive or even discriminatory behaviors.
The
Silicon Valley Cultures Project
A fifteen year ethnographic study of the cultures living and
working in the hi-tech communities of Silicon Valley.
Black Heritage
Black
History Community Resources
KQED has long list of resources in the Bay Area to assist you
in studying Black History.
A
History of Black Americans in California
Although Afro-American people were comparatively few in number
before World War II, they were settled throughout the state and
made significant contributions to its development and growth.
National Park Service.
Chinese
Angel
Island: Immigrant Journeys of Chinese-Americans
Between 1910 and 1940, there were as many as 175,000 Chinese
immigrants detained and processed at Angel Island, San Francisco
Bay, California. Unlike Ellis Island in New York's harbor, Angel
Island is a visible reminder of a shameful period in U.S. immigration
history.
Asian-Nation
Your one-stop information source on the historical, political,
demographic, and cultural issues that make up today's diverse
Asian American community. You can almost think of Asian-Nation
as an online version of ''Asian Americans 101.''
Asian
Pacific American Heritage
A complete study of the role of Asian immigrants in the history
of California. From KQED.
Chinese Historical &
Cultural Project
Based in Santa Clara County, California, it was founded in 1987
as a non-profit organization to promote and preserve Chinese
American and Chinese history and culture through community outreach
activities.
A
History of Chinese Americans in California
Amid the increased numbers of Chinese immigrants in recent years,
it should be remembered that not all Chinese Americans are recent
arrivals.
Germans & Swiss
Johann
August Sutter
General Sutter, as he was generally known, was forced to flee
his creditors in Switzerland at the age of 30. Ten years later,
in California, he was the "ruler of the Saccramento Valley,
founder of New Helvetia, a small sovereign." After the discovery
of gold on his land, he lost everything.
Hispanic
A
History of Mexican Americans in California
The roots of the Chicano experience stretched back some three
centuries to 1519 when Spaniards and their Indian allies carried
out the conquest of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico and established
what they called "New Spain." National Park Service.
Irish
John's California
Irish History Page
It is fashionable today, in some circles, to ignore, or at least
minimize, the contributions of anyone from Europe. My intent
is to point out, in a small way, how important the Irish were
to the development of this state.
Japanese
History
of Japantown, San Jose
Japanese, new to the country, eventually chose to build their
wooden buildings next to Chinatown. Because the Chinese had already
settled there, the environment was more familiar to them.
A
History of Japanese Americans in California
How the National Park Service selects sites to show the history
and contributions of Japanese in our state. A site both to find
history and directions to historics sites.
Japanese
American Internment Online Exhibit
An exhibit of original documents and photographs depicting the
internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Native Americans
American Indian Alliance: Bay Area Powwow Calendar
Today, for the Native Americans, the Powwow has become a celebration
of ethnicity and a time to renew ties with relatives and friends.
It is both a public event and a homecoming for those who have
been away from families and homes.
Stanford
American Indian Organization
SAIO is the umbrella organization of American Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians at Stanford that addresses the
social, political, educational, and cultural issues of the community.
|
YOU ARE HERE: HOME
> ABOUT
MILPITAS & SILICON VALLEY > CALIFORNIA
HISTORY > ETHNIC
HISTORY & CULTURE
