Department of Social Science
Resources
Student Resources | Research Links | Community resources | Student Handouts
Student Resources
Campus Services
SJSU Counseling Center - Take advantage of this excellent resource, free to students, always confidential....
Disability Resource Center - Be the best student you can be, with state-supported resources.
MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center - Providing support & resources for a variety of student cultural groups.
Course-related
What is plagiarism? Try this Library tutorial or discussion here
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University - Helpful online guides on virtually every aspect of writing, research, and everything else that goes with coursework (like APA formatting, avoiding plagiarism, .... don't miss their section on Writing in the Social Sciences
Research Sites
Ethnic Studies research links at the Washington State University Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies -- an excellent multicultural collection including history, race, immigration, globalization, demographics, alternative media, social movements, popular culture and more.
Race & Pedagogy Project, UC Santa Barbara - Offers research summaries, bibliographies and citations, and other teaching materials. This project continues discussions regarding anti-racist teaching strategies across a range of disciplines and educational settings.
Also see Resource Websites in Women's Studies
Community Resources & Organizations
San Jose & Bay area
Mexican-American Community Service Agency (MACSA)
Japanese American Museum of San Jose - Sponsors of the REgenerations Collaborative Oral History Project documenting the impact of the World War II exclusion and incarceration of Japanese Americans in four Nikkei communities in the United States: Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, and San Diego.
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley
Domestic Violence Project of Silicon Valley - A huge collection of information and resources for individuals, families, and researchers dealing with domestic violence
Applied Research Center - A progressive think tank committed to "advancing racial justice through research, advocacy and journalism." Publishers of the terrific Colorlines magazine
The
Women's Building, San Francisco - A beautiful building on 18th
Street in San Francisco that serves as a multi-ethnic service center
for women and girls, housing and "incubating" over 170 different
women's organizations since 1971. Don't miss the MaestraPeace
mural....
The Manilatown Heritage Foundation, San Francisco - developing community projects at the site of the former International Hotel.
Regional & State organizations
United Farmworkers - The historic farmworkers union founded by Cesar Chavez - learn about current issues and organizing.
Latino Coalition for a Healthy
California
Dolores Huerta Foundation - A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to build active communities working for fair and equal access to healthcare, housing, education, jobs, civic participation and economic resources for disadvantaged communities with an emphasis on women and youth.
Nonprofit Health Policy Resources at the California Wellness Foundation
California League of Latin American Citizens