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MURALS (Featured on The New Americans Web Site)
The Great Wall of Los Angeles >
Judith F. Baca and over 400 community members
The History of Negro Education in Morris County, Texas >
John Biggers
Incredibles Las Cosas Q' Se Ven >
Jeff Zimmerman
Maestrapeace >
Juana Alicia, Miranda Bergman, Edythe Boone, Susan Kelk Cervantes, Meera Desai, Yvonne Littleton, Irene Perez and volunteers
Maria Y Libertad >
Edward Beánes, Rosina Catalano, Daniel Flores, Arturo Jacinto, Griselda Jacinto, Amanda Jacobs, Felipe Tayson, Ana Toscano, Gerson Toscano, Silvia Toscano
Our Lady >
Gzer, Jex, Midzt, WGS
Puerto Rican Woman >
Michelle Ortiz
Saint Sebastien >
James De La Vega
Secret Book (Philadelphia Reads) >
Josh Sarantitis
Untitled (Arizona) >
Estevan Mireles and Antonio Pazos
The War at Home >
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MURALS
The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) >
This California-based organization is dedicated to public and community art.
View murals including The Great Wall, Chicano murals, graffiti and more.
The Art of the Mural >
Muralist Judith Baca writes a comprehensive and personal overview about the Latino mural tradition in Los Angeles.
Public Art in L.A. >
The site's mural section is part of a larger project based at the University of Southern California to document the city's past, present and future.
University of Arizona Library: Chicano Murals in Tucson >
Essay and images documenting Tucson's dynamic mural scene.
Memorial Walls >
Young graffiti artists create murals commemorating the lives of victims of violence in New York City.
Contemporary Fresco Painting Resource Center >
Art portal devoted to all things fresco.
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HOME ALTARS AZ Central: Dia de los Muertos >
Special feature about Day of the Dead offrendas. Includes lesson plans and resources.
"A Church Away From Church: Home Altars Provide the Intimate Touch for Prayer" >
A Washington Post article about home altars of different denominations.
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HENNA
Earth Henna >
Information, photos, henna body painting kits and resources.
The Henna Page >
An educational resource devoted to the science and art of henna.
Fabius, Carine. Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting
(Three Rivers Press, 1998)
An accessible guide and resource to the traditional art of henna body painting. Includes henna history and illustrations. Go to top of page >
NIGERIAN MUSIC
Africa Online: Nigerian Music >
An overview of Nigerian music and artists.
Nigeria Arts.net: Music >
A comprehensive sampling of Nigerian music and musicians.
Village Music >
Select biographies of Nigerian musicians.
Afropop Worldwide >
Companion Web site to PRI public radio program dedicated to African music and the music of the African diaspora.
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BOLLYWOOD
Bolly What >
The newcomer's guide to Bollywood.
About.com: Bollywood >
Article about the popularity of Bollywood films.
Showbiz India >
The Entertainment Tonight of Bollywood, this syndicated television program includes video clips, news, film reviews and interviews with Bollywood celebs.
Bollywood Online: The Magazine >
Fan site.
Bollywood World >
Fan site.
Planet Bollywood >
Fan site.
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COOKBOOK RESOURCES
Ammas.com: Cooking >
Resource for Indian cooking, recipes and ingredients.
Aunt Clara's Dominican Kitchen >
"Dominican culinary culture" including recipes, ingredients and history.
Bukky Enterprises: African Food Wholesalers >
A distributor of food and ingredients common in African cooking.
Frieda's >
This specialty produce and food supplier's online catalog includes Asian and Latin foods.
Gourmet Sleuth.com: Mexican Recipes >
A comprehensive source on authentic Mexican cooking with recipes, history and ingredients.
The Habiba Chaouch Foundation: Taste of the Middle East >
Recipes from Arab countries.
Melissa's >
"Delivering the global market," Melissa's distributes specialty produce from around the world, including a variety of Mexican chilies.
Online Nigeria.com: Pepper Soup >
Includes many variations on the Pepper Soup theme, plus additional Nigerian recipes.
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LANGUAGE ORIGINS
Word Origins.org >
A resource on English etymology, or words and their sources.
"Spanish's Arab Connection" >
Article describing the connections between Spanish, Arabic and English.
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