Cultural Competency Programs

Centre for Intercultural Learning

Follow the links on Country Insights for a database of cultural topics.

Etiquette, Customs, & Protocol

Click on a country and learn the etiquette that comes with the culture such as meeting, gift giving, dining, etc. Also learn quick facts about the country.

Multicultural Development Center

Programs and services, local and world cultural events, and other activities to promote cultural diversity.

Minnesota Humanities Center

Offers literacy programs & humanities curriculum support for schools.

National Center for Cultural Competence (Georgetown University)

Projects, resources and tools, conceptual frameworks and models, etc.

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands (The Online Global Business Guide)

A Demo site, but it allows access to a world holiday guide, titles and forms of address, a Cultural IQ quiz and a wide variety of short articles on intercultural business topics.

Cultural Orientation Resource Center

A site for cultural training and exchange. Culture profiles. Information on refugee groups. Videos, phrasebooks.

Ethnic Harvest: Resources for Multicultural Ministry

Census figures on ethnic groups by state, information on people groups & multicultural ministry, click on Training and Workshops
for more specifics on ministry training. 

A Guide to “Living, Working, and Playing” in the U.S.

Questions and answers for newcomers such as obtaining a visa, finding a place to live, learning English, making a phone call, driving, finding a doctor, etc.

DiversityInc

Excellent information related to diversity issues. News, facts, books, companies, etc.

Ethnologue: Languages of the world A database of 6912 living languages. Indicates geographical areas for languages.