Resources

Links of Interest

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Updated: April 2015

http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents: Quality literature in Spanish and books in English about Latinos for children and adolescents.
http://www.birthdayexpress.com/partyideas/birthday-traditions-history-quinceanera/
Birthday Traditions: History of the Quinceanera
http://www.cal.org/twi/directory/
Center for Applied Linguistics: Provides a directory of two-way bilingual immersion programs in the United States.
http://www.elcentrolatino.org/
El Centro Latino: Provides direct, social, and educational services, community building and advocacy for the Latino community in Orange County, North Carolina.
http://www.elpueblo.org/
El Pueblo: Non-profit advocacy group committed to strengthening the Latino community in North Carolina.
http://www.lulac.org/
League of United Latin American Citizens: Advancing the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population in the United States.
http://www.learnnc.org/
Learn North Carolina: On-line teaching and learning tools for educators including bilingual and ESL resources.
http://www.maldef.org/
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund and Educational Fund: Non-profit Latino litigation, advocacy, and educational outreach institution.
http://www.mexonline.com/consulate.htm
Mexican On-Line: Listing of Mexican Consulates in U.S. and Canada as well as general information regarding Mexico.
http://www.nabe.org/
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE): Visitors to the NABE site can stay up-to-date on advocacy issues and current research on bilingual education
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Educational Programs: Collects, analyzes and disseminates information relating the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse students in the United States
http://www.nclr.org/
National Council of La Raza: Private, non-profit, bi-partisan organization focused on reducing poverty, discrimination, and improving opportunities for Hispanic Americans
http://www.thencshp.org/
North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals: A statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to promote education among Hispanic youth in North Carolina
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/bilingualbooks.html
National Education Association: Listing of bilingual book titles which are available in both English and Spanish editions.
http://www.nhi-net.org/
National Hispanic Institute: Youth leadership organization crafting new thoughts, new strategies, new leaders for the 21st century Latino community.
http://pewhispanic.org/
Pew Hispanic Center: Research institute which chronicles Latinos’ diverse experiences in a changing America.
http://www.trpi.org/
The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute: Conducts and disseminates policy-relevant research on key issues affecting Latino communities.
http://www.ucis.unc.edu
University Center for International Studies: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Extending the university’s international presence and global perspective.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/ed
University of North Carolina School of Education website
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR
University of Southern California Center for Multilingual and Multicultural Research: Provides a base for those interested in multilingual education, English as a second language, and foreign language instruction, multicultural education and related areas.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviation	Meaning	Translation
CAM	Centros de Atención Múltiple	Multiple Attention Centers
CEBA	Centros de Educación Básica para Adultos	Adult Basic Education Centers
CEDEX	Centros de Educación Extraescolar	Centers for Non-Formal Education
CONAFE	Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo	Naional Council for the Promotion of Education
CONALEP	Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica	National Professional Technical College
CONAPASE	Consejo Nacional de Participación Social en Educación	National Council for Social Participation in Education
CONEVYT	Concilio Nacional de Educación	National Council for Education for Life and Work
DIF	Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia	National System for Integral Family Development
INEA	Instituto Nacional de Educación de Adultos	National Institute for the Education of Adults
LIC.	Licenciado	Title designating undergraduate university degree
MC	Misiones Culturales	Cultural Missions
MTRO. MTRA.	Maestro, Maestra	Teacher Title designating master's degree
PAN	Partido de Acción Nacional	National Action Party
PCME	Programa para las Comunidades Mexicanas en el Extranjero	Program for Mexican Communities Abroad
PRD	Partido de la Revolución Demócrata	Party of the Democratic Revolution
PRI	Partido Revolucionario Institutional	Institutional Revolutionary Party
PROGRESA	Programa de Educación, Salud y alimentación	Education, Health and Nutrition Program
ProNAP	Programa Nacional para la Actualización Permanente de Los Maestros de Educación Básico en Servicio	National Program for Continuous Staff Development for Practicing Basic Education Teachers
SEP	Secretaría de Educación Pública	Secretariat of Public Education
S.N.T.E.	Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Educación	National Teachers’ Union
SRE	Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
USAER	Unidades de Servicios de Apoyo a la Educación Regular	Regular Education Support Services Units

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Canales, JoAnn, Leticia Calzada Gómez, and Néllyda Villanueva. The Educational Systems of Mexico and the United States: Prospects for Reform and Collaboration. Understanding the Differences: Working Paper 3. Boulder, Colorado: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1995.

Curriculum Perspectives: Challenges for the Future. Proc. of a Binational Symposium. 9-10 Nov. 1994. Austin, Texas.

The Economist Intelligence Unit. Country Profile: Mexico. London: EIU, 1996.

Fuentes, Carlos. Introduction. Mexico: Una Visión de Altura. By Michael Calderwood and Gabriel Breña. La Jolla, California: Alti Publishing, 1992.

Jalisco. Educación Jalisco. Altar de Muertos: Tradición Nuestra. Guadalajara: Educación Jalisco, 1995.

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