Resources
Useful links are listed here for you to learn more about American culture, studying information, etc.
 
  • America.Gov

    Includes free publications (books, eJournal USA, and Student Corner, facts, fun stories, and short publications that can help with school assignments or other projects about the United States).
  • Earth Day (April 22)

    Earth Day, April 22, is the annual celebration of the environment and a time to assess the work still needed to protect the natural gifts of our planet. Earth Day has no central organizing force behind it though several nongovernmental organizations work to keep track of the thousands of local events in schools and parks that mark the day.
  • EducationUSA

    • EducationUSA advising centers are staffed by professional advisers, many of whom have studied in the United States themselves and/or have received State Department approved training about United States higher education and the advising process. They assist roughly 25 million prospective international students each year, either in person, by telephone, through e-mail, or on the Internet.
  • eJournal USA

    The eJournal USA archive includes more than 10 years of issues available for download. Online html resource (website), available in various languages.
  • eJournal USA: Media Making Change

    New media technologies give average citizens access to vast amounts of information and broad networks of people. People can use these tools to pursue social and political agendas of their own making.

  • eJournal USA: Rebuilding and Resilience Five Year After 9/11

    • This edition of eJournal USA marks the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States with a look at how the country has rebounded and how the international community has joined together to rebuild after terrorist attacks.

  • eJournal USA: Rethinking International Aid

    This edition of eJournal USA describes how U.S. foreign aid ¡X directed through government and faith-based organizations, through individuals, businesses, and a multiplicity of partnerships ¡X has developed, how it fits into foreign affairs, and how it is related to advancing altruistic objectives.
  • Institute of International Education

    An independent nonprofit founded in 1919, IIE is among the world's largest and most experienced international education and training organizations.
  • The Law of Gaming in the United States

    • An Introduction to Online Resources for Researchers of the U.S. Gaming Industry by Mr. Michael Huff (Information Resource Officer of United States Department of State. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia).

  • Major Newspapers

    More than 20 major U.S. newspapers are listed in this website.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  • Snapshot USA

    • "Snapshot USA," an eJournal USA published by the Bureau of International Information Programs of the U.S. Department of State.

    This edition of eJournal USA is designed to provide a central resource for information about the United States. It is an introduction tailored to the current generation of young people around the world. It contains many facts and statistics, but also essays which describe a little of how Americans think about their country and the world.
  • United States Election Assistance Commission

    • Home, About the EAC, Program Areas, Election Official Center, Voter Information Center, News Center, Inspector General, FOIA, EAC Virtual Meeting Room, TGDC Recommended Guidelines, Resources for Voters, Resources for Election Officials, Language Resources, EAC events and updates.
  • Women of Influence

    • "Women of Influence" introduces 12 notable American women, paired to illustrate key developments in American history, from colonial times to the 20th century. It consists of six mini-chapters: "Guiding Lights to a New World" (Sacagawea and Pocahontas), "The Colonial Era" (Anne Bradstreet and Anne Hutchinson), "Birth of a Nation" (Abigail Adams and Margaret Corbin), "Breaking the Chains of Slavery" (Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth), "A Woman's Right to Vote" (Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony), and "A Role in Government" (Jeannette Rankin and Hattie Caraway).