English Language Learners: Cultures

CultureGrams® is a leading reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. No matter the user or their need, CultureGrams goes beyond basic facts and figures with local perspectives on more than 200 countries and territories, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles.

If you are looking for information on your English Learners' cultural backgrounds and their home countries, follow this link.

The Center works with communities in the United States and around the world to encourage the understanding, appreciation, and vitality of humanity’s diverse living cultural heritage.

The Center for Cultural Resources (CCR) at Indiana University Southeast is a special collection that is part of the IU Southeast Curriculum Materials Center, available for the community, Education students, area teachers, and others involved in diversity education.

Asia Institute – Crane House, is a community resource that promotes understanding of Asian cultures and heritage through education, outreach, and the arts.

We are a grassroots non-profit ​​located in Louisville, KY accompanying families in the Latinx community. ​Our mission is to empower these families, providing a foundation for systemic change with long-term effects.

Catholic Charities of Louisville serves people in need, especially the poor and oppressed. As the social service ministry of the Archdiocese of Louisville we support and partner with its 110 parishes in 24 counties to meet the needs of our neighbors. Our wide array of outreaches include anti-human trafficking, urban farming, job training, and refugee resettlement. We serve anyone in need – regardless of faith tradition, race, creed, or other qualifiers.

Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc. (KRM), a non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing resettlement services to refugees through faith- and agency-based co-sponsorship in order to promote self-sufficiency and successful integration into our community. KRM is committed to offering access to community resources and opportunities and to promoting awareness of diversity for the benefit of the whole community.

Exodus has a long history of welcoming refugees and asylees from many countries, cultures, languages, faiths, and political opinions. We began in 1981 with the mission to serve the legal needs of immigrants and Cuban refugees, who had arrived as part of the Mariel boatlift in 1980. Since that time, Exodus has helped thousands of refugees from more than 50 different countries establish new lives in Indiana.

The Diverse BookFinder is a comprehensive collection of children’s and young adult books featuring Black and Indigenous Peoples and People of Color (BIPOC). We’ve cataloged and analyzed picture books fitting this criteria since 2002 and have added early readers, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult novels published since 2022.

65 Lists of Diverse Children’s Story Books for Teachers and Parents

Learn more about why diverse books matter for all kids and how to find high-quality fiction and nonfiction books that explore and celebrate our diverse and multicultural communities.

Inclusive Books for Children is a registered UK charity founded in 2022.

Our vision is for every child in the UK to grow up reading inclusive books — we want to nurture the next generation of open-minded and inspired young readers.