Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being
by Race and Hispanic Origin
Council of Economic Advisers for the President's Initiative on Race. This chart book documents current differences in well-being by race and Hispanic origin and describes how such differences have evolved over the past several decades.
http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/ca/index.html
Changing America: The United States Population in Transition
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values, Volume 4, Number 2, June 1999.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0699/ijse/ijse0699.htm
Diversity in America
Council of American Muslims for Understanding (CAMU). A brief description of the diverse makeup of the American society.
http://www.opendialogue.org/english/diversity.html
Diversity in America
By Alison Stein Wellner, "American Demographics", November 2002. A portrait of the American melting pot, with projections for the black, Hispanic, Asian, white and
Native American populations to the year 2007.
http://www.mapinfo.com/common/library/diversity.pdf
Land of Plenty: Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering and Technology
National Science Foundation, Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/cawmset/report.htm
Now That I'm Here: What America's Immigrants Have to Say About Life in the U.S. Today
Public Agenda. Based on a survey of 1002 foreign-born U.S. residents, this report looks at how these immigrants are responding to life in America.
http://www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports_details.cfm?list=12
Toward One America: A National Conversation on Race
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Electronic Journal, August 1997.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0897/ijse/ijse0897.htm
Writers on America
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs.
15 writers reflecting the considerable diversity of American writing today, were commissioned to each write an essay. The assignment: In what sense do you see yourself as an American writer? The results illuminate in an interesting way certain America values -- freedom, diversity, democracy -- that may not be well understood in all parts of the world.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/writers/homepage.htm
Toward Inclusion: Meeting the Needs of Persons with Disabilities in the U.S.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Electronic Journal, January 1999.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0199/ijse/ijse0199.htm
The Changing Roles of Women in the United States
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Electronic Journal, May 1997.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0597/ijse/tocsv.htm
Muslim Life in America
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. This pamphlet is a collection of stories, profiles, graphics, and more than 80 photographs that show Muslims living as part of mainstream American life.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/
Understanding Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, February 1995.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/resources/backgrnd/understd.htm