Resources for Teachers - Culture

English language learners are a diverse group. Students come from various cultures and these cultures are always changing, especially as families acculturate. The resources here aim to provide general information on the cultural backgrounds and experiences of ELLs in the Burlington School District

General Cultural Information
Refugees
Information on Somali Bantu
Information on Vietnamese
Information on Bosnians
Information on Bhutanese
Information on Burundians
Information on Burmese
Information on Congolese
Information on Sudanese

General Cultural Information

National Center for Cultural Competence
http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/index.html

Iceberg Concept of Culture (Indiana DoE Version)
http://www.doe.in.gov/lmmp/pdf/iceburgofculture.pdf

Refugees

Cultural Orientation Resource Center
http://www.cal.org/co/index.html
Website with a wealth of flyers and brochures with information about the various refugee groups being resettled in the US.

US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants
http://www.refugees.org
One of many resettlement organizations in the US. Parent organization of VRRP.

Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program
http://www.vrrp.org

Refugee 101
http://www.brycs.org/aboutRefugees/refugee101.cfm
An overview of how refugees get to the US and how they are resettled here.

Information on the Somali Bantu

Somali Bantu in Vermont - Cultural Diversity Series Presentation

Somali Bantu Association of Vermont
http://www.somalibantuvermont.org

National Somali Bantu Organization
http://www.somalibantu.com

Somali Bantu: Their History and Culture - COR Culture Profile
By Dan Van Lehman and Omar Eno
http://www.cal.org/co/bantu/somali_bantu.pdf

Information on Vietnamese

Vietnamese-Americans - Teaching Unit from Tolerance.org
http://www.tolerance.org/kit/vietnamese-americans

Information on Bosnians

Bosnia and Herzegovina - US Department of State - Background Note
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm

Bosnia and Herzegovina - WikiTravel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina

Information on Bhutanese

Nepal Culture - Bharatonline Travel
http://www.bharatonline.com/nepal/culture.html

Travel and Trekking - Nepal
http://bluedandelion.net/viit/nepal_links.htm#info

Information on Burundians

The 1972 Burundians - Cultural Orientation Backgrounder, March 2007
http://www.cal.org/co/pdffiles/backgrounder_burudians.pdf

Information on Burmese

Burma - US Department of State - Background Note
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm

Myanmar.com
http://www.myanmar.com

Information on Congolese

Republic of Congo - Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107427.html

Democratic Republic of Congo - Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0198161.html

Information on Sudanese

Sudan Country Profile - BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/820864.stm