Annotated Web Links

CLNet Research Center
	This is a resource for just about anything you want to know concerning Latinos, from the arts to the Internet, law, science, and health. It also provides information on where to find a grant. It has numerous links. ( http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/index.html )

Julian Samora Research Institute
	The Julian Samora Research Institute is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. This site contains policy papers, reports of empirical studies, theoretical analyses, and policy discussions that address the changing roles of Latinos in relation to economic, political, religious, educational, and social institutions. ( http://www.jsri.msu.edu/ )

National Council of La Raza
	The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that was established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination and to improve life opportunities of Hispanic Americans. ( http://www.nclr.org )

Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (IPRLS)
	The Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (IPRLS), which has operated since 1994, serves as a multipurpose, interdisciplinary research and teaching program with a comparative focus on the Puerto Rican, Mexican, and other Latin American-origin populations in Connecticut, the northeast, and other regions of the continental United States, as well as Puerto Rico. This Web site contains research papers. ( http://vm.uconn.edu/~prladm02/ )

Making Face, Making Soul... a Chicana Feminist homepage
	Making Face, Making Soul is a site by, for, and about Chicanas. It contains a variety of resources, ranging from short biographies of Chicanas to Chicana poetry and literature, cultural resources, and academic resources. It also has links to other Chicana resources. ( http://chicanas.com/ )

Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
	Founded in 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is the leading nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy, and educational outreach institution in the United States. ( http://www.maldef.org/index.cfm )