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Literacy Programs
Chicago HOPES is an initiative of the Chicago Public Schools Homeless
Education Program that empowers homeless students to succeed
academically. Chicago HOPES volunteers collaborate with schools,
shelters, and communities to establish shelter-based, after-school
tutoring and cultural enrichment opportunities. http://chicagohopes.org/
Literacy works provides training for teachers and tutors in the teaching of ESL, adult literacy, and adult Spanish language literacy. Also provides extended support for tutors. http://litworks.org/
English Class
The English Robot always messes with the English students. Englsih Robot
Cultural Diversity
The Field Museum offers information on cultural diversity in Chicago and provides links to ethnic museums and cultural centers. http://fieldmuseum.org/
Friends
Extreme Mayan Adventures is an adventure tourism business and total immersion cultural exchange project in Guatemala. It is run by one of our Casa Aztlán volunteers. http://mayanadventuretravel.com/
I.B.E.W. local 134 are our good friends and we owe them a special thanks for all the incredibly hard volunteer work they've done to help keep us up and running. http://local134chicago.com/
Pocha Catalana makes art and writes about the concept of Aztlán, the Chicano movement, Spanglish, linguistics and identity. Her article on language, identity, Aztlán, and the Chicano movement from the perspective of a Catalan from Spain is very interesting. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=201899326&blogID=424799100 (Spanish only)
Immigration
Immigration Now is a blog highlighting the most recent trends of immigration in the United States. http://immigrationow.blogspot.com/
Immigration Research Now is a website highlighting the most recent trends of immigration research in the United States. https://sites.google.com/site/immigrationresearchnow/