Cultural Information

There are too many people groups and cultures to give a comprehensive list of resources. Cultures are often best learned by the people representing them, and each person will have a different perspective and experience. Here are just a few resources that may be helpful to start the process of learning about different cultures and refugee populations. However, you do not need to be a cultural expert to be a good friend to a newcomer. Patience, humility, and a willingness to listen can be the best tools to learn about and interact with people from new cultures.

Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange includes useful links and information on certain refugee populations.

Every Culture has information on multiple cultures and country backgrounds

The Cultural Orientation Research Center has an archived library of information on refugee groups pre 2013

Overcoming Barriers: a toolkit for helping refugees adjust to life in the United States (US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, 2010).