About the USA

Online Reading

Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, November 1998) (PDF file, 156KB)

Free at Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, February 2008) (PDF file, 218KB)

Justice for All: The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, January 2007.) (PDF file, 1.65MB)

Crime & Justice

Crime in the United States, 2006 (U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2007)

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)

Diversity & Immigration

The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture (PDF file, 1.11MB)

Immigrants Joining the Mainstream (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, February 2008) (PDF file, 2.11MB)

Muslim Life in America (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, October 2002) (PDF file, 1.39MB)

Now That I'm Here: What America's Immigrants Have to Say About Life in the U.S. (a report by Public Agenda)

Portrait of the USA: One from Many (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, Sept 1997) (PDF file, 71KB)

Family Life & Youth

The American Family (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, January, 2001) (PDF file, 474KB)

American Teenagers (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, July 2005) (PDF file, 1.89MB)

Growing Up Healthy (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, Jan 2005) (PDF file, 1.59MB)

Population & Demographics

The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States (CRS Report, Updated May 5, 2006) (PDF file, 161KB)

Population Profile of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)

Religion

Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at Home and Abroad (a joint survey by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, March 2002) (PDF file, 306KB)

A New Religious America (excerpt from the book A NEW RELIGIOUS AMERICA by Diana L. Eck) (PDF file, 149KB)

Portrait of the USA: Separating Church and State (PDF file, 60KB)

Religion on the Stump: Politics and Faith in America (The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, October 2002) (PDF file, 141KB)

Religious Freedom as a Human Right (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, November, 2001) (PDF file, 144KB)

Social Welfare

The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability (The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Disability and Ability (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, November 2006) (PDF file, 5.44MB)

Disibility Rights Movement Timeline (Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation)

The Future of Social Security (U.S. Social Security Administration, 2008) (PDF file, 883KB)

Volunteerism & Philanthropy

Giving: U.S. Philanthropy (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, May 2007) (PDF file, 3.86MB)

The United States: A Nation of Volunteers (Electronic Journal, Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, September 1998) (PDF file, 865KB)

Volunteering in the United States, 2007 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, January 23, 2008) (PDF file, 146KB)

Women

Making a Difference in the U.S.A.: Women in Politics (published by Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, March 2008) (PDF file, 1.44MB)

Women of Influence (published by Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, 2006) (PDF file, 1.61MB)