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Anti-defamation League	The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.
API Equality	Dedicated to working in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in California and nationally for equal marriage rights, fair treatment, and overall acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality	Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality is the first and only Sacramento-based legislative and budget advocacy project dedicated to developing and advancing a progressive social justice agenda on behalf of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) communities. AACRE fights for reformative legislation and expansion of funding, while seeking to empower APIAs to be an active and effective force in advancing civil rights and social justice.
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved	ACU is a nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates, and health care organizations united in a common mission to improve the health of America's underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the health care clinicians serving these populations.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law	For three decades, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has been the nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. Our precedent-setting litigation has outlawed institutional abuse and won protections against arbitrary confinement. In the courts and in Congress, our advocacy has opened up public schools, workplaces, housing and other opportunities for people with mental disabilities to participate in community life.
California Endowment	The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
Census Bureau	Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau on Hispanic, African- American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Native Alaskan populations.
Center for Cross-Cultural Health	The Center focuses on building cultural competency in human services and health care organizations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and health education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States…To accomplish its mission, CDC identifies and defines preventable health problems.
Center for Immigration Studies	The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
Center on Race and Social Politics University of Pittsburgh	The mission of the center is to conduct applied social science research on race, color and ethnicity and their influence on the quality of life for all Americans.
Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health Duke University	The Center focuses on, Conducting interdisciplinary research, scholarship and education on spirituality, theology and health. Exploring the role of faith communities in forming the health of the broader community. Integrating research and scholarship into the practical disciplines of care and service with an emphasis on older adults.
Center for the Study of Race Politics and Culture University of Chicago Black Youth Project	This project will examine the attitudes, resources, and culture of African American youth ages 15 to 25, exploring how these factors and others influence their decision-making, norms, and behavior in critical domains such as sex, health, and politics.
Center for the Study of Religion and Culture Vanderbilt University	The Center for the Study of Religion and Culture (CSRC) was established in 2003 by the University to develop, promote, and increase faculty research at the intersections of religion and culture.
The Civil Rights Project UCLA	The mission of the Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles is to help renew the civil rights movement by bridging the worlds of ideas and action, to be a preeminent source of intellectual capital within that movement, and to deepen the understanding of the issues that must be resolved to achieve racial and ethnic equity as society moves through the great transformation of the 21st century.
Compendium of Muslim Texts USC Muslim Student Union	A resource, through the USC library, houses links to the sacred texts and Islamic culture.
Cross Cultural Health Care Program	Recognizing the diversity and the different ways to health, the mission of the Cross Cultural Health Care Program is to serve as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.
Diversity Rx	Diversity Rx works towards promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant and ethnically diverse communities.
Human Rights Watch	Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. Human Rights Watch then publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media.
Kaiser Family Foundation	Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. The data are based on an analysis of the Census Bureau’s March 2006 and 2007 Current Population Surveys (CPS; Annual Social and Economic Supplements) and are restricted to the civilian (not active duty military) population. The state data represent 2-year averages.
LAMBDA Legal	Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
LGBT Religious Archives Network	The LGBT Religious Archives Network (LGBT-RAN) is an innovative venture in preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) religious movements around the world.
National Council of La Raza	The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
National MultiCultural Institutes	The mission of the National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI) is to work with individuals, organizations, and communities to facilitate personal and systemic change in order to build an inclusive society that is strengthened and empowered by its diversity.
Social Work Diversity Committee Resources	A student resource on various aspects of diversity, topics such as LGBTQQ terminology are covered.
UCLA Center on Minority Health Disparities	The mission of the UCLA Center for Research, Education, Training, and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities (CRETSCMHD) is the reduction and elimination of physical and mental health disparities in racial and ethnic minority populations.
Urban and Environmental Policy Institute Occidental College	Our mission - to help create a more just, livable, and democratic region - provides the backdrop for a wide range of activities and relationships. UEPI functions both as an academic center with strong community ties and a community-based organization with a strong research and policy development capacity.
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health	The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
USC Student Services	The USC School of Social Work site lists student organizations within the school and in the wider university such as Asian Pacific American Student Services.
The Women’s Foundation of California	The Women's Foundation of California is the only statewide public foundation that is investing in women and girls throughout California to create a more just and equitable society.
World Health Organization	WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.