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ONLINE CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING RESOURCES
Peace Corps Materials
"What's Up with Culture" (University of the Pacific)

CULTURAL INFORMATION
Cross-Cultural Bibliography (scroll down for books that can be checked out from the Overseas Briefing Center)

CultureGrams
Contact OBC for user name and password

http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-en.asp?lvl=8
Country insights from a Canadian viewpoint

http://www.everyculture.com
Countries and their cultures (includes cultures by both ethnicity and nationality) 

http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/
Business etiquette for 31 countries with Geert Hofstede analysis

http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/international_gift_giving.htm
International gift giving 

FASTRAC COURSES
The Foreign Service Institute's FasTrac distance learning program offers a number of cross-cultural and culture-specific courses for State Department employees and eligible family members. Register for FasTrac on the intranet (or have the employee in the family register for you) ; once registered, all courses are available via the Internet. As of August, 2006, FasTrac included around 20 courses related to cultural learning.

OTHER FSI Distance Learning
Learn about the cultures of Egypt, Armenia, and Russia (coming soon) through distance learning courses offered by the Foreign Service Institute. For more information, contact the Registrar's Office at (703) 302-7144 or (703) 302-7137.

REFERENCES
Bochner, S. (2003). Culture shock due to contact with unfamiliar cultures. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, S. A. Hayes, & D. N. Sattler (Eds.), Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (Unit 8, Chapter 7), (http://www.wwu.edu/~culture), Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington USA.

Bryson, Debra R. and Charise M. Hoge (2003). A Portable Identity. Park Publications: Georgetown, Texas.

Chan, Sucheng. (1994). Introduction in Chan, Sucheng (Ed.) Hmong Means Free: Life in Laos and America [Electronic version.] Temple University Press. Retrieved December 2005 at http://www.hmongnet.org/publications/hmf-intro.html

Hess, Melissa Brayer and Patricia Linderman (2002). The Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad. Intercultural Press: Yarmouth, Maine.

Kealey, Daniel J. (2002 May). "Research on Intercultural Effectiveness and Its Relevance to Multicultural Crews in Space." Presented at the Canadian Space Agency International Workshop on Group Interactions, Banff, Alberta. Retrieved December 2005 from http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/pdf/Multicultural_Crews_in_Space_Report-en.pdf

Matsumoto, David, Satoko Hirayama, and Jeffery A. LeRoux. (2005). "Psychological Skills Related to Intercultural Adjustment" Chapter to appear in Paul T. P. Wong and Lillian C. J. Wong (Eds.), Handbook of Multicultural Perspectives on Stress and Coping. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing. Retrieved December 2005 at www.davidmatsumoto.info.

Neto, F. (1994). Le stress d' acculturation chez des jeunes d'origine portugaise en France. Enfance, 1, 83-94 quoted in "Social adaptation difficulties of adolescents with immigrant backgrounds," 2002. Retrieved December 2005 at http://www.looksmartweightloss.com/p/articles/mi_qa3852/is_200201/ai_n9033072?pi=helwei.

Sano, H. (1990). Research and social difficulties in cross-cultural adjustment: Social situational analysis. Japanese Journal of Behavioral Therapy, 16, 37-44.

Sheldon, Kennon M., Andrew J. Elliot, Youngmee Kim, and Tim Kasser. (2001 February). What Is Satisfying about Satisfying Events? Testing 10 Candidate Psychological Needs [Electronic Version].
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 2, 325-339

Sussman, N. M. (2002). Sojourners to another country: The psychological roller-coaster of cultural transitions. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, S. A. Hayes, & D. N. Sattler (Eds.), Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (Unit 8, Chapter 1), (http://www.wwu.edu/~culture), Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington USA.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2005). "How to Deal with Grief" Retrieved December 2005 from www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2005). "Learn to Say Goodbye: Strategies for Coping with Loss." Retrieved December 2005 from www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2005). "Tips for Managing and Preventing Stress." Retrieved December 2005 from www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.

Ward, C., & Kennedy, A. (1994). Acculturation strategies, psychological adjustment, and sociocultural competence during cross-cultural transitions. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 18, 3, 329-343, quoted in "Social adaptation difficulties of adolescents with immigrant backgrounds," 2002. Retrieved December 2005 at http://www.looksmartweightloss.com/p/articles/mi_qa3852/is_200201/ai_n9033072?pi=helwei.

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