Many countries and languages

AltaVista Babelfish http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn translates blocks of text (you must enter) to/from English. Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian

British Library’s Slavonic & Eastern European Collection at http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/statelnk.html offers links to Internet resources for Eastern European countries (includes Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia)

Free Translation http://www.freetranslation.com/ translates blocks of text (you must enter) to/from English. Spanish, Chinese (simplified or traditional), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese

Online Newspapers.com http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ great website portal to foreign newspapers, some in English and some in the native language(s)

PROMT Online Translator http://www.translate.ru/translator.asp?lang=ru allows the user to read a translation of websites, email, etc. from one of these languages into the other: English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Italian

Search Engine Colossus http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ links to search engines from 195 countries

Search Engines Worldwide http://home.inter.net/takakuwa/search/searc1.html

US Immigration Support at http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/?NS_cid=1 Foreign-born residents can find immigration forms, info on benefits, addresses of field offices, immigrations laws, etc. Current news topics, like the closing of field offices & requiring visas for those in transit through the US are here too.

WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/ a subject directory provided by the Queens Borough Library, offers electronic information in a variety of world languages—currently Chinese, French, Korean, Romanian, Spanish, Russian & Ukrainian. Plans are to ultimately include all languages.

Your dictionary.com http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html provides online dictionaries for 260 languages

*Search Engine or Directory

Arab/Arabic

*Arab Datanet Search Engine & country info http://www.arabdatanet.com/

*Google US in Arabic http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

Islamic World Arabic Language Sites http://islamic-world.net/links/arabic_language_sites.htm

Kidon Media News Sources in Arabic http://www.kidon.com/media-link/arabic.shtml *MSN.com http://www.arabia.msn.com/

Middle Eastern Language Sites http://www.hull.ac.uk/cti/langsite/mideast.html

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

*Open World: Arabic http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

Social Security information in Arabic http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Arabic/arabic.htm

Social Security information in Farsi http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Farsi/farsi.htm

Bosnia/Bosnian

Bosnia Herzegovina Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/bosnia.htm online newspapers, some in English, some in Bosnian

*Bosnia Online http://www.bosnia-online.com/

Bosnia-Related Links http://marvin.ecc.cc.mo.us/~almir/bosnia_links.html

*Google US in Bosnian http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

Cambodian (Hmong & Khmer)

Asian American Health Sites http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

Cambodian Information Center http://www.cambodia.org/

Ethnomed: Camobodian http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/cambodian/cambodian.html health resource

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

Hmong National Development, Inc. http://www.hndlink.org/ “To encourage the full participation of Hmong in society.” Provides many resources for students, women, citizenship, etc.

*Hmong Online http://www.hmongonline.com/

Phnom Penh Post http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ limited free edition newspaper

Virtual Hmong http://www.hmoob.com/ A directory, with lots of chat opportunities, especially for romance

*WWW Hmong Homepage http://www.hmongnet.org/

Chinese (Traditional & Modern)

*Asia Seek http://www.globepage.com/

Asian American Health Sites http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

China Daily http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/index.html online newspaper

China Times http://news.chinatimes.com/ online newspaper in Chinese

Consumer Health Information for Asians http://hhw.library.tmc.edu/CHIA/

Ethnomed: Chinese http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/chinese/chinese.html health resource

*Globepage Asiaseek http://www.globepage.com/

*Google US in Chinese http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

Kidon Media News Sources in Chinese http://www.kidon.com/media-link/chinese.shtml

*MSN.com http://china.msn.com/

Marjorie Chan’s China Links http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/deall/chan.9/c-links.htm

Medicare information page in Chinese http://www.medicare.gov/Asian/Overview.asp

*Open Directory: Chinese http://dmoz.org/World/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

*Sina.com http://home.sina.com/

Sino http://www.sinorama.com.tw/ Online Chinese newspaper available in English, Japanese & Chinese languages

Social Security information in Chinese http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Chinese/chinese.htm

*Yahoo China http://cn.yahoo.com/ *Yahoo US in Chinese http://chinese.yahoo.com/docs/info/chbridge.html

Croatia/Croatian

Croatia Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/croatia.htm online newspapers in Croatian & Italian

*Google US in Croatian http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

Language Links – Croatian http://www.lonweb.org/link-croatian.htm

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

India/Hindi & Urdu

Asian American Health Sites http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

*Google US in Hindi or Urdu http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

India Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/india.htm online newspapers from various areas in English & Indian languages

*Khoj India Directory http://www.khoj.com/

*MSN.com http://www.msn.co.in/

*Open Directory: Hindi http://dmoz.org/World/Hindi/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

*Yahoo India http://in.yahoo.com/

Japan/Japanese

*Google US in Japanese http://www.google.com/intl/ja/ *Google Japanhttp://www.google.co.jp/

Japan Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/japan.htm online papers from various areas in English & Japanese

*MSN.com http://www.msn.co.jp/home.armx

*Open Directory: Japanese http://dmoz.org/World/Japanese/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Sino http://www.sinorama.com.tw/ Online Chinese newspaper available in English, Japanese & Chinese languages

*Yahoo Japan http://www.yahoo.co.jp/

*Yahooligans Japan http://www.yahooligans.com/docs/info/jbridge.html

Korea/Korean

Asian American Health Sites http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

*Google US in Korean http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

*Google Korea http://www.google.co.kr/

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

Korea Newspapers - North Korea http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/nkorea.htm; South Korea http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/skorea.htm

*MSN.com http://www.msn.co.kr/Default.asp

*Open Directory: Korean http://dmoz.org/World/Korean/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

Social Security information in Korean http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Korean/korean.htm

*Yahoo Korea http://kr.yahoo.com/

*Yahooligans Korea http://www.yahooligans.com/docs/info/kbridge.html

Laos/Laotian

Lao Connection http://laoconnection.com/ primarily a news page

Lao Net http://www.global.lao.net/ A community page, with news, chat and other Laotian links

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

Vientiane Times http://www.vientianetimes.com/Headlines.html online newspaper, updated several times a day

Russia/Russian

*Aport Search Engine http://www.aport.ru/

Consilium Medicum http://www.consilium-medicum.com/ health resource in Russian

Gazeta.ru http://www.gazeta.ru/ Online news gazette in Russian

*Google US in Russian http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8 *Google Russia http://www.google.com.ru/

Kidon Media News Sources in Russian http://www.kidon.com/media-link/russian.shtml

MedinfoRus http://medinforus.homestead.com/MedInfoRus.html health resource in Russian

*Open Directory: Russian http://dmoz.org/World/Russian/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of Russian websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

*Rambler Search Engine http://www.rambler.ru/

* Russia on the Net http://www.ru/rus/index.html Directory in Russian or English

Russian Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/russia.htm long list of online newspaper from various Russian cities

Social Security information in Russian http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Russian/russian.htm

*Yandex http://www.yandex.ru/

Spanish

CNN News en espanol http://www.cnnenespanol.com/

*Enlaces en Espanol (San Antonio Public Library) http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/web/enlaces.asp?res=640&ver=true

English for Speakers of Spanish, About.com’s ESL site http://esl.about.com/cs/englishspanish/

ESPN Deportes.com http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/ International sports news in Spanish

Ethnomed: Mexican http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/mexican/mexican.html health resource

*Google US in Spanish http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8

Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/ the government’s guide to reliable health information in Spanish

*Iguana – the Mexican Search Engine http://www.iguana.com.mx/

Kidon Media News Sources in Spanish http://www.kidon.com/media-link/chinese.shtml

Las Culturas.com http://www.lasculturas.com/ cultural info from business to family to music to entertainment

Medicare information page in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/Spanish/Overview.asp

MEDLINE Plus in Spanish http://medlineplus.gov/esp/ health resource

*MSN.com http://www.t1msn.com.mx/default.asp

MTV Latin America http://www.mtvla.com/ the latest MTV news in Spanish, with a Latino slant

Nuestro Ohio http://www.nuestroohio.com/ an online monthly newspaper for Ohio Spanish-speakers

Online Hispanic Health Resources http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/internet/hispanic.cfm

*Ozu Search Engine http://www.ozu.es/

Queens Library WorldLinq http://www.worldlinq.org/subject.asp?id=7 provides access to a variety of websites in specific subject areas, like education, health, etc.

Federal Websites in Spanish http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/topiclists/us-spanish.htm

QuePasa!com http://www.quepasa.com/ bilingual portal for Hispanics & Latinos in America with finance, health, immigration, news & more—emphasis on Latin America & Mexico

Social Security information in Spanish http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/

*Star Media http://www.starmedia.com/ bilingual search engine with Latin American the main focus, in either Spanish or Portuguese; free email

*Yahoo Spain http://es.yahoo.com/ Yahoo US in Spanish http://espanol.yahoo.com/

Taiwan/Chinese

*Globepage Asiaseek http://www.globepage.com/

*Google US in Chinese http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8 *Google Taiwanhttp://www.google.com.tw/

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

Kidon Media News Sources in Chinese http://www.kidon.com/media-link/chinese.shtml

*MSN.com http://www.msn.com.tw/Default.asp

*Open Directory: Taiwanese http://dmoz.org/World/Taiwanese/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Sino http://www.sinorama.com.tw/ Online Chinese newspaper available in English, Japanese & Chinese languages

Social Security information in Chinese http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Chinese/chinese.htm

Taipei Times http://www.taipeitimes.com/News online newspaper in English

Taiwan News Online at http://www.etaiwannews.com/ online newspaper in Chinese

*Yahoo Taiwan http://tw.yahoo.com/

Vietnam/Vietnamese

Asian American Health Sites http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

Consumer Health Information for Asians http://hhw.library.tmc.edu/CHIA/

Ethnomed: Vietnamese http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/vietnamese/vietnamese.html health resource

*Google US in Vietnamese http://www.google.com/language_tools?q=croatian+language&hl=en&lr=&cr=&ie=UTF-8 *Google Vietnam http://www.google.com.vn/

National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html Consumer health information in many languages: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer. Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, so can be entered in all those areas.

*Open Directory: Vietnamese http://dmoz.org/World/Vietnamese/ links to regional resources and subjects in native language

Social Security information in Vietnamese http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/Vietname/vietnamese.htm

VietFun http://vietfun.com/ primarily social in nature, with chat, music, entertainment, jokes

VietGATE http://www.vietgate.net/ gateway to the Vietnamese community, with fonts, dictionary, travel & VietHoo—their version of Yahoo

Vietnam Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/vietnam.htm online newspapers in English & Vietnamese

Viettouch http://www.viettouch.com/ emphasizes culture – art, architecture, stamps, coins, history, literature, music in Vietnamese