Who are Americans?

Many athletes from Mexico, Central and South America have become very popular in the USA. A few of the more popular sports stars who have competed in America are listed below.
Baseball players from Central America and South America have especially done very well in the American Major Leagues. Soccer and basketball players are popular also. Manu Ginobili [...]

In studying American India Foundations projects, one that was particulary fascinating was a digital animation, writing, creativity project jointly worked on by middle school students in New Delhi, India and East Oakland, California. Instead of just reading about “social studies”, they are actually working on school assignments with foreign students.
The Telling Stories – Brainstormer Project (TSB), in [...]

American India Foundation, with USA offices in New York City and Santa Clara, California, focuses on improving education, jobs and public health in India … with a special emphasis on enpowering women, elementary education and HIV/AIDS.
Since 2001, the non-profit has raised over $40-million for social and economic change in India. Local offices are in New [...]

In a difficult environment for westerners to operate openly, Half the Sky Foundation (Berkeley, California based non-profit), has been working in China since 1998 to help provide care for China’s tens of thousands orphaned children.

In 2003, Half the Sky hosted a national conference for China’s welfare institutions.
In 2005, Half the Sky was invited by [...]

Invisible Children improves the quality of life for war-affected children of Uganda by providing access to quality education and innovative economic opportunities. Over 580 local American school groups have raised over $1,200,000 (USD) for Ugandan education aid thru Invisible Children’s ’Schools for Schools’ program.
Uganda is home to the longest running war in Africa (1986 to present). [...]

Kiva, an American-based nonprofit, has offered over more than USD 10,000,000 in micro-loans to business entrepreneurs in developing countries. Over 93,000 individuals have so far loaned money by selecting projects to support on the Kiva website. This is the uniqueness of Kiva - individuals loaning to individuals.
Kiva works with 61 microfinance offices around the world who screen and [...]

The Eugene Bell Foundation (based in Washington DC) is a non-profit dedicated to providing relief to North Korea. For over 100 years, Rev. Eugene Bell and four generations of his descendants have worked to provide aid to the sick and suffering in North Korea.
Since 1997, Eugene Bell has focused primarily on fighting tuberculosis, North Korea’s [...]

An estimated 300,000 North Koreans have become homeless by recent floods, which have also devastated crops, bridges, roads, power and utility services.
Two non-governmental charities - Mercy Corps and Samaritans Purse - will receive $50,000 each from the U.S. Agency for International Development to aid North Korea in response to this massive flooding this summer.