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This database may help with the "elements of personal culture" portion of the assignment.
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Simple searches (2 or 3 words) tend to work best in this database (e.g. Puerto Rico culture or Ireland emigration).

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West by Gordon Morris Bakken (Editor); Alexandra Kindell (Editor)
ISBN: 1452265348
Publication Date: 2006-02-24
You can use the contents to find info on groups (e.g. African-Americans, Maidu, or Basque-Americans) or on locations (e.g Bakersfield).
American Immigration: an Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change by James Ciment; John Radzilowski
ISBN: 9780765682123
Publication Date: 2013-11-30
Try browsing the Table of Contents to find useful info.
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora by Carole Boyce Davies (Editor)
ISBN: 9781851097005
Publication Date: 2008-07-29
Native Diasporas by Gregory D. Smithers (Editor); Brooke N. Newman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780803233638
Publication Date: 2014-06-01
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by Gale Cengage Learning (Editor)
ISBN: 1410338967
Publication Date: 2017-02-17
Etiquette and Taboos Around the World by Ken Taylor (Editor); Victoria Williams (Editor)
ISBN: 9781440838200
Publication Date: 2017-10-05

Video Games

Video Games
Video Games & The Internet
Electronics, the Internet, and Entertainment Media
Geography & Video Games
Title: The Video Game Explosion: A History From PONG to PlayStation and Beyond : A History From PONG to PlayStation and Beyond
Only one user at a time, so if you can't get into it, someone else is looking at it :-/ There's A LOT here. Use the table of contents to identify the most useful chapters.
Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time
Understanding video games : the essential introduction
Chapter 4 is on history.

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Food Culture

Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia - Europe by Ken Albala (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313376276
Publication Date: 2011-05-25
Latino Food Culture by Zilkia Janer
ISBN: 0313087903
Publication Date: 2008-03-30
Food Culture in the Mediterranean by Carol Helstosky
ISBN: 0313346275
Publication Date: 2009-03-20
Food Culture in Mexico by Janet Long; Luis Alberto Vargas
ISBN: 1429474513
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Food culture in Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780313344206
Jewish American Food Culture by Jonathan Deutsch; Rachel D. Saks
ISBN: 9780313343209
Publication Date: 2008-02-28
Food Culture in the Pacific Islands by Roger Haden
ISBN: 9780313344930
Publication Date: 2009-08-10

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