Asian American Studies

Subject Headings || Dictionaries and Encyclopedias || Indexes, Abstracts, and Full Text Sources || Bibliographies || Directories || Biographical Sources || Statistical Sources || Atlases || Internet Sources

SUBJECT HEADINGS.

Representative subject headings for locating books in the Boston University online Catalog include the following:

Afghans California Asian Americans Cambodian Americans Chinese Americans East Indian Americans Filipino Americans Gujarati Americans Hmong Americans Indochinese Americans Indochinese United States Japanese Americans Evacuation And Relocation Korean Americans Pakistanis United States Panjabi Americans Sikh Americans Vietnamese Americans

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS.

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nations. 2 vols. 1997.: Encyclopedic essays on 161 non-indigenous cultural groups in the United States, including groups from south, southeast, and east Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 A63448 1997.
The Asian-American Almanac. 1995.: Presents overviews on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a chronology, significant documents, and chapters on such topics as legal systems, education, family, religion, immigration, and prominent Asian-Americans. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 A824 1995.
The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945. 2006.: An A-to-Z guide to Canadian and American authors of Asian/Pacific heritage and a historical overview of Asian American literature from the end of World War II to the present. Genres covered include anthologies, autobiographies/memoisr, drama, fiction, poetry, and short fiction. Mugar Ref. X PS153 A84 H8 2006.

Dictionary of American Immigration History. 1990.: Includes introductory essay and more than 2500 entries on various aspects of immigration. Selected bibliography. Mugar Ref. X JV6450 D53 1990.

Dictionary of Asian American History. 1986.: Contains fifteen essays on Asian groups and other topics, and a section with 800 short entries on events, persons, concepts, and places. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 D53 1986.

Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations. 4th ed. 1996.: Basic guide to terminology in the field of race and ethnic relations. Mugar Ref. X GN496 C37 1996.

Encyclopedia of American Immigration. 4 vols. 2000.: Topical encyclopedia with 150+ essays covering immigration history from prehistory to the present, immigration issues, immigrant groups in America (organized by region), and original immigration documents. Mugar Ref. X JV6465 E53 2000.

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2 vols. 1995.: More than 100 essays on ethnic and ethno-religious groups (e.g., Amish) in the U.S., including native American groups and more recent arrivals, such as the Hmong. Good companion to the Harvard Encyclopedia, below. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 G14 1995. Second edition (2000) available online through Gale Virtual Reference Library (ChRiv-px).

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. 1980.: Contains lengthy histories of ethnic groups in the U.S. from Acadians to Zoroastrians, as well as entries on subjects such as prejudice and discrimination. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 H35.

Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present. 1993.: An historical overview of Japanese American history; a chronology of events; and a dictionary of events, individuals, organizations, and cases pertaining to Japanese American history. Mugar Ref. X E184 J3 J3355 1993.

INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, AND FULL TEXT SOURCES.

Alternative Press Index. 1969 - . (ChRiv-px).: Index to liberal, underground, and radical publications. Mugar Ref. X AI3 F69. Available (1991-) on the BU Web

America: History and Life. 1964 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts the periodical literature and dissertations on North American history and culture.

Anthropological Literature. Late 19th century to the present. (ChRiv-px).: Comprehensive international index to articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Updated quarterly, Anthropological Literature indexes articles two or more pages long in works published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present.

Anthrosource. Late 19th century to the present. (ChRiv-px).: Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Anthrosource brings 100 years of anthropological material online, including: a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003; seamless access to archival content housed at JSTOR for 6 key AAA publications including American Anthropologist; and current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications.

Contemporary Women's Issues. 1992 - . (ChRiv-px).: Full-text database, international in scope, covering such topics as health and reproductive issues, development, human rights, arts and media, customs, family life, violence, and legal issues. Includes journal articles, newsletters, fact sheets, proceedings, and the alternative press. An Instruction Guide is available.
Ethnic NewsWatch. 1990 - . (BU-px).: A comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.

FRANCIS. 1984 - . (ChRiv-px).: Multilingual, multidisciplinary index to journals in the social sciences and humanities.

JSTOR. (BU-px).: Archive of scholarly journals in electronic format, digitized from the first issue onward to a "moving wall" of two to five years ago.

LexisNexis Academic. (BU-px).: A full-text database that includes newspapers, wire services, transcripts of television and radio broadcasts, medical and health journals, trade journals, accounting literature, company financial reports, law reviews, statutory and case law, and public opinion polls. The database is international in scope, and includes newspapers in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and German. Dates of coverage vary depending upon the publication.

PsycINFO. 1872 - . (BU-px).: "Contains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology."
Sage Race Relations Abstracts. 1980 -2002 .: Contains abstracts of periodical articles on race, race relations and related topics. Mugar Z7164 R12 S12.

Social Sciences Citation Index. 1956 - .: Interdisciplinary index to 4700+ journals and collected volumes in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides access by author, citation and subject. Mugar Ref. X Z7161 S65 (1956-1998). Searchable on the BU Web as Web of Science (1983- ) (BU-px).

Social Sciences Full Text. 1983 - . (ChRiv-px).: Indexes and abstracts core journals in such fields as anthropology, criminal justice and criminology, gender studies, geography, gerontology, minority studies, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Includes full text of articles from 215+ journals as far back as 1995. For retrospective searching (1907-1984) use Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective, which indexes nearly 1,200 periodicals as early as 1907.

Sociological Abstracts. 1952 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, conference papers, proceedings, dissertations, and book reviews in sociology.

Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts. 1995 - . (ChRiv): Indexes and abstracts journal articles, chapters, and books on women. The focus is on "education, employment, women in the family and community, medicine and health, female sex and gender role socialisation, social policy, the social psychology of women, female culture, media treatment of women, biography, literary criticism, and historical studies." Formerly Studies on Women Abstracts (1983-1999), Mugar Ref. X Z7962 S78.


Women's Studies International. 1972 - . (BU-px).: Contains citations or citations/abstracts from ten women's studies databases.

Women's Studies Index. 1989 - 2002.: Subject/author index to feminist and mainstream women's studies periodicals, including U.S. and foreign journals and magazines. Mugar Ref. X HQ1180 W66.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES.

Asian-American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988.: Bibliography covering literature written in or translated into English by and about Asian Americans. Mugar Ref. X Z1229 A75 C47 1988.

Asian American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide. 1989.: Contains more than 3000 entries describing the literature on Asian Americans in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. Includes periodicals, books, and dissertations. Mugar X Z1361 O7 K56 1989.

Asians in the United States: Abstracts of the Psychological and Behavioral Literature 1967 - 1991. 1992.: Contains abstracts to articles, dissertations and books on the psychological and behavioral aspects of East/Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. and its territories. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 A87 1992.

A Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities. 2 vols. 1976.: Contains nearly 30,000 entries. Arranged geographically and by culture. Bibliographic essays precede each group. Mugar Ref. X Z1361 E4 M529.

The Hmong, 1987-1995: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. 1996.: Annotated bibliography of periodical articles, books, book chapters, theses, dissertations and Internet sources on Hmong Americans, the Hmong/Miao/Meo in China and Southeast Asia, and the non-U.S. Hmong diaspora. Mugar Ref. X Z3008 H65 S63 1996.

Hmong-Related Works, 1996-2006: An Annotated Bibliography. 2007.: Annotated bibliography of more than 600 citations to the Hmong-related written works, multimedia resources, and websites. Mugar Ref. X Z3008 H65 P44 2007.

Immigrant Women in the United States: A Selectively Annotated Multidisciplinary Bibliography. 1989.: Includes 2000+ entries for scholarly articles, dissertations, and books. Organized by topic. Mugar Ref. X Z7164 I3 G33 1989.

Koreans in America: A Bibliography.: Bibliography of articles, books, and theses, compiled by staff at the University of Southern California's Korean Heritage Library.

The Older Generation of Southeast Asian Refugees: An Annotated Bibliography. 1990.: Annotated bibliography on elderly Cambodian, ethnic Chinese, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese refugees in the United States. Mugar Ref. X Z1361 I53 B68 1991.

Race and Crime: An Annotated Bibliography. 2000.: Annotated bibliography of books, monographs, journal articles, dissertations, special issues, government documents, and websites on race and offending, race and victimization, and race and criminal justice system professionals. Includes a separate chapter on Asian Americans. Mugar Ref. X Z5703.5 U5 R87 2000.

Racism in Contemporary America. 1996.: Bibliographic citations to published articles, books, documents, theses, dissertations, reports, and other materials. Arranged under 87 subject headings. Mugar Ref. X Z1361 N39 W45 1996.

Sikhs in North America: An Annotated Bibliography. 1991.: Annotated bibliography of books, official and semi-official reports, dissertations, articles in scholarly journals, films, videos, and prominent newspaper articles on Sikhs in the U.S. and Canada. Mugar Ref. X Z1361 S47 T37 1991.

Women of Color in the United States: A Guide to the Literature. 1989.: Contains citations for books, journal articles, chapters, and dissertations on African, Asian, Hispanic, and native American women. Mugar Ref. X Z7964 U49 R4 1989.

DIRECTORIES.

Asian Americans Information Directory. 1994/95.: Entries for nearly 6000 organizations, institutions, agencies, programs, publications, and services concerning Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in the U.S. and Canada. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 A85.

East and Southeast Asian Material Culture in North America: Collections, Sites and Festivals. 1989.: A guide and directory to Asian American and Asian Canadian material culture. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 H37 1989.

Ethnic Periodicals in Contemporary America: An Annotated Guide. 1990.: Directory providing information on 290 ethnic periodicals published in the U.S. Mugar Ref. X Z6953.5 A1 I74 1990.

Minority Organizations: A National Directory. 4th ed. 1992.: An annotated listing of 9700 black, Hispanic, Asian and native American organizations. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 M544.

Refugee and Immigrant Resource Directory. 1994.: Provides detailed information on groups serving immigrants and refugees. Includes statistical data and appendices. Mugar Ref. X HV640.4 U54 S365 1994.

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES.

Notable Asian Americans. 1995.: Lengthy biographical essays on nearly 250 Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, with occupation and ethnicity indexes. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 N67 1995.

Who's Who Among Asian Americans. 1994/95.: Contains biographical data on 5000+ Asian Americans who trace their heritage to China, Japan, Korea, the Indian subcontinent, the Philippines, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 W46 1994/95.

STATISTICAL SOURCES.


Asian and Pacific Islander Populations.: Contains March 2004 and earlier Current Population Survey (CPS) data on the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States. Topics covered include geographic distribution, marital status, educational attainment, family and household type, labor force status, occupational distribution, earnings, family income, and poverty status. Also includes 1993 and 1995 statistical briefs on Asian/Pacific Islander households, women, and population.

Ancestry in America: A Comparative City-by-City Guide to Over 200 Ethnic Backgrounds -- With Rankings. 2003.: Race, Hispanic origin, and ancestry data for 4,206 communities with a population of 10,000+ and comparative ancestry rankings for the top 150 places. A companion CD-ROM (Mugar Reserve Room HB3505 .A53 2003 CD-ROM) has data for all 33,150 populated places in the US, and comparative rankings for the top 600 communities for each ancestry. There are 217 separate ethnicities listed. Data are derived from the SF1 and SF3 files of the 2000 Census. Mugar Ref. X HB3505 A53 2003.

Facts on the Asian Population.: Census Bureau links to the most recent data on Asian Americans, including social and economic characteristics, Census 2000 information and related topics.

Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States. 2000.: Handbook of statistical data on Asian Americans, blacks, Hispanic Americans, native Americans, and whites. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 H417 2000.

Statistical Record of Asian Americans. 1993.: Compendium of statistical data on Asian Americans, covering such areas as demographics, education, health, employment, and social and economic conditions. Mugar Ref. X E184 O6 S73 1993.

ATLASES.

Atlas of American Diversity. 1998.: Atlas using charts, graphs, maps, tables, and text to depict racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S. Includes a chapter on Asian Pacific Americans. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 S575 1998.

We The People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity. 1988.: Visual guide to America's ethnic heritage, showing the migration and distribution of ethnic groups. Has bibliographies listing U.S. government documents and other sources used in the atlas. Mugar Ref. X E184 A1 A479 1988.

INTERNET SOURCES.

Ancestors in the Americas.: Companion web site to the PBS series Ancestors in the Americas. Includes a timeline and an extensive list of links to Asian American history web sites for Asian Indian Americans, Chinese America s, Japanese Americans, Filipino America s, Korean Americans, Pacific Islander America s, and Southeast Asian Americans.
The Arab American Institute.: "The Arab American Institute was organized in 1985 to represent Arab American interests in government and politics." It has a very useful web page about Arab Americans.

Asian American Health.: Web page maintained by the National Library of Medicine, with links to information on specific conditions, Asian American health organizations, statistics, children, and women.

Asian Canadian www.asian.ca.: Links to Asian Canadian organizations, lists of books and publications, history, legal history, the arts, and more.

Asian-Nation.: "One-stop information source on the historical, political, demographic, and cultural issues that make up today's diverse Asian American community."

Asian Pacific American History and Culture.: Smithsonian Institution links to Smithsonian exhibits and resources on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.

The Chinese in California, 1850 - 1925.: "The Chinese in California 1850-1925 is a compilation of selected holdings from collections housed in the archives and special collections of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; The Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley; and the California Historical Society, San Francisco. Presenting approximately 8000 images, this virtual archive makes accessible material related to the history of the Chinese people in California between 1850 and 1925."

Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics.: "The COR Center produces monographs on the people, history, and culture of different refugee groups to help US service providers understand the new refugee populations. " Links to full-text monographs on Afghans, Hmong, Montagnards, and Muslim Refugees. Extensive links to other organizations involved with refugee and immigrant resettlement.

Densho.: "Densho is a nonprofit organization started in 1996, with the initial goal of documenting oral histories from Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. his evolved into a mission to educate, preserve, collaborate and inspire action for equity." In addition to a learning center and a section on causes of incarceration and Site include a digital archive, a timeline, and a link to web and print resources.

Hmong Studies Journal. 1996 - .: "Hmong Studies Journal is an Internet-based publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture, Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the U.S., Asia and around the world."

The Indian Diaspora.: Essays on the Indian diaspora by UCLA Professor Vinay Lal, published in The Hindu.

Japanese American National Museum: National Resource Center.: "The National Resource Center fosters a self-directed educational experience by connecting visitors and the Museum's wealth of resources which document Japanese American culture and life. By developing digital access programs, the National Resource Center seeks to serve all Museum visitors, both on-site and remote."

Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive.: "The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive collection of 222 photographs from the Hearst Collection of the Los Angeles Examiner documents the relocation of Japanese Americans in California principally during the period 1941-1946. Many of the photographs show daily life in the camps. Captions on the photographs are quoted directly and, in many cases, were originally published in the Los Angeles Examiner." See their Links to Curricula and Lesson Plans; Library, Archival and Museum Collections and Exhibits; Publications, and more.

Journal of Asian American Studies. 1998 - .: "The official publication of the Association for Asian American Studies, the Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS) will explore all aspects of the Asian American experience." Available full-text through Project Muse. (ChRiv).

A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution.: "Focusing on the experiences of Japanese Americans who were placed in detention camps during World War II, this online exhibit is a case study in decision-making and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution."

Muslim Life in America.: This U.S. Department of State web site is "a brief introduction to a complex subject, an attempt to explore in words and images the extraordinary range and richness of the way American Muslims live."
Resources on Asian Pacific Americans.: Links to Smithsonian Institution resources, regional and ethnic museums, university programs, and organizations pertaining to the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans.
South Asia Diaspora.: Includes an introductory essay on the South Asian diaspora and links to the South Asian diaspora project database, bibliographic guides, electronic resources, and photographs and documents.

"Suffering Under a Great Injustice:" Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese American Internment.: "The Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress holds a rare set of photographs by Ansel Adams (1902-1984) documenting Japanese Americans interned at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. Adams donated 209 photographic prints and 242 original negatives of Manzanar to the Library between 1965 and 1968. In "Suffering under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar, the entire collection appears online for the first time."
Teaching with Documents: Documents and Photographs Relating to Japanese Relocation During World War II.: Documents from the National Archives, including a transcript of Executive Order 9066, government reports, and photographs.

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