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Asian / Pacific Islander American Studies
Resources
This website is designed to assist MSU students, faculty and staff in identifying research materials located in the MSU Libraries and on the World Wide Web.
It is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a starting point for further
research. The resources listed below are but a small sampling of materials available in the MSU Libraries and on the Internet. Always consult a Librarian if you have questions or need assistance.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
One of the best ways to achieve the greatest precision in searching the MSU Libraries' online catalog is to use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Listed below are some of the subject terms that will produce the best results in a search on the topic of Asian / Pacific Islander Americans. Combine these with geographic or subtopical divisions.
| Asian Americans |
Chinese Americans |
East Indian Americans |
Filipino Americans |
| Hmong |
Japanese Americans |
Korean Americans |
Laotian Americans |
| Pacific Islander Americans |
Pakastani Americans |
Vietnamese Americans |
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Asian-American Ethnic
Groups
| Bangladeshi |
Bhutanese |
Bruneian |
Cambodian
(Kampuchean) |
| Chinese |
Indian (1) |
Filipino |
Hmong (2) |
| Indonesian |
Japanese |
Korean |
Laotian |
| Malaysian |
Mongolian |
Myanmar
(formerly Burmese) |
Nepalese |
| Pacific Islander (3) |
Pakistani |
Singaporean |
Sri Lankan |
| Thai |
Vietnamese |
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(1) The term "Indo-American" refers to those of Indian ethnicity from India
and should not be confused with those of Native American ethnic Background.
(2) Hmong are an ethnic group from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern
China.
(3) Pacific Isander is inclusive of the following islands: Fiji, Guam, Hawaii,
Northern Marianas, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, and Tonga.
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Print Resources in the MSU Libraries
A far more extensive listing of print resources can be obtained by searching the
MSU Library Catalog.
DICTIONARIES, DIRECTORIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
Asian American Almanac: a reference work on Asians
in the United States. Susan Gall and Irene Natividad (editors).
Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1995.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 A 824 1995
Asian American Encyclopedia.
Franklin Ng and John D. Wilson, (editors). New York: Marshall Cavendish,
1995.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 A827 1995 V.1-5
Asian American Literature : an annotated
bibliography. King-Kok Cheung and Stan Yogi. New York : Modern
Language Assocication of America, 1988.
MSU Library call number: PS 153 .A84 C33 1988
Asian Americans information directory : a guide
to organizations, agencies, institutions, programs, publications, and services
concerned with Asian American nationalities and ethnic groups in the United
States. Karen Backus and Julia C. Furtaw (editors). Detroit,
MI : Gale Research, Inc., 1992.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 A844
The directory is organized into 20 sections. The first of these is a general
section entitled Asian Americans. Following this are
Dictionary of Asian American History.
Kim Hyung-chan, (editor). New York: Greenwood Press, 1986
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 D 53 1986
East and Southeast Asian Material Culture in
North America: collections, historical sites, and festivals.
Patricia Haseltine (compiler). (Material culture directories,
no. 3). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 H37 1989
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural Americ. (2 volumes) Judy Galens, Anna Sheets, Robyn V. Young, Rudolph J. Vecoli, (editors). Detroit, MI : Gale Research, Inc., 1995.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .A1 G14 1995 V. 1-2
A comprehensive work of essays on peoples from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, the Middle East, North America, the Pacific Islands, and South America. Ethnoreligious groups are also included. Although a general directory the numerous entries for Asian / Pacific Islander Americans warrants inclusion on this page. Over one hundred original essays written by scholars and writers with a special interest or knowledge of ethnic groups. Well indexed with many references to additional sources for study.
National directory of Asian American organizations
: a state by state listing of over 200 Aisan American organizations, their
missions, their officiers and their members. United States
Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC), 1995.
MSU Library call number: E 184 .O6 N27 1996
This resource provides directory assistance for embassies and consulates,
national organizations and state organizations. Also included is a list entitled,
"Six paths to the Asian Americans". A guide to effective relations with Asian
Americans, (see page 61). Two pages of statistics are also included; however,
better, more complete sources are available here:
Statistics of Asian Americans.
Who's Who among Asian Americans 1994 / 95.
Amy L. Unterburger (editor). Detroit, MI : Gale Research,
Inc., 1995.
MSU Library call number: E184.O6 W47
JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS
Amerasia Journal
A joint quarterly publication of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Yale
Asian American Students Association. Follow this link for more information about the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.
MSU Library call number: Main Library E 29. O6 A5 Vol. 1 (1971/1972) -
Current issues in Periodical Reading Room on 1 East
Chinese America, history and perspectives
A publication of the
Chinese Historical Society of America of the San Francisco State University, Asian
American Studies Department.
MSU Library call number: Main Library E184.C5 C475 1987-
Current issues in Periodical Reading Room on 1 East
Chinese American forum (CAF)
Published in Silver Spring, Maryland as a "culture bridge" for Chinese Americans. A magazine written in English and free from political sponsors. As the editors write, "When you read Time, Newsweek, or other American magazines, you will find little space there for Asian Americans. That is why we started publishing this Chinese American Forum (CAF), a nonprofit and independent magazine open to all nationwide and primarily by volunteers. In an authoritarian country, the majority dare not speak; in a democratic society, the minority must speak out."
MSU Library call number: Main Library E184.C5 C441 Vol. 1 (1984) -
Current issues in Periodical Reading Room on 1 East
Hsing tao jih pao (San Francisco, Calif.)
A Chinese American newspaper from San Francisco, the Sing tao daily. This newspaper is written in Chinese and, even without Chinese reading skills, the newspaper provides a look at Northwest Coast Chinese American culture via the photos and adverstising.
MSU Library call number: Newspapers Arranged by title
Latest two weeks retained.
For additional access to Asian American newspapers and journals consult the Ethnic Newswatch Database in
Social Science/Humanities Reference, Ground West, Main Library.
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Statistics
According to the 1990 United States Census, the Asian / Pacific Islander American population is the fastest growing minority group. The number of individuals of Asian / Pacific Islander descent had doubled between 1980 and 1990, from 3.7 million to 7.2 million. The collective term, "Asian Americans", includes over twenty distinct nationalities and ethnic groups.
Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States: March 1991and 1990. Claude E. Bennett (editor). Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992., U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports.
MSU Library call number: Quick Reference (as the desk) C 3.186:P-20/459
A Current Population Survey for data on the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States.
Statistical Record of Asian Americans. Susan B. Gall and Timothy L. Gall (editors). Detroit, MI : Gale Research, Inc., 1993.
MSU Library call number: Statistics Alcove E 184 f.O6 S73 1993
Covers a wide range of topics from attitudes to vital statistics. Two tables of contents (general or expanded) together with an extensive bibliography and index make for a very useful tool in locating statistical information on both Asian American and Asian Canadians.
Comparative and historical data is included where appropriate and whenever feasible data is broken down by gender. Sources for the data are compiled from a wide variety of sources including government publications, unpublished government sources, reports, and studies from non-governmental agencies.
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Electronic Resources in the MSU Libraries
In addition to the Libraries' Online catalog, there are a large number of electronic databases to which the MSU Library system subscribes. Following is a very short list of useful databases. For accessibility, printing, downloading, and instruction consult with a Librarian.
A far more extensive listing of electronic resources may be obtained by searching the
MSU Library Electronic Resources.
America, History and Life
Provides access to articles, book reviews, and dissertations in American and Canadian history.
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Ethnic NewsWatch
A large collection of full-text minority journal and newspaper articles from the perspective of American ethnic groups.
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Government Printing Office Monthly Catalog
The United States Government is the largest producer of information in the world. This CD-ROM provides access to much of that information. Also check US Government Websites.
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Newspaper Abstracts
Provides indexing to 25 American newspapers many of which are owned by the MSU Libraries.
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Sociofile
A large index to over 2500 journals in sociology, anthropology, behaviorial sciences and more.
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Social Work Abstracts
Contains information in social work and human services. Provides coverage of more than 450 journals in all areas of the profession, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and social problems.
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Discovering multicultural America [interactive multimedia] :
African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans,
Native Americans.
MSU Library call number: Software E 184 .A1 D55 1996
An interactive multimedia learning tool for the study of the
people, places, facts and figures related to America's four
most-studied ethnic groups. Includes 2,000 biographical
profiles, 2,500 historical and topical essays, 350
historical documents, overviews of 500 ethnic landmarks, 200
statistical charts, graphs and tables, a timeline, 40 minues
of audio, 12 minutes of video, 1,500 pphotographs and
images, extensive hypertext links, and more.
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Microform and Other Non-Print Resources in the MSU
Libraries
The Changing University [videorecording] : an Asian-American
perspective, 1994. 6 VHS videocassettes (ca. 8 hrs.)
Tapes 1 and 2 of this set focus on the question of, " Why consider the
diversity of Asian Americans?". "Changing images in Asian American literature" is the
topic of tapes 3 and 4. The title of tape 5 is "Breaking the glass ceiling and tape 6 is a
summary/conclusion by Ronald Takaki. The speakers and panel discussions are from a conference held at Michigan State University on March 17-18, 1994.
MSU Library call number: Audio/Visual Library LC2631 .C43 1994
Civil Rights Issues Facing Asian Americans in the 1990s [microform] : a Report of the United States Commission on
Civil Rights. United States Commission on Civil Rights. [Washington, D.C.? : The Commission, 1992]
MSU Library call number: Gov Docs Microfiche CR 1.2:AS 4/4
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Internet Resources
The number of Websites on the World Wide Web is astronomical. The following sites are but a very small sampling. An attempt has been made to identify quality resources. Additional Webpages may be found by using your favorite Web search engine.
ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCES
- Asian American Center at Queens College
- VietCatholic Net - Cong Giao Viet Nam - Vietnamese Catholic
- Asian American Resources
- Basic Social Studies & Language Arts Skills: Using Chinese Literature in Translation
- China, Japan, Korea & Pacific Island Studies: Videotapes in the Media Resources Center
- Hmong Textiles
- OCA Web Page
- South Asian American working Bibliography 1975-1994
- The Asian American Writers' Workshop
- WWW Hmong Homepage
- Yahoo! - Social Science:Asian-American Studies
- Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project
World Wide Web Resources
for Asian Americans
http://scuish.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/wwwasian.html
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