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Asian & Asian American Studies

 

BOOKS

COASTis the Library's online catalog of over 1.25 million books, periodical titles, media and government documents. To search for books in the CSULB library on your topic do a keyword search. Choose one or two keywords appropriate to your topic and then click on "search." For example, if you are researching the economy of Japan, select keyword from the COAST menu and enter "japan and economy" without the quotation marks.

Link to some of these subject headings in Asian and Asian-American Studies so see some of our books:

Asian Americans Cambodian Americans Chinese Americans East Indian Americans Hmong Americans
Japanese Americans Filipino Americans Korean Americans Vietnamese Americans South Asian Americans

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Asian American biography / Helen Zia and Susan B. Gall, editors. New York : UXL, c1995. 2nd Floor Reference E184.O6 A832 1995

Asian American encyclopedia / editor, Franklin Ng. New York : Marshall Cavendish, c1995. 3 vols. 2nd Floor Reference E184.O6 A827 1995

Columbia guide to Asian American literature since 1945/ Guiyou Huang. New York : Columbia University Press, c2006. 2nd Floor Reference PS153.A84 H8 2006

Encyclopaedia of Asian civilizations / Louis Frédéric. c1977-c1987. 3 Vols. 2nd Floor Reference DS4 .L68

Encyclopedia of Asian history / prepared under the auspices of the Asia Society. New York, NY : Scribner, 1988. 2nd Floor Reference DS31 .E53 1988

New face of Asian Pacific America : numbers, diversity, and change in the 21st century/ edited Lai, Eric Yo Ping, 1969- . San Francisco, Calif. : AsianWeek books. 2nd Floor Reference E184.O6 L35 2003

Reference Library of Asian America / Susan Gall, managing editor. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research. 2nd Floor Reference E184.O6 R45 1996

RESEARCH DATABASES

ACADEMIC SEARCH ELITE

A database that includes some full text, Academic Search Elite provides data for over 1,200 journals, with some information dating back to 1990. These titles are available in fulltext for certain selected years: Asian Survey, Journal of Japanese Studies, Journal of Pacific History, Modern China.

AMERICA: HISTORY & LIFE

Over 2000 scholarly journals, books, review articles, and Ph.D. dissertations covering United States and Canadian history and culture (from prehistoric times to the present). Coverage ranges from late 1950s to present.

COUNTRYWATCH

In-depth reviews of 191 countries, including geographical, political, economic, corporate, and environmental information. Updated with wire service news.



DISSERTATIONS AND THESES

Dissertation Abstracts includes summaries of doctoral dissertations and masters theses from over 1,000 North American and European universities. Topics include all aspects of Asian and Asian American culture and history.

ERIC

Massive database on education, teaching, curriculum design from preschool level to postgraduate. Good resource for Asian & Asian American approaches to education, practice and policy.

ETHNIC NEWSWATCH

This is a full text database that includes information from newspapers and periodicals written by and about various ethnic groups including Asian Americans.



HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS

Over 2000 scholarly journals, books, book reviews, and Ph.D. dissertations covering world history (exclusive of the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Coverage ranges from late 1950s to present.



HUMANITIES ABSTRACTS

This database cites articles from more than 400 periodicals on archaelogy, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature.





HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RETROSPECTIVE

Covers scholarly journal articles published from 1900-1984. Good research tool for finding older articles published during the first half of the 20th Century.



JSTOR

This is a fulltext archive of selected scholarly journals. These Asian subject related journal titles are available in JSTOR in fulltext format for selected years: Asian Survey , Far Eastern Survey, Memorandum (Institute of Pacific Relations, American Council), Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, China Journal, Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs, Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Journal of Asian Studies, Far Eastern Quarterly, Journal of Japanese Studies, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, Journal-Newsletter of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, Modern Asian Studies, Modern China, Monumenta Nipponica, Pacific Affairs, News Bulletin (Institute of Pacific Relations).



LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC Newspapers, journals, legal digests and reports, and other publications covering economic, business, medical, social science and popular culture issues are available in full text format.



PSYCHINFO

Extensive journal and book article database on all aspects of psychology.



SOCIAL SCIENCES ABSTRACTS

An interdisciplinary index covering 400 scholarly journal in the social sciences from 1983 to the present. This is the electronic version of the paper index.

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

The following journals are available on the Internet. Please note: in order to access the full contents of some journals, you may be required to register for and/or subscribe to the journal.

ASIA, INC.-ONLINE

http://www.asia-inc.com/

A fabulous general interest magazine focusing on Asia's business interests. It also includes backfiles, a who's who in Asia, an Asian Internet directory, a library page of useful reference materials and a strong financial section. Highly recommended.

ASIAN ARTS

http://www.asianart.com/

An online journal dedicated to the study and exhibition of the arts in Asia. Full-text articles, fabulous visuals, lists of current exhibitions and galleries are highlighted.



ASIAN STUDIES JOURNAL

http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/journal/journal-index.htm

UCLA created this site for finding a number of journals for a variety of Asian nations.



CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE PROGRAM

http://www.yale.edu/cgp

This link to Yale's Cambodian Genocide Program also includes links to full text newspaper and journal articles.

FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW

http://www.feer.com/

An authoritative source for current information on Asia. It includes coverage of current affairs, business, economies and investments. Access is free but you must register to receive a username and password.

IRRAWADDY

http://www.irrawaddy.org

This is an English language online magazine published by exiled Burmese covering popular culture, politics, and business.



LAO STUDY REVIEW

http://www.global.lao.net/laostudy/laostudy.htm

This is an online journal of the Lao Studies Society.

NEW AMERICA MEDIA: Expanding the News Lens Through Ethnic Media. A summary of current news with links to full stories, polls, articles.

MYANMAR.COM

http://www.myanmar.com

This is a portal to news and government resources.

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INTERNET SITES

ASIAN-NATION: The Landscape of Asian-America Self described as "your one-stop information resource and overview of the historical, demographic, political, and cultural issues that make up today's diverse Asian American community. You can think of Asian-Nation as an online version of 'Asian Americans 101.'"

ASIAN AMERICAN WRITER'S WORKSHOP http://www.aaww.org

The Asian American Writers's workshop is a New York based non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, publication and distribution of Asian American literature.



ASIA OBSERVER

This is an excellent site that provides access to links with information on current events in all countries in Asia.



ATLAS MUTUAL HERITAGE

http://www.atlasmutualheritage.nl

This is a database containing a complete survey of Dutch East India Company settlements. It includes maps and drawings.



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN LITERATURE

http://www.wingluke.org/bibliography.html

This bibliography which is arranged alphabetically by ethnicity lists books for school age children. Within each ethnicity the book title and grade level is provided. There is also a list of materials for teachers with an interest in Asia.



CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA

From the website: "The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California."



EAST & SOUTHEAST ASIA: An annotated directory of Internet resources.

As the title implies, this is a gateway to several other Web sites devoted to East and Southeast Asian politics, economy and culture.



THE HMONG HOME PAGE http://www.stolaf.edu/people/cdr/hmong/

This site is a collection of resources relating to Hmong and Southeast Asian history, culture, language and current events. Photo archives are also available.



Philippine-American Relations 1898-1930

This website provided by the University of Michigan contains links to monographs and government documents related to the Spanish-American War and the U.S. involvement in the Philippines.

SEASITE

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/

The Southeast Asian site from Northern Illinois University provides an abundance of links to information on the language and culture of several Southeast Asian nations in addition to links on the study of Buddhism and other information.

UCI SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHIVE http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/sea/sasian.html

This website provides general information on the archives which is a collection of materials related to the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees in the United States. It includes information on the Vietnamese "boat people" and other refugees from Cambodia and Laos. There is a special focus on material pertaining to Southeast Asians in Orange County and California.

UCLA ASIA INSTITUTE

http://international.ucla.edu/asia/article.asp?parentid=2748

The Pew Center survey at this site reveals Asians' attitudes about their own lives, their nations, the world, and the United States.



UCLA ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/

This site provides a wealth of information related to the scholarly study of Asian Americans. It provides listings for publications, research, calendar of events, conferences, and job opportunities.



THE WARS FOR VIETNAM

http://vietnam.vassar.edu/index.html

Created at Vassar College, this website provides background information on the two modern wars that occurred in Vietnam between 1945 and 1975. Most importantly, the site also has links to the full text of several primary documents related to the war.

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