ASAM 102 - Contemporary Asian American History
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About this Resource
Students will find print and electronic resources for research on Asian American Studies. Information contained in this resource are the recommended sources for students to conduct research.
- Class: Asian American Studies 102/History 117 Contemporary Asian American History.
- Instructor: Ayanna Yonemura, Ph.D.
- Assignment: Group Presentations on Topics:
- Group 1: Civil Rights
- Group 2: Popular culture
- Group 3: Relations with African Americans and Latinos
- Group 4: Fighting racism and anti-Asian violence
- Group 5: Families and poverty
- Group 6: Electoral Politics
Keywords
Asian American, Asian Americans, Asian-Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans
Reference Sources - Print
These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West R 304.878 B168e
- Encyclopedia of North American immigration 304.8 P884e
- Growing up in America : an atlas of youth in the USA R 305.23 S215g
- Encyclopedia of women in the American West R 305.420978 B168e
- Racial and ethnic relations in America R 305.8 B218r
- The color of words : an encyclopaedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States R 305.8 H538c
- Ethnic relations : a cross-cultural encyclopedia R 305.8 L657e
- American immigrant cultures : builders of a nation R 305.8 L657e
- Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society R 305.8 S294e
- Completely queer : the Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia R 305.90664 H714c
- Greenwood guide to American popular culture 306.4 I45g
- Gay histories and cultures : an encyclopedia 306.76 H145g
- Gay and Lesbian Almanac: Wimmin, Wimps and Wallflowers: an encyclopaedic dictionary of gender and sexual orientation bias in the United States
- Lesbian histories and cultures : an encyclopedia R 306.76 Z73l
- Atlas of American diversity R 305.8 S556a
- Encyclopedia of racism in the United States R 305.800973 M663e
- Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America R 317.3 V413g 2000
- Facts about American immigration R 325.73 B885f
- The atlas of American migration R 325.73 F584a
- Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America R 790.0973 C951e
- Asian American chronology R 973.0495 B265a
- Dictionary of Asian American history R 973.0495 K49d
- The Asian American Encyclopedia R 973.0495 N278a
- Asian American almanac R 973.0495 N576a
- Asian American voices R 973.0495 S912a
- Asian American biography R 973.0495 Z64a
- We the People R 317.3 A427w ON THE ATLAS STAND
Reference Sources - Electronic
These resources are available online and may require your Pipeline account information.
Books
Search the library catalog for your topic
Articles
Search your topic in
Internet
The internet sites included here have been reviewed by the librarians and/or your instructor.
- "Asian Americans"
- Asian American Institute, Chicago
- [http://www.aalead.org/about.html Asian American LEAD, Washington, D.C. and
Maryland]
- Asian Americans in Prime Time: a report on opportunities for Asian Americans in film and television
- LGBT Rights, ACLU
- Advancing Justice ConferenceAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders Building New Foundations for Civil Rights
- Angel Island Immigration Information
- Angel Island State Park, links to Pacific Rim immigration information
- Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
- 2008 Voter Exit Poll Tables
- Asian American Political Engagement
- Asian American Studies Resource Guide from USC
- Asian Reflections on the American Landscape
- Becoming American, from PBS
- Black Panthers
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, also known as CEMA
- Census, 2010 Form
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- CIA World Factbook
- Conscientious Objector
- Department of Justice
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in U.S. History
- Documenting the Southeast Asian Experienc
- Facts on the Asian Population
- Facts on the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population
- Gay Former Army Officer, Dan Choi
- Hate Crime Laws
- Hawaii: Diversity and Racism
- Ho Chi Minh
- human rights, a definetion
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights in the US
- Immigrants in US Prisons
- Japanese American Archive
- President Johnson & The Great Society (Workstudy, Immigration Reform, the War on Poverty
- President Johnson, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, See "CONTRACTORS' AGREEMENTS"
- Iraq war objector, Ehren Watada
- National Archives primary documents
- Population present statistics on the Asian-American population and Pacific Islander-American population in the United States
- Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
- Hawaii: Diversity and Racsim
- Jerry Kang, Professor of Law, Research
- Let California Ring
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER VOTE, 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Voter Survey
- Manilatown/"I" Hotel
- Malcom X
- Mao Zedong
- Marcos, Ferdinand
- martial law, a definetion
- Model Minority Myth
- National Archives – search for primary documents
- NPR special on gay marriage
- The Ozone: Academic, culture and politics... blog by Oliver Wang
- Representative Ahn "Joseph" Cao
- Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
- Poverty Thresholds
- UCSB Asian Studies links
- Veterans History Project
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
- Poverty in Maryland
- Poverty thresholds
- Peace Core, est. 1960
- Soul Sides: an audio blog
- Suburban Minority Enrollment
- Under Siege
- UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
- Unexpected Honeymoon
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Vietnam War
- Whose Vote Counts? Voting flaws and discrimination in the 2000 presidential election discussed
- World Values Survey
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