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- History : Asian American
- Primary Sources: East Asian
History : Asian American: Primary Sources: East Asian
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian American history.
Major American History Collections
These collections of primary sources include some material related to Asian American history.
Asian Americans
- Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 This link opens in a new window
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Litz Indexes to the Seattle Times & Seattle P.I.
The Litz indexes identify articles about Chinese and Japanese Americans in four local newspapers. Three papers are available online: Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Seattle Star. The Everett Herald is available on microfilm (A4694) on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library.
Japanese Americans
For manuscript collections available in Special Collections see the guide to Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
Major collection:
- Final Accountability Rosters of Japanese-American Relocation Centers, 1944-1946 This link opens in a new window
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- Personal Justice Denied: Public Hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment, 1981 This link opens in a new window
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Asian American Newspapers
Microfilmed newspapers are housed on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library.