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American Ethnic Studies: Additional Sources: Asian American
Resources for beginning research in American Ethnic Studies.
Major Primary Source Collections
Additional primary sources can be found on the Asian American history research guide. For manuscript material related to Japanese American history in the Seattle region see Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
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Asian American Drama This link opens in a new windowPlays from Asian American playwrights along with information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
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Cannery Worker UnionismDocuments & images from Cannery Workers & Farm Laborers Union Local 7, a primarily Filipino American union
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Densho Digital RepositoryHundreds of oral history interviews centered on the World War II Japanese American experience plus documents and photographs
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Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 This link opens in a new windowImmigration & Naturalization Service records covering Asian, Mexican & European immigration. Part of History Vault.
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SEAAdoc: Documenting the Southeast Asian American ExperienceText & images documenting post-1975 refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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South Asian Oral History ProjectOral history interviews with South Asian immigrants to the Seattle region.
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Asian Americans and Seattle's Civil Rights HistoryHistorical narrative supplemented by primary sources including oral histories, photographs & documents. Part of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
Asian-American Studies Centers
Selected list of Research Centers for the study of Asian American culture and history.