Research Guides
History : Asian American: Encyclopedias
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian American history.
Encyclopedias help you figure out the who, what & where of a topic. Knowing the who, what & where of a topic is the first step in researching a topic and discovering the "how" and "why". Encyclopedias and dictionaries can provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates which can then be used as search terms for finding additional information. Many also provide a jumpstart on your research by listing related readings.
Two online encyclopedia collections: Gale Ebooks & Oxford Reference Online.
Quick Info: Encyclopedias: Asian Americans
- 25 Events that Shaped Asian American History: An Encyclopedia
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- Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
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- Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History
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- Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia
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- Chinese Americans: The History and Culture of a People
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- Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today
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- Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People
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- SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies
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Quick Info: Encyclopedias: American History
These more general encyclopedias on American history and immigration will include material related to the Asian American experience.
- Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia
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- Dictionary of American History
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- Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West
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- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
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- Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration
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- Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans
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- Oxford Research Encyclopedia: American History
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In-Depth Info: Handbooks & Companions
These books provide a survey of the state of research about a topic or region, historiography or concise overviews.
- Columbia guide to Asian American history
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- Companion to Asian American Studies
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- Oxford Handbook of Asian American History
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Other Sources
- Asian Americans
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