History : Asian American: Primary Sources: East Asian

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian American history.

Major American History Collections

These major 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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Chinese Americans

Japanese Americans

For manuscript collections available in Special Collections see the guide to Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest.

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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Korean Americans

East Asian American Newspapers & Magazines

These are just a selection of ethnic newspapers available in the UW Libraries. Many ethnic newspapers have short print runs with some missing issues. Microfilmed newspapers are housed on the ground floor of Suzzallo in the Microforms & Newspaper Collections.

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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Chinese American

Japanese American

Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life This link opens in a new window
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