Several of the databases listed bellow are availible to all Monroe County Library System library card holders though NOVEL. You will need your library card number to login for access.
Biography Resource Center
--This database provides entries from many excellent print sources as well as a list of "vetted" websites with biographical information on specific individuals. A recommend strategy if you are not sure of what individual(s) you want information about is to browse through one of the biography print resources listed by this guide to give you some ideas.
Gale Custom Newspapers (all)
--Includes over 150 full text newspapers, including the New York Times. A good source for accounts of events involving Asian Americans or just stories of Asian Americans in the news (specific individuals or general).
InfoTrac OneFile
--Contains 9,000 periodicals with some issues going as far back as 1980. A general search for "Asian Americans" will provide a long list of varied results as well as a list of more specific subject headings for directed browsing.
TOPICSearch
--This EBSCOhost database contains both periodical articles as well as transcripts of news broadcasts and interviews (primary sources).
The Library of Congress, American Memory Collection
--This collection provides historical images, including events, groups, individuals, documents, and advertisements.
Asian Nation: Asian American History, Demographics, and Issues
--This site is run by a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Asian Studies Department as a public access version of "Asian Americans 101." It contains many useful statistics and specific entries on a wide range of current topics and issues.
Model Minority: A Guide to Asian American Empowerment
--This site serves as both a social network type area and new-collector for and about Asian Americans. It is a good source for finding articles on the latest new related to Asian Americans and seeing actually Asian Americans' responses to this news.
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Print Resources: Biographies
The following list is by no means exhaustive. Please use the Monroe County Library's main catalog to search for more sources on specific individuals.
Extraordinary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
By Susan Sinnott, 2003.
--Contains biographical entries on more than 65 important Asian American individuals and collective groups throughout American history.
Asian American novelists : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
Edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson, 2000.
--Contains entries on over 70 Asian American authors.
Asian-American scientists
By Lisa Yount, 1998.
--Gives profiles of 12 important and groundbreaking scientist.
16 extraordinary Asian Americans
By Nancy Lobb, 1996
--Includes entries on Daniel K. Inouye, Maxine Hong Kingston, I.M. Pei, Maya Lin, An Wang, Haing Ngor, Seiji Ozawa, Kristi Yamaguchi, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Yo-Yo Ma, David Ho, Wendy Lee Gramm, Ellison Onizuka, Carlos Bulosan , Jose Aruego, Dustin Nguyen.
Notable Asian Americans
Edited by Helen Zia and Susan B. Gall, 1995
--Contains brief biographies (average 3 pages) that highlight the achievements of 250 Asian American "role models." A good starter source.
Lives of notable Asian Americans : arts, entertainment, sports
By Geraldine Gan, 1995.
--Strong focus on well-known/popular culture Asian American authors and artists.
Contemporary American success stories. famous people of Asian ancestry
By Barbara J. Marvis, 1994.
--Covers a range of notable individuals presented as "inspirations."
Asian American biographies
Globe Fearon, 1994.
Extraordinary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
By Susan Sinnott, 2003.
--Contains biographical entries on more than 65 important Asian American individuals and collective groups throughout American history.
Asian American novelists : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
Edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson, 2000.
--Contains entries on over 70 Asian American authors.
Asian-American scientists
By Lisa Yount, 1998.
--Gives profiles of 12 important and groundbreaking scientist.
16 extraordinary Asian Americans
By Nancy Lobb, 1996
--Includes entries on Daniel K. Inouye, Maxine Hong Kingston, I.M. Pei, Maya Lin, An Wang, Haing Ngor, Seiji Ozawa, Kristi Yamaguchi, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Yo-Yo Ma, David Ho, Wendy Lee Gramm, Ellison Onizuka, Carlos Bulosan , Jose Aruego, Dustin Nguyen.
Notable Asian Americans
Edited by Helen Zia and Susan B. Gall, 1995
--Contains brief biographies (average 3 pages) that highlight the achievements of 250 Asian American "role models." A good starter source.
Lives of notable Asian Americans : arts, entertainment, sports
By Geraldine Gan, 1995.
--Strong focus on well-known/popular culture Asian American authors and artists.
Contemporary American success stories. famous people of Asian ancestry
By Barbara J. Marvis, 1994.
--Covers a range of notable individuals presented as "inspirations."
Asian American biographies
Globe Fearon, 1994.
Print Resources: Books and Periodicals
Please use the library's catalog to view the full records to these items and check their availability and location.
Note: While some sources are meant to provide only factual and objective information (e.g. an encyclopedia), various sources listed below provided more in-depth analysis and so may be written from the perspective/viewpoint of the specific author.
Books:
Everything you need to know about Asian-American history
By Himilce Novas and Lan Cao with Rosemary Silva, 2004.
--provides information and perspective on the traditions and ideas that people of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, and Pacific Island descent have contributed to American life. Political and cultural history are a particular focus.
A demographic portrait of Asian Americans
By Yu Xie and Kimberly A. Goyette, 2004.
--This source contains maps and statistics on Asian Americans from the United States Census, 22nd, 2000 as published by the Population Reference Bureau.
Yellow : race in America beyond Black and white
By Frank H. Wu, 2002.
--Focuses on the current state of civil rights in the U.S. in the specific experiences of Asian Americans and their activity in the democratic process.
Atlas of Asian-American history
By Monique Avakian, 2002.
--Breaks down the Asian American experience (particularly political and social) into time periods. Includes maps.
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America
By Gurinder Singh Mann, Paul David Numrich & Raymond B. Williams, 2001.
--Presents the tenets of the three faiths as well as the variations and practices of individuals and groups after immigration to the United States.
Asian American dreams : the emergence of an American people
By Helen Zia, 2000.
--Contains both specific person and groups accounts of their experiences and contextual analysis of larger political and social effects of and on Asian Americans.
Disoriented : Asian Americans, law, and the nation-state
By Robert S. Chang, 1999.
--Source focusing on current and recent past political and civil rights and activities of Asian Americans.
Asian Americans : opposing viewpoints
Edited by William Dudley, 1997.
--Deals with issue of immigration, stereotyping, and internment of Asian Americans at different points in history as well as the modern conception of Asian Americans a the "Model Minority."
The Asian American Encyclopedia
Edited by Franklin Ng, 1995.
--An extensive 6 volume source for checking specific and/or more obscure terms, topics, and individuals. includes charts, tables, graphs, maps, and photographs that correspond to the text.
The Asian American movement
By William Wei, 1993.
--Focues on political and education events, periods, and campaigns.
Asian Americans : oral histories of first to fourth generation Americans from China, the Philippines, Japan, India, the Pacific Islands, Vietnam and Cambodia
By Joann Faung Jean Lee, 1992.--Primary source on various historical events from the point of view of different Asian American groups.
Periodicals:
A. magazine : the Asian American quarterly.
--Gives up-to-date coverage of politics, economics, social life, and culture.
Topic Introduction
Welcome the Gates Public Library's research guide to significant social, economic, political, and cultural achievements/contributions of Asian Americans (specifically those of Eastern Asian origin).
The purpose of this guide is to help Gates-Chili High School students to find highly accurate and appropriate sources, both in print and online, for their annual assignment on this topic.
All print resources listed are owned by Gates Public Library or by other libraries within the Monroe County Library System, which can requested for pick-up at Gates. Since requests can take various amounts of time depending on number of copies and demand, we recommend beginning the research process as soon as the assignment is received.
Remember that when doing a basic search in the catalog, selecting "Subjects" as the drop-down box option or clicking on a subject when you view a full record can connect you with many sources already grouped together.
Here are some sample subjects:
Asian Americans
Asian Americans Biography
Asian Americans Cultural assimilation
Asian Americans Politics and government
Asian Americans Race Identity
Asian Americans Social conditions
(for specific groups, try replacing "Asian" with the group or country of origin, e.g. Chinese Americans Biography)
If any user would like further assistance from a librarian during any point in the research process, please call us at (585) 247-6446, M-Th from 9-9 and F from 9-6.
Disclaimer: This research guide blog was created for a library reference class at the University at Buffalo and is not affiliated with Gates Public Library or the Monroe County Library System. However, the guide does provide accurate information on the resources offered from the system's member libraries.
The purpose of this guide is to help Gates-Chili High School students to find highly accurate and appropriate sources, both in print and online, for their annual assignment on this topic.
All print resources listed are owned by Gates Public Library or by other libraries within the Monroe County Library System, which can requested for pick-up at Gates. Since requests can take various amounts of time depending on number of copies and demand, we recommend beginning the research process as soon as the assignment is received.
Remember that when doing a basic search in the catalog, selecting "Subjects" as the drop-down box option or clicking on a subject when you view a full record can connect you with many sources already grouped together.
Here are some sample subjects:
Asian Americans
Asian Americans Biography
Asian Americans Cultural assimilation
Asian Americans Politics and government
Asian Americans Race Identity
Asian Americans Social conditions
(for specific groups, try replacing "Asian" with the group or country of origin, e.g. Chinese Americans Biography)
If any user would like further assistance from a librarian during any point in the research process, please call us at (585) 247-6446, M-Th from 9-9 and F from 9-6.
Disclaimer: This research guide blog was created for a library reference class at the University at Buffalo and is not affiliated with Gates Public Library or the Monroe County Library System. However, the guide does provide accurate information on the resources offered from the system's member libraries.
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