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Information & Resources for Asian American Studies
Collections
in Asian American Studies at Cornell
Kroch Asia
Library houses the majority of Asian American Studies materials in
the humanities and social sciences, including history, literature, anthropology,
linguistics, sociology, religion, and more.
Materials
relevant to Asian American Studies are also housed in discipline-specific
libraries such as Music, Fine Arts, ILR, Law, plus Mann (education &
health sciences), Olin & Uris (humanities and social sciences), and
others.
Reference
& Collection Development Contact Information
Beth
Katzoff (bsk28)
Reference Librarian
Head of Public Services for Asia Collections
180 Kroch Asia Library
(607) 254-8392
Collection Development for Asian American Studies resources are handled
by the Asia Curators in Kroch Library. To recommend a purchase in Asian
American Studies for the library collection, Cornell faculty, staff, and
students can complete an online Purchase
Request form, or contact Beth Katzoff
directly. Beth will forward your purchase recommendation to the appropriate
Curator and address your questions about library services, policies, collection
or any other aspect of the library.
Library
Instruction and Research Consultations for Asian American Studies
The digital
revolution has made an enormous amount of information available to researchers
in Asian American Studies and related disciplines, but discovering resources
and using them effectively can be challenging, both for incoming freshmen
and seasoned scholars.
The library provides instruction in using its resources for classes from
freshmen- to graduate-level seminars.
The following are examples of course-specific classes in Asian American
Studies and related disciplines that the Reference and Instruction departments
have taught recently:
See more
examples of library instruction courses.
Faculty/Instructors: If you would like to arrange for a course-specific
library instruction session, please fill out the online Instruction
Session Request Form, or contact Beth directly.
Students
and other Cornell-affiliated patrons: If you would like to arrange
for an individual research consultation, please fill out the online Consultation
Session Request Form, or contact Beth directly.
Library
Research Guide for Asian American Studies
The
Asian
American Studies Research Guide categorizes and annotates
over 75 Asian American Studies information resources, primarily from CU
Library reference collections. Included are encyclopedias, handbooks,
guides, bibliographies, dictionaries, almanacs, print indexes, online
databases, and more. Information on the page is reviewed and updated regularly.
Core
Reference Sources for Asian American Studies
Asian
American Encyclopedia
editor, Franklin Ng
New York : M. Cavendish, c1995
Kroch
Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) E184.O6 A827x 1995+
This 6-volume encyclopedia provides the most thorough coverage of the Asian
American experience past and present ever published in a single multivolume
reference source. The information found in this reference set cannot readily
be found elsewhere. Highlights the role of Asian Americans in the arts,
education and scholarship, government and politics, science and technology,
sports, and many other fields. Entries cover such broad topics as the Asian
American Movement, Families, the Model Minority, Asian American Women and
more. Charts, tables, graphs and more than fifty maps complement the text.
Reference
Library of Asian America
Susan Gall, managing editor ; Irene Natividad, executive
editor
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1995
Uris
Library Reference (Non-Circulating) E184.O6 R32 1995
3 volumes. The first 15 chapters describe Asian Pacific Americans by selected
nationality/ethnicity. Subsequent chapters offer in-depth discussion of
Asian-American history and life, such as immigration, civil rights, family,
language, education, labor, religion, literature,and the media. A chronology
section includes key documents excerpted or in full-text. A biography section
includes profiles of prominent Asian-Americans and selected speeches.
Asians
in America:
The Peoples of East, Southeast, and South Asia in American Life and Culture
[Series]
edited with introductions by Franklin Ng
New York : Garland Pub., 1998
Kroch
Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) E184.O6 A866 1998 [6 volume set]
Volume 1: The History and Immigration of Asian Americans
(Circulating copy in Olin Library E184.O6 H58x 1998)
Volume 2: Asian American Family Life and Community
(Circulating copy in Kroch Library Asia E184.O6 A8275x 1998)
Volume 3: Asian American Women and Gender
(Circulating copy in Olin Library E184.O6 A8424x 1998)
Volume 4: Adaptation, Acculturation and Transnational Ties Among Asian Americans
(Circulating copy in Kroch Library Asia E184.O6 A33x 1998)
Volume 5: Asian American Interethnic Relations and Politics
(Circulating copy in Olin Library E184.O6 A8414x 1998)
Volume 6: Asian American Issues Relating to Labor, Economics, and Socioeconomic
Status
(Circulating copy in Olin Library E184.O6 A829x 1998)
The
Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience
Franklin Odo
New York: Chichester: Columbia University Press, c2002
Olin Library & Uris Library E184.O6 C63 2002
This collection of key documents presents the rich Asian American heritage
through primary sources—speeches, diary entries, editorials, advertisements,
court opinions, legislation, songs, and poems—along with expert, concise
editorial commentary. It testifies not only to the rapid expansion of the
field of Asian American studies in the last decade but also to the innovations
in scholarship on Asian Americans in many fields, including western history,
feminist studies, political science, anthropology, and military history.
The
Columbia Guide to Asian American History
Gary Y. Okihiro
New York : Columbia University Press, c2001
Olin Library & Uris Library E184.O6 C64 2001
Offering an insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved
over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to
take stock of this field of study. It examines, comments, and questions
the changing assumptions and contexts underlying the experiences and contributions
of an incredibly diverse population of Americans. The
Asian Population 2000 (Census 2000 Brief)
U.S. Census Bureau
Provides a portrait of the Asian population in the United States and discusses
its distribution at both the national and subnational levels. Looks at characteristics
of the total Asian population and then focuses on detailed groups.
Databases
for Asian American Studies
Bibliography
of Asian Studies [Restricted to Cornell]
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian studies (BAS) contains
more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social
sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast and South Asia published worldwide
from 1971 to the present. Includes relevant materials on Asian Americans.
Asia
Studies Full Text Online
Database for the study of modern Asia Pacific. As the exclusive licensee
for many of the region's most prestigious research institutions, Asia-Studies.com
brings together thousands of full-text reports covering 53 countries on
a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues. Includes
some materials on Asian Americans.
Other
Databases for Research in Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies-related material can also be found in ProQuest,
America -- History & Life, Literature Resource Center, Web of Science,
Project Muse, MLA, JSTOR, LexisNexis Academic, and many other electronic
databases. See the databases
section of the Asian American Studies library research guide for more
information.
For
help searching online databases, please schedule a research
consultation, see a librarian at a reference desk, or contact
a reference librarian. |
