Resources in Asian American Studies

Find Articles in Databases & Journals

Use databases to search multiple online journals at the same time. Find articles about a specific topic by using keywords, subject headings, authors, and more.

• Academic Search Ultimate
• America: History & Life
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• Historical Abstracts
• SocIndex with Full Text
• JSTOR

• More: Databases by Subject
• More: Journal & Article Locator

Find Background Information

Reference sources, online or in print, include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and directories and are great starting points for background information about a specific topic.

• Asian American Religious Cultures
• Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia 
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Browse Useful Websites

Websites can provide statistics, data, articles, documents, and other information about a specific field of study.

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice
• Asian Nation
• Association for Asian American Studies
• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association 
• National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
• UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Develop Research Skills

Class Guides

Class guides are created by librarians to provide guides to helpful sources for a particular class.

• Current and Past Semester Class Guides

Use Additional Library Resources

Asian American Studies Related Libraries and Library Services

• History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
• International and Area Studies Library
• Cultural Studies

Learn About Other Resources on Campus

Learn about Asian American studies resources, research, and services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Department of Asian American Studies
• Asian American Cultural Center