AAS 100: Research

Asian American Databases

For magazine, newspaper, and journal articles about Asian Americans, including history, try these databases.

Frequently Used Electronic Reference Books

• Britannica Online
• Credo Reference
• Gale Virtual Reference Center -- over 100 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
• Government Reference Sources
• Oxford Art Online (includes Grove Art)
• Oxford Music Online (includes Grove Music)
• Literature Resource Center -- provides one-search access to Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
  Supported by a donation from The SAGE Society.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- a dynamic encyclopedia in which each author has electronic access to update entries.
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East & North Africa
• Encyclopedia Of American Religions
• Sage eReference –- access to over 80 online encyclopedias and handbooks primarily in the social sciences.

AAS Reference Books

Specific reference books found in the Oviatt Library:

• Asian American almanac. (Reference Room, E184.O6 A8423 1st ed. 1995)
• Asian American encyclopedia.  (Reference Room, E184.O6 A827 1995 v.1 - v.6)
• Asian American genealogical sourcebook.  (Reference room, E184.O6 A828 1995)
• Asian American history and culture : an encyclopedia.  (Reference Room E184.A75 A8287 2010)
• Asian Americans information directory.  (Reference Room, E184.O6 A844 1st ed. 1992)
• Asian American media reference guide.  (Reference Room, PN1993.45 .A84 1986)
• Asian American novelists: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook.  (Reference Room, PS153.A84 A825 2000)
• Asian-American poets: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook.  (Reference Room, PS153.A84 A826 2002)
• Asian American writers. (Reference Room, PS153.A84 A845 2005)
• Dictionary of Asian American history.  (Reference Room, E184.O6 D53 1986)
• Distinguished Asian Americans: a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. (Reference Room, E184.O6 D57 1999)
• Distinguished Asian American political and governmental leaders.  (Reference Room, E184.O6 N35 2002
• Encyclopedia of Asian American folklore and folklife. (Reference Room, GR111.A75 E63 2011)
• Encyclopedia of Asian-American literature. (Reference Room, PS153.A84 O37 2007)
• Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics.  (Reference Room, E184.A1 E574 2000 v.1-v.2)
• Ethnic quilt: population diversity in Southern California. (Reference Room, F867 .A45 1997)
• Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America.  (Reference Room, E184.A1 G14 1995 v.1-v.2. Also available online as an e-book - check online catalog for access.)
• Handbook of Asian American Psychology.  (2nd floor, E184.A75 H36 2007)
• New face of Asian Pacific America: numbers, diversity, and change in the 21st century.  (Reference Room, E184.O6 L35 2003)
• Scholarships for Asian-American Students.  (Reference Room, LB2338 .S353 2003).
• Statistical Record of Asian Americans. (Reference Room, E184.O6 A73 1993)