External Resources

This section of the guide links to websites containing information on various groups of Asian Americans. The external websites tab contains links to external organizations such as historical societies and archives. The freely accessible materials tab provides links to digital materials which are available for viewing. Links are for open access journals, digital archives, and digitized museum collections.

Digital Collections and Journals
Historical Societies and Archives

Hmong Studies Journal External
Open access journal which "is a unique and established peer-reviewed Internet-based academic publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture, Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the U.S., Asia and around the world. The Hmong Studies Journal has published 17 volumes and 21 online issues since 1996."
Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers, 1942 to 1946
Produced by the Japanese-Americans interned at assembly centers and relocation centers around the country during World War II, these newspapers provide a unique look into the daily lives of the people who were held in these camps. They include articles written in English and Japanese, typed, handwritten and drawn. They advertise community events, provide logistical information about the camps and relocation, report on news from the community, and include editorials.
Japanese American Incarceration Images, 1941-1946 External
The photographs in this collection come from the Hearst Collection of the Los Angeles Examiner in the USC Regional History Collection. They are made available via the University of Southern California Digital Library. These 222 photographs document the internment of Japanese Americans in California during World War II.
Japanese American National Museum External
Japanese American National Museum's Collections Online features highlights from the permanent collection of documents and photographs.
Korean American Digital Archive External
The University of Southern California's Korean American Digital Archive brings more than 13,000 pages of documents, over 1,900 photographs, and about 180 sound files together in one searchable collection that documents the Korean American community during the period of resistance to Japanese rule in Korea and reveal the organizational and private experience of Koreans in America between 1903 and 1965.
South Asian American Digital Archive External
The South Asian American Digital Archive was established in 2008 and is the only digital repository in the United States for materials about South Asian Americans. It contains more than 3,200 items consisting of letters, photographs, newspapers, magazines, videos, websites, oral histories, etc.
Southeast Asian Digital Archive External
"The Southeast Asian Digital Archive seeks to collect, preserve, and share historical materials related to Southeast Asians in the Greater Lowell area, with particular focus on refugee resettlement and community building from the 1970s to the present."

The following external websites contain primary source materials and related information on various groups of Asian Americans.

Chinese Historical Society of America External
"Founded in 1963, the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) promotes the contributions and legacy of the Chinese in America through its exhibitions, publications, and educational and public programs in the Museum and Learning Center."
Directory of of Asian American Studies Programs External
List of academic programs compiled by the Asian American Studies Program at Cornell University
The Filipino American National Historical Society External
The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) has as its mission“...to preserve, document, and present Filipino American history and to support scholarly research and artistic works which reflect that rich past...”
National Japanese American Historical Society External
"NJAHS was founded in 1980 in San Francisco whose purpose was to promote the history and accomplishments of Japanese American veterans of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service who distinguished themselves during World War II. As the organization evolved its changed its name in 1983 to the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) –a membership-supported institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, authentic interpretation and sharing of historical information of the Japanese American experience for the diverse, broader national and global community."
The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive External
Archive maintained by Texas Tech University whose mission is "to collect and preserve the documentary record of the Vietnam War."

Asian American and Pacific Islander Materials: A Resource Guide

External Resources