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Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences — Interdisciplinary Humanities & Social Sciences
Asian American Studies

There is no single database that exclusively and exhaustively tracks the literature in Asian-American Studies. This means researchers must use a constellation of bibliographic sources, ranging from reference lists in books to databases tracking the humanities and social sciences. Be careful to read the scope of the databases listed below.

Librarian Subject Specialist

David Michalski MyCard (http://people.lib.ucdavis.edu/~davidm/mycard.html)
michalski@ucdavis.edu — (530) 752‑2086 — Humanities, Social Sciences, and Government Information Services (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/)

Librarian subject specialist and bibliographer for African and African American Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Cultural Studies, Geography, Human and Community and Regional Development, Psychology, Sociology, and Women and Gender Studies.

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Subject Specific Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies (http://uclibs.org/PID/271) [Restricted] VPN
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies contains more than 800,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide beginning in 1971 to present.
Coverage: 1971-present, depending upon the subfile.
Ethnic Newswatch (http://uclibs.org/PID/4737) [Restricted] VPN
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States.
Coverage: 1960-present
Amerasia Journal Index (http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress/ajindex/)
This link takes researchers to the online index to the Amerasia Journal, the leading interdisciplinary journal in Asian American Studies. After locating an article, write down the volume and page number and locate the article in our print subscription: Shields Library (stacks or current periodicals) Call number: E184.O6 A6
Coverage: 1971-

General Databases

Sociological Abstracts [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/socabs/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
Coverage: 1963-present
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America: History and Life (http://uclibs.org/pid/6159) [Restricted] VPN
Bibliographic database containing citations to articles on American and Canadian history, including ethnic history and relations, from prehistory to the present. Covers more than 2000 journals published worldwide.
Coverage: 1964-present
Women's Studies International [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/16677) [Restricted] VPN
An interdisciplinary database combined from Women Studies Abstracts (1984-present), Women's Studies Database (1972-present), New Books on Women and Feminism (1987-present), Women of Color and Southern Women (1975-present), and several major bibliographies.
Coverage: 1972 (and earlier)-present
Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) [Restricted] VPN
The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
Coverage: 1887-present
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) [Restricted] VPN
Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
Coverage: 1975-present
Social Science Citation Index [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) [Restricted] VPN

The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It is particularly suited to trace citations to authors and articles across publications. It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.

Coverage: 1956-present
Related:
  • Online tutorial (http://www.isinet.com/tutorials/webofscience5/)
    For help in using the Web of Knowledge Citation indexes.
Alternative Press Index & Archive [via OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/49179) [Restricted] VPN
Alternative Press Index covers over 700 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change. The Archive indexes the years 1969-1990. For 1990-present, select "AltPressIndex" from the "Search in Database" field. To cross-search both, click on the tab labeled "Databases," then select AltPressIndex and AltPressIndexArchive.
Coverage: 1969-present
Related:
  • The print version of Alternative Press Index is available in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, HM101.A1 A4

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of American Studies (http://eas-ref.press.jhu.edu/) [Restricted] VPN
Author: Miles Orvell, Editor
This is the electronic continuation of Groiler's four volume print version of Encyclopedia of American Studies (EAS) It is published online by Johns Hopkins Press. Like its predecessor, it provides topical entries on the transdisciplinary field of American Studies, from Hinduism to Hip Hop, from Television to Think Tanks. Its scholarly survey articles, which cover a deep range of social cultural topics, are furnished with key references to further reading. The editorial advisory board to this publication is appointed by the American Studies Association.
Date: 2010
Related:
  • Encyclopedia of American Studies, 4 volume print version, Groiler
    Humanities and Social Sciences Reference E169.1 E625 2001
Densho Encyclopedia (http://encyclopedia.densho.org/)
A free on-line resource about the history of the Japanese American WWII exclusion and incarceration experience. The Densho Encyclopedia covers key concepts, people, events, and organizations that played a role in the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The reviewed articles are written by a wide range of contributors, and are enhanced with photos, documents and video drawn from Densho's digital archives and other sources.

Full-Text Resources

Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) [Restricted] VPN
Project Muse provides full text access to hundreds of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine permits finer-grained searching than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
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Asian American Drama [via Alexander Street Press] (http://uclibs.org/PID/31412) [Restricted] VPN
When complete Asian American Drama will bring together more than 250 plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information.
Coverage: late 19th century-present
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Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (http://jarda.cdlib.org/)
The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive (JARDA) serves as a gateway to the archival and manuscript holdings of numerous California archives, libraries, oral history programs, and museums featuring online finding aids, digital images, electronic texts and oral histories. There are 10,000 digital images complemented by 20,000 pages of electronic transcriptions documenting the experience of Japanese Americans in World War II internment camps.
Coverage: 1941 - 1945
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/cubhtml/cichome.html)
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions.
Coverage: 1850-1925
Related:
  • The materials in this online compilation are drawn from collections at The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley; The Ethnic Studies Library, UC Berkeley; and The California Historical Society in San Francisco.
Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive, Cal State Long Beach (http://salticid.nmc.csulb.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/OralAural.woa/wa/collection?ww=1272&wh=832&pt=109)
The Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). This site provides access to the full audio recordings of oral histories that have been deposited in Special Collections of the CSULB Library - enabling you, the user, to hear the voice, pitch, and rhythm of the narrations as well as the emotions these convey. You will hear the actual spoken words of oral history narrators, rather than seeing a written version of them in the form of a transcript. The collection is strong in Asian American History, Labor History, Chicano/a History, South Asian History and the Music and general local history of Southern California and Long Beach.
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JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) [Restricted] VPN
JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of hundreds important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are now included for selected titles. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Related:
  • About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
    Visit this page to learn about the holdings of JSTOR journals. See Harvest Library Catalog for UC Davis access to recent and current materials.
Duke University Press Journals Online (http://dukejournals.org/) [Restricted] VPN
The e-Duke Scholarly Collection provides access to current issues of 29 electronic journals from Duke University Press. The list includes 18 titles previously available from Project Muse, in addition to other titles still currently updated in Muse.
Taylor and Francis: collection of online journals. (http://www.tandfonline.com/search/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
Advanced search interface for nearly 1000 online journals published with the Routledge, Taylor & Francis, and Psychology Press imprints. Browse list of titles available. Disciplinary scope and coverage vary.
Highwire Search and Retrieve (http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/search) [Restricted] VPN
Highwire Search and Retrieve is a search engine that allows one to search through the full text of numerous scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, including many that are accessible from the UC Davis IP address or proxy server. The collection contains Duke University Press, Oxford University Press and Sage Electronic Journals, as well as many other university press journals and important academic society publications. Highwire Press is a product of Stanford University.
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Historical San Francisco Chronicle [ProQuest] (http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTY0OGYmU01EPTQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=1567) [Restricted] VPN
Full-text page images of for the years 1865-1922. (In progress: covers 1880-1922 as of Fall 2008)
Coverage: 1865-1922
Los Angeles Times via ProQuest Historical Newspapers (http://uclibs.org/PID/10355) [Restricted] VPN
Historical coverage of the Los Angeles Times, with both full page and individual article images. Searchable full text back to the first issue in 1881.
Coverage: 1881-1985.

Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources

Asian American Community and Arts Internet Sites from Hyphen Magazine (http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/component/option,com_magazine/func,show_edition/id,43/Itemid,1/)
This list of sites connects users with variety of community and art groups working with Asian Americans or on Asian American Topics. Hyphen Magazine is a non-profit magazine for Asian American interests and culture.
Asian American Studies Center at UCLA (http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/)
The Asian American Studies Center at UCLA is a 37 year old organization the supporting academic, social, and historical interests of the Asian American community. This site provides information on its programs, publications, and its large and diverse Asian American Studies library.
WWW Hmong Homepage (http://www.hmongnet.org/)
The WWW Hmong Homepage, first made available on the Internet in March, 1994, is a volunteer effort bringing together a collection the Internet-based resources related to Hmong news and current-events, issues, history, publications, and culture.
Asian American Studies Resources (http://libguides.lib.uci.edu/asian_american)
This comprehensive and frequently updated resource list was created and is maintained by Daniel C. Tsang, the Asian American Studies Bibliographer at the University of California, Irvine. It links users to General Resources in the field, Bibliographies, Magazines, Journals, Newsletters, Audio Visual Resources, Research Institutes, Programs, and Libraries as well as the sites of the Asian American Studies Movement, Queer Asian Resources and Asian Canadian Resources.
Asian American Net (http://www.asianamerican.net/)
This site gathers web links to Asian American organizations, and community and educational groups, as well as useful links to Asian associations, divided by geography.

Handbooks & Tables

ICPSR Social Science Data Holdings (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/index.jsp) [Restricted] VPN
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. ICPSR acquires, preserves, and distributes original research data. This site links to training and curricular material, and a database which provides access to publications based on ICPSR data holdings (see More Info.)
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Professional Societies

Asian American Studies graduate students group UC Davis (http://asagsg.blogspot.com/)
Asian American Studies graduate students group offers cross- and trans- disciplinary connections for graduate students whose research interests relate to the field of Asian American Studies.

Other Resources

UC Davis Asian American Studies Department (http://asa.ucdavis.edu/)
Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley (http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/)
Department of Ethnic Studies, U.C. Berkeley
Asian Americans Film & Video (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/imagesasians.html)
UC Berkeley Media Resources Center. Videography of documentary and materials related to Asian Americans.
Anthropological Review Database ( ARD ) (http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/)
This "book review" database for anthropology contains fulltext reviews of anthropology related literature and media. It also contains citations to reviews published in anthropology journals.
Coverage: 1994-present
Library Research in the Social Sciences Tips Handout (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/files/libraryresearch-socialsciences.pdf)PDF
This research tips handout introduces the basic research tools for Library Research in the Social Sciences at UC Davis. It provides a basic description of Catalogs and Databases, search strategies and the display of records.
Date: 10/01/2006

Meet the Librarian

David Michalski (http://people.lib.ucdavis.edu/~davidm/mycard.html)

Social, Cultural and Behavioral Sciences Librarian.

Available for reference, instruction, research consultations and collection development requests.

Ofiice Hours 10-12 Tuesdays and by appointment