Offers individually-authored essays on a broad variety of topics related to the Asian American experience. Organized by more than twenty national-origin groups, topics covered include the arts, education, family, gender, culture, community and occupation.

Includes a section on early Asian American racial issues and the text of documents from the anti-Chinese animus in California, up until the Civil Liberties act of 1988.

Separate sections devoted to Hawaiians, internment camps, women and gender issues, and the Japanese American resistance. Also provides a chronology of events, a historiography, and an extensive list of both book and media resources on Asian American studies.

Included are 166 biographical profiles of Asian Americans including activists, community leaders, sports figures, scientists, inventors, school teachers, comedians and scholars. Each entry is followed by a brief biography that may serve for further research.

This resource addresses and highlights the political participation and contributions of Asian Pacific Americans. Ninety-six entries provide information on elected officials, major political appointees, judges, activists, unions, race relations and human rights.

Described in the introduction as “an illustrated history of the immigration, migration and acculturation of diverse groups to American society.” Includes information on internment camps, the redress movement, court decisions, homelands, as well as the factors that influenced migration to the United States.

A section on Asian American film covers 17 feature and documentary titles. Film listings include information on the director, cast, length, rating, plot synopsis and a film analysis.

Offers over 2,000 entries, including biographical information, organizations, events, history, movements, institutions, art, politics, religion, and film. Also includes a timeline of events and over 1,100 illustrations. A very helpful resource in the initial stages of research.

This is an excellent resource that includes biographical essays accompanied by the author’s bibliography, and an extensive list of references. Covers 53 Asian American authors and the political contexts in which they write.