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=Asian American Immigrant Experience=

Library Books
Use the following call numbers to find books of interest. Remember that these call numbers will help you in the school library, at any University of Illinois library, and at Champaign Public Library and Urbana Free Library.
 * Call Numbers**

304.8s - Immigration 306s - Culture and Institutions 325s - Immigration 903s - Geography and History Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 909s - World History 950s - General History of Asia, Far East 973.0495s - Asian American history 973.0499s - More Asian American history

To search the catalog for general information about Asian immigration, use these subject headings:
 * Subject Headings**

Asia—Emigration and immigration Asians—Migrations Asians—United States

The Settling of North America - R Q. 304.8097022 Se78 The Newest Americans - R 304.87303 P75n Countries and Their Cultures - R 306.03 C832 Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations - R 903 J959 2004 Encyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures - R Q. 903 K965c 2007 Student Almanac of Asian American History - R 973.0495 St941 Japanese American History - R Q. 973.04956 J271
 * Specific Reference Books at the Uni High Library**

Newspapers
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258297 Access any New York Times article from 1851-2006.
 * Historical New York Times**

http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search These historical archives include a timeline to help with historical context. Not all the articles are free -- to find more of the free ones, select "no price" from the price menu near the bottom.
 * Google Advanced News Archive Search**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258213 Use this database to search newspaper articles.
 * LexisNexis**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=57119 This service includes both contemporary and historical databases. Click on Illinois to search for articles from the News Gazette and other small-town Illinois papers back to 1997. Click on Chicago Tribune to search the Tribune back to 1985.
 * NewsBank Newspapers**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=396846 Use this database to get to articles prior to 1986.
 * Chicago Tribune, 1849 - 1985**

The University of Illinois History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library is a great resource for this project. They hold tens of thousands of reels of microfilm and subscribe to almost 500 current newspapers. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/hix/ http://www.library.uiuc.edu/nex/newsform.php
 * Newspaper Library**

Databases
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258187 Identifies international articles and books on history since 1450.
 * Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258119 This resource describes itself as an interdisciplinary, comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
 * Ethnic NewsWatch**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=979360 This resource has full-text access to dozens of encyclopedias in all subject areas. It has a good selection of history, science, and social science encyclopedias. Try searching keywords such as: immigration, Asian immigration, United States immigration, Asian Americans, or the names specific countries you are researching.
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/proxy/go.asp?url=http://search.eb.com/ This online encyclopedia has over 73,000 articles. Try searching for the keyword "immigration" to find encyclopedia entries on this topic.
 * Encyclopaedia Britannica Online**

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258514 This database has 422 reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject-specific resources. It covers every major subject including art, science, history, music, foreign language, politics and literature. After searching for keywords such as "immigration" or "Asian immigration," you can narrow your findings by subject and type of document.
 * Credo Reference**