Area Studies: Yocum Library Useful Links
African-American Studies |
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Black History and Culture | Google Arts and Culture collection of artworks, artifacts, and stories from U.S. cultural organizations. |
The African-American Mosaic | 500 years of the black experience. |
African American History: American Memory | Library of Congress collections. |
NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom Exhibit | A retrospective of its first 100 years. |
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives | 2,300+ first-person accounts of slavery & 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. |
Asian-American Studies |
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Asian Nation: The Landscape of Asian America | "An authoritative, one-stop information resource and sociological exploration of the historical, demographic, political, and cultural issues that make up today's diverse Asian American community.” |
American Memory - Chinese in America | Library of Congress site |
Korean American Digital Archive | USC Digital Library chronicling the experience of Koreans in America between 1903 and 1965. |
The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) | This collection collects information from the South Asian diaspora in the United States, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. |
Southeast Asian Archive | Information concerning the experience of Vietnamese, Laotian/Hmong, and Cambodian people in the US. |
Latina/Latino Studies |
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Al Dia News | A Philadelphia news organization focused on the Latino American experience |
Latino Cultures in the US | Google Arts and Culture collection of Latina/Latino history, arts, foods, and communities. |
The Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute | "The Institute is working on research, advocacy, and services related to Mexico and Mexicans in the United States.” |
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies | The Center is a research institute dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. |
The Dominican Studies Institute | The Institute is devoted to the study of people of Dominican descent in the United States and other parts of the world. |
El Museo del Barrio | This institution presents and preserves the art and culture of Puerto Ricans and all Latin Americans in the United States. |
Pew Research Center: Hispanic Trends | A nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other research. |