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Cultural Pluralism in the U.S.
Exploring Ethnic Groups
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Reference Books
This is a list of some of the reference books that may be useful for your project:
African-American Almanac
REF E 185 .N385 2003
The African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture -- An Illustrated Reference, by Molefi K. Asante and Mark T. Mattson
REF E 185 .A79 1998
American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation, ed. by David Levinson and Melvin Ember
REF E 184 .A1 A63448 1997 v.1-2
American Jewish Desk Reference, by the American Jewish Historical Society
REF E 184.35 .A44 1999
Asian-American Almanac, ed. by Susan Gall and Irene Natividad
REF E 184 .O6 A824 1995
The Asian-American Encyclopedia, ed. by Franklin Ng
REF REF E184 .O6 A827 1995 v.1-6
Asian-American Experience on File, ed. by Carter Smith III and David Lindroth
REF E 184 .O6 A8273 1999
Atlas of African-American History, by James Ciment
REF E 185 .C55 2001
Atlas of American Diversity, by Larry Hajime Shinagawa
REF E 184 .A1 S575 1998
Atlas of Asian-American History, by Monique Avakian
REF E 184 .O6 A89 2002b
Atlas of Hispanic-American History, by Goerge Ochoa
REF E 184 .S75 O287 2001
Black Demographic Data, 1790-1860:A Sourcebook, by Clayton E. Cramer
REF E 185.18 .C73 1997
The Chicanos in America, 1540-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book, comp & ed. by Richard A. Garcia
REF E 184 .M5 G38
Chronology of Hispanic-American History, by Nicolas Kanellos and Cristelia Perez
REF E 184 .S75 C49 1995
The Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience, ed. by Franklin Odo
REF E 184 .O6 C63 2002
The Columbia Guide to Asian American History, by Gary Y. Okihiro
REF E 184 .O6 C64 2001
Dictionary of Asian American History, ed. by Hyung-Chan Kim
REF E 184 .O6 D53 1986
Dictionary of Mexican American History, by Matt S. Meier and Feleciano Rivera
REF E 184 .M5 M453
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, ed. by Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West
REF E 185 .E54 1996 v.1-5 & Suppl.
Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, by Susan Altman
REF E 185.A455 2000
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History, ed. by Mary Kupiec Clayton and Peter W. Williams
REF E 169.1 .E624 2001 v.1-3
Encyclopedia of American Immigration, ed. by James Ciment.
REF JV 6465 .E53 2000 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture, ed. by Garry W. McDonogh et al.
REF E 169.12 .E49 2001
E 169.12 .E49 2001 c.2 (Main - 1st Floor)
Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States, ed. by George B. Kirsch, Othello Harris, and Claire E. Nolte
REF GV 709.5 .E83 2000
Encyclopedia of Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference From 1868 to the Present, ed. by Brian Niiya
REF E 185 .J3 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, by Rudolph J. Vecoli et al.
REF E184.A1.G14 1995 v.1-2
The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America, ed. by Michael Glazier
REF E 184 .I6 E53 1999
Ethnicity in Contemporary America: A Geographical Appraisal, ed. by Jesse O. McKee
REF E 184 .A1 E855 2000
Facts About American Immigration, by David M. Brownstone and Irene M. Franck
REF JV 6465 .B73 2001
Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, ed. by Sharon Malinowski et al.
REF E 77 .G15 1998 v.1-4
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States, ed. by Felix Padilla
REF E 184 .S75 H3657 1994
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. by Stephan Thernstrom
REF E 184 .A1 H35
The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States, ed. by Nicolas Kanellos
REF E 184 .S75 H557 2003
Historical Statistics of Black America, comp. & ed. by Jessie Carney Smith and Carrell Peterson Horton
REF E 185 .H543 1995 v.1-2
Immigration: From the Founding of Virginia to the Closing of Ellis Island, by Dennis Wepman
REF JV 6450 .W43 2002
The Irish-American Almanac and Green Pages, ed. by Brian E. Cooper
REF E 184 .I6 I64 1990
The Italian American Experience, ed. by Salvatore J. LaGumina et al.
REF E 184 .I8 I673 2000
The Jews in America, 1621-1970:A Chronology & Fact Book, comp. & ed. by Irving J. Sloan
REF E 184 .J5 S57
Makers of America: 1536 - 1970
REF E 184 .A1 M65 1971 10 Vols.
A Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage, ed.by Elliott Robert Barkan
REF E 184 .A1 N2866 1999
Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia, ed. by Mary B. Davis
REF E 76.2 .N36 1994
Native America Today: A Guide to Community Politics and Culture, by Barry M. Pritzker
REF E 98 .T77 P75 1999
A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples, by Barry M. Pritzker
REF E 76.2 .JP75 1998
The Peopling of America: A Timeline of Events That Helped Shape Our Nation: A Historical Perspective, comp. by Allan S. Kullen
REF E 184 .A1 K84 1994b
Racial and Ethnic Relations in America, ed. by Carl L. Bankston III et al.
REF E 49 .R33 2000 v.1-3
Reference Library of Black America, ed. by Jessie Carney
REF E 185 .R44 2000 v.1-5
Routledge Atlas of African American History, by Jonathan Earle
REF E 185 .E125 2000
Statistical Record of Asian Americans, ed. by Susan B. Gall and Timothy L. Gall
REF E 184 .O6 S73 1993
Timelines of African-American History: 500 Years of Black Achievement, by Tom Cowan and Jack Maguire
REF E 185 .C86 1994
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity, by James Paul Allen and Eugene James Turner
REF G 1201 .E1 A4 1998 c.2
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life, ed. by Timothy L. Gall
REF GN 333 .W67 1998 v.2: Americas
Library Catalogs
If you need assistance finding books in the BGSU Libraries, consult the Finding Books web page from the library home page or ask for help at the Reference/Information Desk.
BGSU Libraries Catalog
OhioLINK Central Catalog
Finding Articles
All of the research databases listed below may be used on-campus and off-campus.
A more complete list of Research Databases that may be useful for identifying articles on American Culture Studies is available at: Finding Articles on American Culture Studies Topics
Academic Search Premier 1984 - present
Citations to articles on many different topics. Beginning in 1990, many articles are available full text.
America: History and Life 1964 to present
Citations to scholarly articles on history of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Anthropology Plus
Citations to scholarly articles and essays in anthropology and archeology. Good source of articles on Native Americans.
Ethnic NewsWatch 1990 to present
Full text articles from the ethnic, minority, and native press in the U.S. Includes some archival articles back to the mid-1980's.
Humanities International Complete
Citations to scholarly articles in the Humanities. Also includes some full text articles.
Sociological Abstracts 1963 to 2004
Citations to scholarly sociology journals.
Finding Useful Internet Sites
A more complete list of useful web sites is available at American Culture Studies Web Sites
Links to Sites on Ethnic Groups
Aboriginal Connections - United States of America
Academic Info: African American History & Studies
African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
Ethnic Studies (Anthro.net)
Ethnicity (Anthro.net)
German-American History Links (University of Cincinnati)
Google Directory: Ethnicity
Infomine: Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Resources
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Multicultural American West
New American Studies Web: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
Race & Ethnicity
WWW Virtual Library - American Indians
Yahoo! Cultures - American (United States)
Online Exhibits & Subject-Specific Resources
The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920
The African Presence in the Americas 1492-1992
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
An American Jewish History
Ancestors in the Americas (Asian Americans)
Camp Harmony (Japanese-Americans in WWII internment camp)
Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879-1918)
The Chicana/Chicano Experience in Arizona
Children of the Camps
The Chinese-American Experience (1857-1892)
The Church in the Southern Black Community
Creating American Jews
Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp... (Japanese-Americans in WWII Internment Camps)
Eyes of Glory: 200 Years of an Ethnic American Family
Goin' to Chicago (African Americans)
Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community
Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
Homecoming...Sometimes I am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay (African American farmers)
Hopi History: The Story of the Alcatraz Prisoners
In the Beginning Was the Word: The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures
Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
Jewish-American Hall of Fame
Jewish-American History on the Web
Muslim Life in America
People of Color on America's Western Frontier
Persistence of the Spirit: African-American Experience in Arkansas
The Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage
Roots in the Sand (Punjabi-Mexican)
Shaping the Circle German-Americans in Indianapolis: 1840-1918
Still Home: The Jews of South Philadelphia
Tangled Roots (Irish & African Americans)
Toward Racial Equality: Harper's Weekly Reports on Black America, 1857-1874
Una Storia Segreta: When Italian-Americans Were 'Enemy Aliens'
Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
Search Engines
Google
A good general search engine with a very large database. Does a good job of ranking the search results.
Alta Vista
A good general Internet search engine with a very large database.
Ixquick
Searches several search engines with a single search request.
Vivisimo
Searches several search engines with a single search request and organizes the results into categories.
Evaluating Web Sources
You must be very careful when using documents found on the Web for research. Check out WebWIZARD:
Evaluating Web Pages for tips on how to evaluate a web site.
Selected Genealogy Web Sites
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Google: Genealogy web sites
Family Search (Mormon Church)
Rootsweb.com
Search Immigration Records (Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.)
Social Security Death Index
USGenWeb Project
Yahoo: Genealogy web sites
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