Research Guides: HIST & SWAG 348: Asian American Women: Migration and Labor: Find Background Information

Reference Sources

Below are links to reference sources and collections that are most useful for this subject:

Keywords for Asian American Studies (e-book)
A collection of 61 essays written by Asian American Studies scholars, each on a term integral to the field such as “diaspora,” “assimilation,” "labor," and “gender.”

Reference Universe This link opens in a new window
Searchable index of the library's entire reference collection, both print and electronic.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
70 reference e-books, including multivolume works like the Encyclopedia of Religion, American Decades, and more.

Tip: What are reference sources, and why would I use them?

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They provide overviews of and background information on a topic
They help you identify or refine your topic
They provide quick, reliable facts
They include bibliographies that will lead you to additional sources of information on your topic

You can find the Library's collection of reference books on Floor 1 of Frost. We also have many online databases that include collections of edited scholarly encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources.