Research Librarian
Alana Kumbier
they/them or she/her
Contact:
Frost Library
413-542-5454
Subjects: Arabic, Asian Languages & Civilizations, Black Studies, Chinese, Classics, History, Japanese, Philosophy
Asian American and Asian Diaspora Digital Collections
- Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies: Digital Archives and Oral History CollectionsRobust guide to online collections from the UC Berkeley Libraries
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies - USC Digital LibraryDigital collections from the University of Southern California Libraries.
- South Asian American Digital ArchiveArchive of South Asian American history includes photographs, oral histories, correspondence, ads and more.
- Asian Garment Workers in New York City Oral History CollectionInterviews of garment workers who came to New York City from Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and California. The majority of these interviews were conducted in 1989 by Bichiluyen Nguyen of New York University's History Department. From the Tamiment Library.
- Asian Women United Oral History CollectionThe Asian Women United Oral History Collection is comprised of thirteen interviews that document the individual stories and contributions of members of AWU. The New York-based nonprofit organization was formed in 1978, and sought to support, educate and empower Asian-American women.
- The Southeast Asian Archive at UCI LibrariesThe UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive collects, preserves, and makes accessible primary and secondary source materials documenting the history of the Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese diaspora. Collection strengths include Southeast Asian American experiences of resettlement and community formations since the Vietnam War, Cambodian Genocide, and geopolitical turmoil in the former French-occupied "Indochina" in the latter half of the 20th century.
Archival collections
- Asian American Women - Materials at the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's HistorySearch the finding aids of collections pertaining to Asian American women's history at Smith College.
Historic Newspapers
- Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCombined search of the historic Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chinese Newspapers Collection, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, South China Morning Post, Times of India, and Washington Post.
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1980) This link opens in a new windowSearchable archive of American newspapers including Early American Newspapers (1690-1922) and Hispanic American Newspapers (1808-1980).
- Alternative Press Index (1969 to present) This link opens in a new windowCovers alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
- Alt-PressWatch (1970 to present) This link opens in a new windowFull-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.
- Ethnic NewsWatch (1959 to present) This link opens in a new windowNews and analysis from ethnic popular and scholarly publications.
- GenderWatch (1970 to present) This link opens in a new windowFull text of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Additional Primary Sources
- U.S. History Primary Sources - Research GuideGuide to primary source collections for research in U.S. history.
- Archive GridSearch over 5 million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more.