Research Finding Tools: Race & Ethnicity

Databases

Abstracts in Anthropology
  Indexes articles from several hundred periodicals in anthropology, including human speech, physiology, artifacts, history, environment and social relations.
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR GN1.A2; 1996-present; 1970-1995 Rolvaag Storage Basement)
Black Studies Center
  A "fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, and much more."
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
  Index of articles and reviews published in and pertaining to Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. Languages include English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR F1408.H35; 2004; 1970-2003 in Rolvaag Storage Basement)
Index to Black Periodicals
  An index to African American periodicals, both popular and scholarly. Previously titled, Index to Periodical Articles By and About Blacks.
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(RR AI3.O4; 1960-2004)
Informe!
  A collection of hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986
  An index to material in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(RR E185 .K24; 5 volumes)
Latino American Experience
  A "full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE’s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos." Includes images, primary documents, and Spanish language texts.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)

Websites

allAfrica.com
allAfrica.com is a news-site covering a wide array of topics from the African Continent in English and French. It allows searching by regions or countries and by topic, both for current events and archives.
Asian-nation: the Landscape of Asian America
This site provides general and specific information about different topics and issues that affect the Asian American community.
Black Presence: Asian and Black History in Britain
An overview of Black and Asian history in Britain from 1500 to 1850.
Javanoir: A Selected Guide to African American Resources on the Internet
A guide to online resources of interest to African Americans.
Local History & Genealogy Reading Room (Library of Congress)
The Library of Congress is home to one of the largest genealogical collections in the world. Their website includes information on using the collections and what is available, as well as guides to researching particular groups.