Research Finding Tools: Race & Ethnicity
Databases
| African American Experience |
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Full-text primary and secondary sources illuminating African American history and culture. Includes scholarly books and articles, oral histories, slave narratives, images, speeches, a historical timeline, teaching resources, and more. |
| African Journals Online |
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Peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles published in Africa, covering disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, with particular attention to medicine and agriculture. Links to some full text. |
| Black Studies Center |
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Primary and secondary sources in Black studies, including: introductory essays (full text), scholarly journal articles and magazine articles (some full-text access; covers articles published 1900-present), literary materials in Black newspapers and magazines (covers fiction, poetry, and reviews published 1827-1940), and digitized Black newspapers (covers materials published 1910-1993). |
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| Ethnic NewsWatch |
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Full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles drawn from ethnic and minority periodicals in the US (including African American, Arab American, Asian American, Eastern European, Jewish, Latino/a, and Native American periodicals). About a quarter of the articles are Spanish-language. Covers materials published 1959-present. |
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| Handbook of Latin American Studies |
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Books, scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in Latin American studies, from scholars working in the humanities and social sciences. Covers materials published 1935-present. |
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Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR F1408 .H23; 2003-present; 1935-2002 in Rolvaag Storage Basement) |
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| Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) |
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Scholarly journal articles, book reviews, and other materials on Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the US-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US. Includes works on politics, economics, social issues, the arts, and literature. Materials in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian. Links to some full text. Covers materials published 1970-present. |
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Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR F1408.H35; 2004; 1970-2003 in Rolvaag Storage Basement) |
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| Informe! |
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Full-text Spanish-language magazine articles, scholarly journals articles, and news items. Includes materials on a wide range of topics, including current events, politics, culture, literature, entertainment, health, and science. Bilingual interface: users can search in Spanish or English. Covers materials published 1980-present. |
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| Latino American Experience |
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Full-text primary and secondary sources on Latino/a history and culture in the US, from pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations to the contemporary period. Includes images, maps, speeches, letter, legal cases, treaties, encyclopedia articles, a timeline, and other materials in English and Spanish. |
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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.
