This project represents a wide-ranging commentary on the state of the field—mapping how the field has emerged over time, its current status, and projections about future directions. The handbook is unique in the existing literature in that no other book has assembled so many specialists to engage such a diversity of topics and issues.
Statistical information on the United States, for the colonial era and 1790-2000. Presents 37,339 data series on population (including vital statistics, immigration and emigration), work and welfare (including labor, slavery, education, health, economic inequality and poverty, social insurance and public assistance), economic structure and performance, business cycles, prices, etc.
The Asian Pacific American Community Development Data Center (APACDDC), a partnership between the National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development (CAPACD) and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC), was established to serve the census data needs of CAPACD members and other Asian and Pacific Islander community based organizations.
Facsimiles of decennial census schedules, immigrant arrival records, ship passenger lists, and Chinese Exclusion lists and indexes
Genealogical collection covering the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection.
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Question-level data from public opinion polls. Almost 400,000 questions from polls, 1935 to present, based upon Roper Center-archived surveys with US national adult samples or samples of large subnational populations. Links to Roper Center data catalog holdings are provided. RPOLL provides a less functional interface to iPOLL through LexisNexis Academic.
Contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.
Reference books covering the social sciences and education, including such areas as Aging & Gerontology, Anthropology, Communication and Media Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Work & Social Policy, and Sociology.
Sponsored by the Association for Asian-American Studies. Half traditional encyclopedia covering social, cultural, psychological, economic, and political dimensions of the Asian American experience, half primary-source documents anthology, with video clips to illustrate some topics.
National and Local Asian American Interest, Policy and Cultural Groups
Asian Americans United exists so that people of Asian ancestry in Philadelphia exercise leadership to build their communities and unite to challenge oppression.
