Reference Sources

Reference sources provide general background information on a subject or topic. They can often be a good place to start your research, especially if you have a topic with which you are unfamiliar. Make sure to note the original source of the information, which is usually identified in the form of a bibliography. You can use these references to find more information on the same topic.

Selected Print Reference Resources

• The Asian American Almanac
  (Odegaard and Suzzallo Reference)

  The Asian American Encyclopedia
  E184.O6 bA827 1995 (Odegaard and Suzzallo Reference)

• Distinguished Asian Americans
  E184 .A75 D57 1999 (Odegaard Reference)

• The Encyclopedia of Japanese American history
  E184.J3 bE53 2001 (Suzzallo Reference)

• Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
  E184 .A1 E58 1994 (Odegaard Reference)

• Encyclopedia of Minorities in American politics
  E184.A1 E574 2000 (Suzzallo Reference)

• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
  E184 .A1 G14 1995 (2 Volumes in Odegaard and Suzzallo Reference) 1-2
  2000 Edition at UW Bothell

• Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
  E184 .A1 H35 (Odegaard, Suzzallo, and Social Work Reference)

• Notable Asian Americans
  E184 A75 N67 1995 (Odegaard Reference)

• The nation's Asian and Pacific Islander population, 1994
  C 3.205/8:95-24 (Government Publications) Also available in electronic format.

• Comprehensive Guide to Manuscripts and Personal Papers
  Z6621 .W37 1980 (Odegaard and Suzzallo Reference)

Selected Electronic and Web Resources

• Asian Pacific American history and culture
Provides detailed information about the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. Includes documents, image collections, and other resources.
http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/record=b4590893
• Asian and Pacific American 2002 Snapshot
Census Bureau press release April 2002
http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p20-540.pdf
• Britannica Online
  The online version of one of the world's great encyclopedias. (Users must be connected to the UW computer network.)
  http://www-lj.eb.com:180/

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
Access to statistical data from the Census Bureau. Publications listed are displayed in the Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/stat-ab01.html
• Statistical Universe
Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and approximately 2000 documents from international organizations from 1983. Full-text or web links provided for some citations.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv
• Ethnic Studies Subject page
  Ethnic Studies Subject Page on the University of Washington libraries Information Gateway.
  http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/EthnicStudies/

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