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Asian American Studies

This guide is designed for the Asian American Studies Program at San José State

Articles + Databases

OneSearch will provide you with articles but be aware that the actual article databases provides better control for better results. If you are seeking just in general OneSearch might be find for what you need. But if your research is for an upper division course that requires greater research depth, going to one or more article database could provide for better results.

Asian American Studies Databases

The following databases have a focus on Asian American experiences, some of which are also included below in other sections.

General Databases

Advanced Databases

Education

ERIC is the education database. It has great depth of resources. Be aware that this database includes more than just articles - it also includes books, book chapters, government reports, conference papers, and school district reports (all states not just California).  Remember to limit your search only to journal articles. See image. View other Education resources for your research.

Literature

In addition to ASP, MLA is the database for this area. See guide on English & Comparative Literature for additional resources.

History

America: History & Life is the database to use. It is an advance tool - meaning your searches will give more than just articles but also dissertations, books, book chapters, and conference papers. If you only want articles limit to Peer Review. See image. If you want an article that covers a specific time period, limit to Historical Period. See image.  Make sure to also review the Library Catalog for books.  See guide on History for additional resources.

Sociology

The advance tool in the area of Sociology is Sociological Abstracts. NOTE: This is not a full-text database but it does offer links to articles that we have online journal subscriptions to. This database includes more than just articles. Click on "Advance Search" to allow you to limit just for scholarly articles. Another excellent databases are SocINDEX and JSTOR. Both are full-text database, however, JSTOR does not offer recent publications. Chances are that after searching Academic Search Premier and Sociology Abstracts you will have located most of the materials you need. See guide on Sociology for additional resources.

Psychology

PsycInfo is an excellent database for pychology literature. However, this database too includes more than just articles, it also includes books, book chapters, conference papers, and more. Apply the limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals. See image. For additional databases in the area of Psychology see guide.