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Asian Americans
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Asian Pacific American History and Culture 
 Compilation of Smithsonian Institution resources on Asian American history and culture, covering topics such as ancestor worship and Chinese-American teenagers, Japanese Americans during World War II, and Hawaiian luaus. From Encyclopedia Smithsonian. http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AsianPacificAmerican_History.htm Topics: United States History Last updated Apr 15, 2008 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
This collection, compiled for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May), features collections and exhibitions, photos, audio and video, and other Library of Congress material about these populations. Also includes announcements about related Library of Congress events and links to other library resources. http://www.loc.gov/topics/asianpacific/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, United States History Last updated Apr 15, 2008 Asian/Pacific Americans in the U.S. Army
This presentation highlights the roles and achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans in the United States Army, covering the U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism. It features profiles, photos, Medal of Honor recipients, and links to related websites. From the U.S. Army. http://www.army.mil/asianpacificsoldiers/ Topics: U.S. Military, United States History Last updated Apr 15, 2008 Civil Rights Suite: Exploring the History of the Chinese American Fight for Equality
Collection of sites featuring materials that "examine the historical impact of the Chinese American fight for equality on our society." Topics include the Chinese of California, "Remembering 1882" (when "Congress passed the nation's first major immigration legislation -- a law to prevent people of Chinese descent from entering the United States"), and Chinese American actions to defend American citizenship and challenge discriminatory laws. From the Chinese American Society of America. http://www.civilrightssuite.org/ Topics: California: History, United States History Last updated May 20, 2008 The Vietnam Center and Archive
This center's mission "is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia." Features a virtual archive with over 2.7 million pages of scanned materials including "documents, photographs, slides, negatives, oral histories, artifacts, moving images, sound recordings, maps, and collection finding aids." From the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy and Reconciliation, Texas Tech University. http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/ Topics: United States History Last updated Jun 24, 2008 |
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