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Useful Call Numbers

Ethnic Groups and Races
In History: E184
In Anthropology: GN537-GN674
In Labor: HD6050-HD6305
In Sociology: HT1501-HT1595
In Social Services: HV3176-HV3199

African Americans
In History: E 184.5-E185.98
In Education: LC2699-LC2913

Asian Americans
In History: E184
In Education: LC2630-LC2638

Immigrant Populations
In History: E184
In Social Services: HV4005-HV4013
In Education: LC3701-LC3747

Latinos
In History: E184
In Education: LC2667-LC2698

Native Americans
In History: E75-E99

 

Useful Search Terms

Effective Griffin searches use the best keywords and subject headings for the topic at hand. For topics related to race and ethnicity, it may be necessary to think about how a population has been described over time to come up with a complete list of effective search terms. Below are some recommendations.

Ethnic Groups and Races (Generally)
- Minorities
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Racial
- Ethnic Groups
- Ethnic Relations

African Americans
- African Americans
- Blacks
- Afro Americans

Asian Americans
- Asian Americans
- Chinese Americans (or other specific nationalities)
- Oriental or Orientals
- [country] and immigration (example: Japanese and immigration)

Immigrant Populations
- Immigrants
- Emigration or Immigration
- Illegal aliens
- Undocumented aliens

Latinos
- Latinos
- Hispanics
- Hispanic Americans
- Chicanos
- Mexican Americans (or other specific nationality)
- [nationality] and immigration (example: Guatemalans and immigration)

Native Americans
- Indians of North America
- Native Americans
- Cowlitz Indians (or other specific tribes)
- American Indians

      
     

    Diversity Research Guides

     

    Core Databases

    • African American Experience
      Fulltext collection of materials covering African American history and culture. Topics covered include music, folklore, biography, education, politics and civil rights. The collection includes primary sources and encyclopedias.
    • American Indian Experience
      Fulltext collection exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States. The collection includes primary sources and encyclopedias and cover Pre-contact to the present day.
    • Ethnic NewsWatch
      Full text collection of journals, magazines and newspapers from ethnic, minority and native presses.
    • Latino American Experience
      A full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Includes primary documents, images, Spanish-language content, a timeline, and Web sites.
    • America: History & Life
      Indexes articles on all topics of history in the United States and Canada. Serves as a useful tool to find research related to ethnicity and race in US and Canadian history.
    • Sociological Abstracts
      Indexes articles on all aspects of sociology and related disciplines. Serves as a useful tool to find research related to ethnicity and race in sociological literature.
     

    Core Reference

    American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation
    Reference Collection: E184 .A1 A63448 1997

    Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies
    Reference Collection: GN495.6 .C37 2004

    Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West
    Online encyclopedia

    Handbook of North American Indians
    Reference Collection: E77 .H25 (multiple volumes)

    Historical Statistics of the United States
    Online and in Reference Collection: HA202 .H57 2006

     

    Useful Websites

    African American Resources (Howard University)
    Links to a variety of information sources in all disciplines.

    American Indians in the Pacific Northwest
    Contains primary sources from the Library of Congress documenting the history of Pacific Northwest tribes. See also a related project from the University of Washington.

    Braceros in Oregon
    Contains a collection of photographs from Oregon State University's archives documenting the labor of Mexican men in Oregon agricultural fields between 1942 and 1947.

    Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive
    Digitized primary documents from the region’s historical museums highlight the history of ethnic groups throughout the Columbia Basin.

    Native American Documents Program
    This site includes a collection of reports issued from the Board of Indian Commissioners, allotment data, documents related to the Rogue River War and Siletz Reservations.

    Political Advocacy Groups: Directory of U.S. Interest Groups
    Either refer to the list of all subjects covered by this source, or see specifically the pages for African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Immigrants, Latinos, Multiethnic Americans, or Native Americans.

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Research Guides by Pullman Librarians
    See guides to research resources for Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicano Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, and Native American Studies.

        
       

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