Welcome!

This library research guide is designed to support Professor Sanchez's Asian American History and Culture, 1924 to the Present course. The pages on the left-menu, will lead you to help on specific aspects of the research process.​

This guide should help you research the answers to your questions, whether you use the Harvard Library's collections or collections beyond Harvard.

  • If you are just getting started and need to develop your topic
    • HOLLIS can be a good place to look for both primary and secondary material; it has works by people from many places and time periods, as well as scholarship in your area of study.
    • Check out Oxford Bibliographies to get up to speed on current thinking in your topic area and to find texts for background reading.
  • If you need primary and secondary source materials for your assignment:
    • Try the HOLLIS guide to get help using limits (such as dates) and format (such as online) and subject searching.
    • Try the Digital Libraries and Open Access Collections tab for collections, generally digital, beyond Harvard.
    • The Databases page has many recommended databases and datasets to find articles and data, including census information and other government data.
    • The Archival Collections page can help you locate digitized primary source collections near you.
  • Are you writing your paper and in need of help?

Need More Help?

If you didn't find the help you needed on this guide, here are some additional options for help:

  • The Get Research Help webpage offers various resources, including finding subject specialists, which is a good idea for degree-candidates working towards a thesis. 
  • The Ask a Librarian webpage offers an online chat service, an email form if you are unsure about who to ask for subject-expertise help or specific questions, and a form to request a research appointment.
  • If you have general questions about the libraries, see the Library Guide for Harvard Extension School.
  • Also, feel free to email me, Mary Frances Angelini, Research Librarian for the Extension School angelini@fas.harvard.edu with any questions. If I don't have the answer, I will refer you to one of our many subject specialists.