Asian Studies Resources
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Asian American Drama This link opens in a new windowThis edition contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. Also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
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Asian American Experience This link opens in a new windowDeveloped with guidance from Asian American scholars and historians, The Asian American Experience applies a critical lens to the study of U.S. history, exploring the social, political, and economic forces that have shaped the experiences of Asian Americans in distinct historical eras from 16th century global migrations to social and political developments in the 21st century. The database also explores some of the rich and varied experiences of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Island and indigenous groups.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
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South and Southeast Asian Literature This link opens in a new windowCollection includes fiction, short fiction, poems, interviews, and manuscript materials written in English by writers in South and South East Asia and their Diasporas. The collection captures a broad range of personal experiences—South Asian elites educated in legacy British colonial schools; Indian descendants of 19th-century indentured plantation and railroad laborers, now living in the Caribbean or Africa; and writers born into immigrant communities in London, Toronto, and New York.
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Asia SocietyAsia Society is the leading global organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. They seek to enhance dialogue, encourage creative expression, and generate new ideas across the fields of policy, business, education, arts, and culture.
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Association for Asian StudiesThe Association for Asian Studies (AAS) - the largest society of its kind, with approximately 7,000 members worldwide - is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia
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Harvard-Yenching LibraryMost extensive academic research collection of East Asian materials outside of Asia. Includes publications in the humanities and social sciences on traditional and modern East Asia. Notable collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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Library of Congress: Country StudiesThe Country Studies Series was originally sponsored by the U.S. Army and written by researchers affiliated with the Library's Federal Research Division. It presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries or regions where the U.S. military forces might be deployed.
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Library of Congress: World Digital LibraryThe World Digital Library (WDL) makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world