Encyclopedias, handbooks, and short biographies are good places to both find a topic and narrow a broad idea. Not only can you quickly find lots of general information on many subjects, but you also have several other immediate sources to look at if you read the bibliographies of entries that interest you.
Below are some resources that specifically address Asian American topics.
The Asian American Encyclopedia
E 184.06 A827 1995 -- PCL Reference
Dictionary of Asian American History
E 184 O6 1998 -- PCL Stacks
The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
F 209 E53 1989 -- PCL Reference
*Includes a section on Asian people in the American South.
Handbook of Asian American Psychology
E 184 O6 H36 -- PCL Stacks, Also available as an electronic book
Notable Asian Americans
E 184 O6 N67 1995 -- PCL Reference
Reference Library of Asian America
E 184 O6 R45 -- PCL Reference
Strangers From A Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
E 184 O6 T35 1998 -- PCL Stacks.
For statistics on Asian Americans, go to the Asian American Statistics and Data page.
