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Asian American Literature

This resource guide to Asian American Literature includes books and databases in Buley Library, web sites that deal with Asian American authors and their writings, and links to individual author pages.

Introduction

 Asian Americans are a heterogeneous group of people in the United States with origins to one or more countries in  Asia; Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Indians, Koreans, and Vietnamese are the main representatives of this group. Asian Americans have had a tremendous effect on American society and have made significant contributions in music and sports, science and literature. This guide is intended to help users find books, journal articles, video, and more about the literary contributions of this ethnic minority.