Posted on September 8, 2009 by Tao
JARDA: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives.
A themed collection in Calisphere (provided by the California Digital Library), “JARDA contains thousands of Japanese American internment primary source materials:
Personal diaries, letters, photographs, and drawings
US War Relocation Authority materials, including camp newsletters, final reports, photographs, and other documents relating to the day-to-day administration of the camps
Personal histories documenting the [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2009 by Tao
USC Korean American Digital Archive.
Developed by the University of Southern California Library, the Korean American Digital Archive “brings more than 13,000 pages of documents, over 1,900 photographs, and about 180 sound files together in one searchable collection that documents the Korean American community during the period of resistance to Japanese rule in Korea and reveal [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2009 by Tao
American Memory.
Developed by the Library of Congress, “American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2009 by Tao
Access here.
“The Ming Pao Daily News database will be launched this Thursday, April 30. It represents the collaboration between the Asian Library, UBC, a Chinese news group and a family foundation which is dedicated to the furthering of Chinese culture in Canada. The archival database of community news in Chinese is now freely available, on-line [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Tao
The USC Digital Archives includes a number of databases on East Asia and Asian Americans, including:
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Collection (About)
Internet Mission Photography Archive (About)
Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive (About)
Korean American Digital Archive (About)
Korean Digital Archive (About)
Sea of Korea Map Collection (About)
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