This bibliography describes and briefly reviews, from an anthropological perspective, books and articles on the Japanese in the United States. Works cited include: (1) bibliographies; (2) general studies on Japanese Americans; (3) works dealing with the cultural heritage of the Japanese immigrant generation; (4) literature on the Japanese…

This paper provides a topical listing of readings on Asia (mostly by Asians). This compilation was undertaken by the Asia Society Textbook Evaluation Project as a service to teachers and curriculum developers looking for materials on Asia for courses in a wide range of fields. In-depth evaluations of the readings are not made. Among the fifty-six…

Explores the wealth of literature by and about Japan and Japanese Americans. Presents a structure for a history unit focusing on Japanese Americans. Summarizes curricular and literary issues to consider. Presents annotations of 69 works of literature and reference and teaching materials. (RS)

Presents annotated bibliographies of children's books about Japanese Americans and Japan. Distinguishing between immigrant culture and culture of the land of origin is an important point in multicultural education. Sixteen fiction and nonfiction sources on Japanese Americans are cited; 28 titles about Japan are included. (SLD)

This revision of Mitsugu Matsuda's Japanese in Hawaii, 1868-1967: An Annotated Bibliography of the First Hundred Years, calls attention to writings which are available to students and individuals interested in Americans of Japanese ancestry. The materials range from scholarly pieces based on traditional academic sources for documentation to…

This bibliography contains over 150 entries from professional journals covering the period from 1964-1974. The citations are extensively annotated with respect to purpose, method and conclusions of each article. (MJ)

Discusses 26 books that can help promote inquiry and discussion among adolescent readers regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Notes that the books provide a historical overview and reveal personal points of view about the internment. (SR)

The resources in this bibliography are predominantly written from an Asian American point of view. They were compiled in an attempt to counter misconceptions and "faulty scholarship" that has prevailed in Asian American studies. The bibliography is divided into six areas. Each section is prefaced by a brief historical and contemporary perspective…

This paper reviews and summarizes selected findings concerning two hypotheses about perceptual abilities; field dependence-independence and the Carpenter Theory. The conclusion of the paper discusses the implications and applications of these research findings to the pedagogy for Asian American students. The review indicates that different ethnic…

This bibliographic listing of sources on Pacific/Asian American groups provides titles of existing bibliographies and literature reviews. Over 100 entries are included in the document. Most of the entries were published during the 1970's, with a few dating from the late 1960's and several from 1980 and 1981. The objective is to offer researchers,…

Three hundred and twenty-five references are compiled in the preliminary checklist. Items are arranged alphabetically by author, and encompass research conducted in various disciplines about Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hawaiian, and Korean subgroups. Among the topical areas covered by the research studies are the following: cultural conflicts,…

Nearly 200 bibliographic resources on Asian and Pacific Americans (APA) groups that discuss historical, social science, and creative literature topics are included. The titles listed are either annotated bibliographies or literature reviews which are arranged by APA groups except for an initial general APA section and concluding sections on…

This bibliography consists of 72 references dealing with Japanese Americans. Among the topics covered are: race relations, prejudice, the Japanese American's role in American History, housing, acculturation and adaptation, and minority status. (AM)

This annotated bibliography contains citations of works on Asian Americans, in general, as well as on individual Asian populations residing in North America. Referenced are government and public organization publications, bibliographies, and works by private authors. Separate chapters are included for (1) Chinese, (2) Japanese, (3) Koreans, (4)…

These annotated bibliographies of Japanese and Korean core collections are designed for use by medium-sized public libraries in either creating or expanding Japanese and/or Korean language collections. Author and title are given in the Japanese and Korean character script as well as in the English transliteration. The character script for…