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Filipino
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Databases for Finding Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Selected Websites on Filipino
Americans
See also: History of the Philippines Research Links
Article Databases:
Google
Advanced News Archive Search
Historical
news archives.
S.F. Chronicle Archives
Free Web database of full-text articles from current and back issues (back to
1995).
EbscoHost databases on campus or off-campus
w/ library card
Articles
from academic journals, popular
magazines, newspapers
& other published sources in all subject areas; excellent general
periodical database.
Gale
PowerSearch databases - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles
from academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources; excellent general
periodical database.
o To narrow searches, use the Advanced search mode
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PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine articles are shown, if
available for your search.
Click on the “Academic journals” tab, the "News" tab
or the "Reference" tab to display journal
articles, news articles or reference articles on your topic.
History
in Context (Gale Resource Center) - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Reference
articles, primary documents, and full-text magazine, journal and newspaper
articles covering all aspects of
Best for general/background history information, especially
articles under the “Reference” category
· Enter search word(s) and click the Search button
· At results page, articles are organized by type -- "Reference" (articles from reference books), "Academic journals", "Primary Sources", "Images", “News” & more.
- Click on the title of an article to display the full text of the article.
Gale
Student Resources in Context - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text
articles on biography, geography, culture, history, literature, science, etc.
JSTOR - Scholarly
journals archives - on campus or off-campus w/ library
card
Back
issues of important academic journals, including many
historical journals (no current issues) going back to 1838.
Best for in-depth academic journal
articles on all historical topics except: recent history and articles
published within the last 3 – 5 years
- For a basic/general search, enter search words & click Search
- To search for an exact phrase, put quote marks around the phrase, e.g. "Filipino Americans"
- To email, print or save an article:
- Click on “PDF” (at the upper right of the page)
- A new window with “JSTOR's Terms and Conditions” will be displayed; click on OK [If your browser blocks pop-ups, you need to hold down the CTRL key while clicking on “OK”]
- When the pdf image file is displayed, click on the “Email”, “Print” or “Save a Copy” icons (on the pdf task bar at the top of the page)*
- To email the
full article, click on “Send Copy”,
then enter
e-mail address in "To:" entry box and click "Send"*
* pdf functions vary according to the specific software setup for different computers - For more help in how to search the JSTOR
database, see the JSTOR Search Help page
- Recommended articles from the JSTOR
database:
(to access full-text of articles, click on “View PDF”, then “Proceed to PDF”)
·
“Post-1965
Asian Immigrants: Where Do They Come from, Where Are They Now, and Where Are
They Going?” Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science 487, Immigration and American
Public Policy (Sep., 1986):150-168.
WikiPilipinas: Filipino Wikipedia
Books:
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System. After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:
- Type search words (title, author and/or subject) in the first search box & click Submit.
- The search results will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS system.
- To Limit your results to books at
Skyline College Library, scroll down to Limit to: Location: pull-down menu
below the search boxes, scroll down in the Location: pull-down menu,
select
Click
here to see books on Filipino Americans in Skyline College Library
Some
examples of relevant books in
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The Filipino Americans :
(1763-present) : their history, culture, and traditions
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The Philippine War, 1899-1902
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Journey of 100 years : reflections on the centennial of Philippine
independence
Skyline College Student Projects Filipino-American History Filipino-American Organizations
Skyline College Student Projects:
"A Journey Through
Filipino American History": Skyline College Kababayan English 846
historical timeline projects
Skyline College Digital
Oral Research Projects: Online oral
history interviews by Skyline College Kababayan English 165 / 100 and LSCI 110 students
Filipino Americans: Encyclopedia article by historian H. Brett Melendy from Countries and Their Cultures website
Filipino American Resources: Excellent links
from Seattle University's Lemieux Library
Americans
of Filipino Descent - FAQs: Frequently asked questions and answers
about Filipino American history
Filipino American Chronology & Timeline: Links to
information from 16th century to the present, from Cal State U.
Sacramento
Filipino American
History Timeline:
Basic historical information compiled by the Alaska Chapter of the Filipino
American National Historical Society
Philippine History
Site:
Information on Filipino migration to the
Filipino
American National Historical Society: Information on Filipino American history,
exhibits, and videos.
Sulat sa Tansô: Newsletter devoted
to ancient
Filipino San
Francisco: Articles from the Shaping San Francisco local history
website, written by Dr. James Sobredo, Associate Professor
of Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies Program, at
Silver,
Silk and Manila: Factors leading to the Manila Galleon Trade: Cal State U.
Channel Islands student senior thesis
Filipino Migration to the United
States:
Part of The Philippine History Site from the
Filipino-American Historical Society of
A Century of
Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story: from the Smithsonian Institution
Last
of the Manongs: Aging Voices of a Farm-Labor Fight
Find an Audience:
New York Times article.
The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the UFW : Filipino farm workers and their contributions to farm
worker organizing and the UFW. Includes video segment.
Filipino Americans: by Marina
Claudio-Perez, includes Generations, Immigration & Length of US Residency
with timelines of Filipino Immigration to the
Fractured
Communities: Filipino Americans in San Diego and The Imperial Valley: San Diego State
University student M.A. thesis
Filipino American Elders, through the decades of the
1900s:
Includes historical events from 1900-1990. Based on information from the
Bulosan Memorial Exhibit: Housed in the
Eastern Hotel in
Manilatown Heritage
Foundation:
Organization of San Francisco community activists and former tenants who were
evicted from the International Hotel in 1977 working for the preservation of
S.F.’s Manilatown and the restoration of the I-Hotel.
Filipino-American
Organizations:
Philippine American Writers and
Artists, Inc. (P.A.W.A.): organization
dedicated to “creating and encouraging literature and arts for the preservation
and enrichment of Filipino and Filipino American historical, cultural and
spiritual values.”
Filipino American
Literature:
Overview and links, from Emory University Postcolonial Studies
Filipino Writers Links: Links to websites of
Filipino writers, literature and more, from Philippine American Literary House
Bindlestiff
Studio:
“The epicenter of Pilipino American Performing Arts
in
Kularts: Presenter of
contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in S.F.
Pin@y
Educational Partnerships: Program of SFSU Asian American Studies Dept. that connects SFSU upper
division undergraduates and graduate students who have an interest in pursuing
careers in the field of education, with community college, high school, middle
school, and elementary school students
Filipino American History, Life & Values: Links and bibliography from Monterey Bay Educators Against War.
Filipinas Magazine: “The magazine for Filipinos
worldwide.”
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