Library Research Guides: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Library Guide: Information

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Welcome

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Library Resource Guide is designed to provide an online space to learn about the history, life experiences, and contributions to our society.

Our goal is to celebrate the accomplishments of AANHPI authors and scholars and recognize the advocates for social change. GWC embodies equity and inclusion of all students, and we look to bring awareness and recognition to those who want to understand and embrace AANHPI culture.

The resource guide is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather a living repository of material. It includes lists of books, e-books, article databases, streaming videos, and accessible online resources.

Attribution: Adapted by GWC librarians and Sabrina Nguyen, GWC ASPIRE Program Coordinator; from the Long Beach City College Library guide, Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi Resource Guide a collaboration of LBCC librarians, faculty, and students.

Resources for AANHPI Students at GWC:

ASPIRE Program
The Program's mission is to support the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student population by providing culturally responsive services to enhance their educational experiences at Golden West College while celebrating their diverse cultural identities.

Helpful Terms

There are a number of terms that are used to denote Asian and Pacific Islander populations, including Asian Pacific American (APA), Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APID/A), and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI). We use the term AANHPI, which stands for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, as a pan-ethnic classification. There is a great diversity of identities and ethnicities encompassed under the AANHPI umbrella, including East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander.

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Cacahuate, amendments by Peter Fitzgerald, Globe-trotter, Joelf, and Texugo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

East Asians refer to people from China (including Macau and Hong Kong), Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
South Asians refer to people from the following countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Ethnic groups include Sindhi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, and many others.
Southeast Asians refer to people from the following countries and ethnic groups: Burma, Brunei, Cambodia (Khmer, Cham, KhmerLoeu), Indonesia, Laos (Hmong, Lao, Lao Loum, Iu Mien, Khmu, Tai Dam, Tai Leu, and many other ethnic groups), Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Philippines, and Vietnam (Vietnamese, Khmer Kampuchea Krom, Montagnards).
Pacific Islanders refer to those whose origins are the original peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Polynesia includes Hawaii (Native Hawaiian), Samoa and American Samoa (Samoan), Tokelau (Tokelauan), Tahiti (Tahitian), and Tonga (Tongan). Micronesia includes Guam (Guamanian or Chamorro), Mariana Islands (Mariana Islander), Saipan (Saipanese), Palau (Palauan), Yap (Yapanese), Chuuk (Chuukese), Pohnpei (Pohnpeian), Kosrae (Kosraean), Marshall Islands (Marshallese), and Kiribati (I-Kiribat). Melanesia includes Fiji (Fijian), Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinean), Solomon Islands (Solomon Islander), and Vanuatu (Ni-Vanuatu).

SOURCES: SEARAC: Southeast Asian American Statistical Profile, 2010; Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC); Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: Census Data & API Identities

Southern California Cultural Hubs

Cambodia Town
Cambodia Town is located along the business corridor of Anaheim Street between Atlantic and Junipero Avenues in Long Beach, California.
Historic Filipinotown
A nostalgic trip through history lies along Beverly Boulevard and W. Temple Street in Los Angeles. A large mural in Unidad Park celebrates Filipino-American history and culture.
Historic Wintersburg
Wintersburg Village is an area in north Huntington Beach that represents over a century of Japanese immigration to the United States. The settlement pre-dated state laws that prohibited those ineligible for citizenship, primarily Japanese immigrants, from property ownership.
Koreatown
Bound roughly by Vermont Avenue on the east, Western Avenue on the west, Third Street on the north, and Olympic Boulevard on the south, Koreatown is a historic district in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles.

Southern California Cultural Hubs

Little India
Little India is a cultural enclave centered on Pioneer Boulevard between 183rd and 188th streets in Artesia, California.
Little Saigon
There are various locations that are called Little Saigon in the Westminster area of Southern California, but the largest and most popular is along Bolsa Avenue.
Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo is a historical area that showcases the Japanese American role in California history. It is bordered by the Los Angeles River to the east, downrtown Los Angeles to the west, L.A. City Hall and the Parker Center to the north.
Thai Town
Thai Town is a six-block area in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; it is the only officially recognized Thai Town in the United States. Thai Town is bordered by the neighborhoods of Los Feliz to the north and east, central Hollywood to the west, and Little Armenia to the south.