Asian & Asian American History in the Borderlands

The materials located on this page contain resources external to the University of Arizona. The repositories listed include both digital and physical collections that explore Asian & Asian American life in the U.S./Mexico borderlands and beyond. 

AAPI Community COVID Archival Project

A digital archival project from the University of California, Berkeley and the Asian American Research Center. 

Asian American and Pacific Islander Collection

A digital archive from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting that contains over 200 public radio and television programs highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences throughout the United States. 

Asian American Literary Archive

An online archive dedicated to preserving Asian American literature and creating connections between artists, scholars, and archivists. 

Asian American Movement 1968

An online project sponsored by the Asian Community Center History Group of San Francisco, California. This project documents the beginning of the Asian American Movement in the United States. 

Auntie Sewing Squad Oral History Project

A student-led oral history archive documenting the history and activism of the Auntie Sewing Squad. The Auntie Sewing Squad is a group of Asian American women who formed in order to sew protective masks as a response to a lack of government assistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Houston Asian American Archive

An online collection of materials from Rice University that document the activities and experiences of Asian Americans in Houston, Texas. 

Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive

A digital archive containing numerous types of records documenting Japanese American internment. 

Queer Asian American Collection

A digital collection that documents the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, intersex, and gender non-conforming Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and South Asian communities in Chicago, Illinois. 

Southeast Asian Digital Archive

A digital archive from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell that seeks to preserve and share materials documenting the experiences of Southeast Asian communities in the United States. 

South Asian American Digital Archive

A digital archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the memories and experiences of South Asian Americans. 

Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project

A digital collection from the University of California, Irvine that preserves and shares the stories of Vietnamese Americans in Southern California.