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APIDA Heritage Month

May 01, 2023

Book Covers

Explore selected resources to commemorate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month.

Book Covers

Explore selected resources to commemorate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month.

Books

American by Birth: Wong Kim Ark and the Battle for Citizenship
Carol Nackenoff and Julie Novkov

A Principled Stand: The Story of Hirabayashi V. United States
Gordon K. Hirabayashi, et al.

Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice
Lorraine K. Bannai

Virtual Homelands: Indian Immigrants and Online Cultures in the United States
Madhavi Mallapragada

Water Tossing Boulders: How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools in the Jim Crow South
Adrienne Berard

Databases & Guides

Supreme Court Case Summary: Korematsu v. United States
In ProQuest Supreme Court Insight. Includes the opinion as well as briefs from parties and amicus briefs

Immigrant Rights Movements
Chinese Exclusion Act and Repeal
Japanese-American Internment
In ProQuest Trends and Policy

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: A Commemorative Observances Legal Research Guide
Library of Congress, Includes links to related legislative branch and executive branch documents

Digital Exhibit

Penn Law Firsts: Asians, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders - 1900 to the Present