The study of cultures and people groups within the United States

To Find:

  • Journal articles, online and printed
  • Reviewed web sites
  • Statistics
  • Much more...

Visit the library's gateway web site "Resources by Academic Discipline" for Ethnic Studies.

To Find:

  • Books

Visit the library's homepage and click "Library Catalog".

Examples of "advanced" searches:

  • ethnic studies (select "as a phrase" and search in "keyword anywhere")
  • Chicano (search in "keyword anywhere")
  • multicultural AND United States
  • ethnicity AND United States
  • minorities (search in "subject")
  • ethnic relations (search in "subject")

Selected Printed Resources for Ethnic Studies Available in the Karrmann Library:

General Sources:

  • American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation Ref E184.A1 A634 1997
  • Atlas of Ethnic Diversity in Wisconsin Ref GN560.U6 Z36 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture Ref E169.12 .E49 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Minorites in American Politics Ref E184.A1 E574 2000
  • Encyclopedia of World Cultures Ref GN307.E53 1991 Volume 1- North America
  • Ethnic Groups Worldwide Ref GN325 .L46 1998
  • Ethnic Relations General Collection 3rd floor GN496.L48 1994
  • Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Cultures, 7 volumes Ref F351.M59 2004
  • Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups Ref E184.A1 H35
  • Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage Ref E184.A1 N2866 1999
  • Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences (See "Ethnicity" & "Multiculturalism") Ref H41.R417 2001
  • African American Almanac Ref E185.A37 2000
  • Contemporary Black Biography Ref E185.96 .C66
  • Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History Ref E185.E54 2006
  • Encyclopedia of African American Society Ref E185.E546 2005
  • New York Public Library African American Desk Reference Ref E185.N49 1999
  • Statistical Record of Black America Ref E185.5 .S83 1997
  • Asian American Studies Ref E184.O6 K56 1989
  • Columbia Guide to Asian American History Ref E184.O6 C64 2001
  • Dictionary of Asian American History Ref E184.O6 D53 1986
  • Japanese American History Ref E184.J3 J3355 1993
  • Statistical Record of Asian Americans Ref E184.O6 S73 1993
  • Encyclopedia Latina Ref E184.S75 E587 2005
  • Hispanic Almanac Ref E184.S75 H5572 1994
  • Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook Ref E184.S75 H57 1991
  • Mexican American Biographies Ref E184.M5 M454 1988
  • Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans Ref E184.S75 S72 1995
  • Encyclopedia of the Irish in America Ref E184.I6 E53 1999
  • American Jewish Desk Reference Ref E184.35 .A44 1999
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica Ref DS102.8 .E496 2007
  • Jewish-American History and Culture Ref E184.J5 J48 1992
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes Ref E77. G15 1998
  • Native North American Almanac Ref E75 .N397 2001
  • Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian Ref E76.2 .K58 1998

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