Asian American periodicals
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alex Jay collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001.026-2015.041-2017.003
Scope and Contents
This collection mostly contains materials procured by Alex Jay and focus on Chinese American writers and playwrights, artists and illustrators, actors, comic book artists, filmmakers, designers, and architects. There are various periodicals, artwork, books, comic books, recipes, playbills, and other items either by Chinese Americans or about Chinese Americans, all dating between 1914 and 2015. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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Alex Jay collection
International Examiner Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017.029
Scope and Contents
There are 194 newspapers in total but only 143 issues (there are 2 copies of many issues.) Each issue contains cultural, political, economic, and educational news relating to the Asian American communities. Sections also include District News, National News, Perspectives on Employment, Legal Matters, and Political Decisions, and an Arts Roundup for the fortnight. Several issues also contain an employment supplement to aid the community on that front.
Miscellaneous Periodicals, 1877-2016
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The sub-series consists of journals and periodicals as well as pages removed from them. A portion of the materials are periodicals that are devoted to Chinese or Asian American cultures. Others either include articles or photographs of Asian American subjects, media scene, and Chinatown, or have cover art or illustrations by Chinese American artists.