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CALIFORNIA STATE L IBRARY
CALIFORNIA HISTORY SECTION
RESEARCH GUIDES CHINESE AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA
VISIT US California History Section 900 N Street Room 200 9:30-4 Monday-Friday
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Are you researching your Chinese American ancestry? Are you curious about the Chinese contribution to the trans-continental railroad, or wondering about the history of Angel Island? Maybe you’re writing a paper on Chinese American in-dustry on California. Regardless of your interests, you can explore the extensive history of Chinese Americans in California via the California History Section's rich collections!
Digitized Resources ………………………………..……...………3
Reference Works:
Books………..……….………………………………………...4
Periodicals.......……………………………………….………..6
Manuscript Collections………...…………………………..……7
Specialized Resources…………………………………………...8
Search:
General Research Tips.…………………………………….……9
Subject-Specific Resources in our Catalog…………………..…...11
County-Specific Resources in our Catalog ………………………12
On-site Research Resources….…...……………………………13
Other On-site Resources….……...……………………………14
Other Places to Look….….……….…………………………..15
Enjoy Your Research!
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Can’t come to the library just yet? No worries! There are a number of online resources you can explore related to
California’s Chinese Americans!
Digitized Images
We have scanned and digitized a portion of our extensive photograph collection, including images related to California’s Chinese Americans. You can see them on Calisphere!
URL: https://calisphere.org/institution/51/items/ Type in Subject Box: Chinese
Digitized Publications
A few years ago we digitized some of our more fragile resources on California’s Chinese Americans. You can see them on Internet Archive!
URL: https://archive.org/ Type in Search Box: Chinese AND collection:(californiastatelibrary)
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Unsure about where to start? Consult a book! These texts provide both biographies of prominent Chinese Americans and
overviews of Chinese American history in California.
Kwong, P., & Miščevič, D. (2005). Chinese America. New York: New Press.This comprehensive overview of the Chinese American influence on U.S. history and development highlights both the past and the ongoing contributions of this growing community.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Starr, K., et. al. (2001). 150 years of the Chinese presence in California. Sacramento: Sacramento Chinese Culture Foundation.A collection of essays and personal profiles, this book puts a face on the history of the Chinese in California, covering everything from the Gold Rush to the present.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Miller, M. (1989). The Chinese and the Central Pacific Railroad. Manoa: University of Hawaii.This thesis takes a close look at the Chinese contribution to the transcontinental railroad, with particular attention to labor recruitment practices.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Chinn, et. al. (1969). A History of the Chinese in California; a syllabus. San Francisco: Chinese Historical Society of America.
An older but still useful title, this syllabus offers an overview of Chinese history in California plus statistics and references for further reading.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Gyory, A. (1998). Closing the gate : Race, politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? This manuscript covers the whats, whys and hows, not to mention the consequences of this controversial chapter in U.S. history.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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McDannold, T., & Starr, K. (2000). California's Chinese heritage : A legacy of places. Stockton: Heritage West Books.
Curious about Chinese American history in your town? This book goes through each county in California highlighting Chinese involvement and influence on places throughout the state.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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News ‘N Notes. (1990-) Los Angeles:
Chinese Historical Society of Southern
California
This periodical, dating back to 1990, covers
historical society events and topics of interest as
well as Chinese-California history in Southern
California.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
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Want something shorter than a book? In addition to individual articles in historical publications you can read periodicals devoted
to Chinese American history!
Bulletin (1966-) San Francisco : Chinese Historical Society of America This historical society publication not only documents over 50 years of ongoing preservation activities but includes essays documenting early Chinese-Californian history.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Young China. (1911-) San Francisco: Young
China Publishing Co.
Dating from the 1910’s, this Chinese language
newspaper documents items of interest to the
Chinese American community in San Francisco.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Katharine Maurer Collection
Known as the “Angel of Angel Island,” the papers left behind by this social worker and deaconess detail the conditions she encountered while serving the individuals held on Angel Island as well as notes of appreciation.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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In addition to periodicals, we have several manuscript collections that focus specifically on Chinese American history. Here are
some selected collections at the State Library.
William Sowden Collection
A lawyer active in Dutch Flat, Sowden handled both civil and immigration cases for the local Chinese American community. This collection contains papers for several of these cases.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Foreign Miners Tax Collections
A tax that disproportionately affected Chinese miners, these two collections contain various documents relating to the 1850 and 1852 versions of this law along with some actual tax documents. Our textual files also contain some licenses.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Stellman Collections
A prominent late 19th and early 20th century photographer, Stellman documented the residents and conditions in San Francisco’s Chinatown via his portraits and other images. The library has collections both of his papers and his images.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Chinese Immigration Pamphlets
Fully scanned and accessible online, these pamphlets provide real-time documentation of the 19th century debate surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Lists of Chinese Passengers
Are you looking for your immigrant ancestors? This set of microfilm documents Chinese arrivals at San Francisco from 1882-1914.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Not only do we have periodicals, books and manuscript collections related to Chinese-Californian history, we have several
highly specialized resources that offer further information.
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Catalog
If you are looking for images, books and articles on Chinese Americans, your best
source is our catalog.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/
discovery/search?
vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&lang=en&sortby=rank
Type in Subject Box: ( Chinese OR Asian OR Chinatown NOT Japanese)
Limit: By place
California Information File II
Sometimes the catalog doesn’t provide as much detail as you might like. This is why we created the California Information File II. In this resource, you can find catalog records on individual articles, pamphlets and more.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryCalinfo.htm
Type in Subject Box: Chinese OR Asian OR Chinatown For a narrower search: Add a place to your keyword search
While many of our materials are online, even more are only in hard-copy. You can use the following resources to learn about
our books, articles, and manuscripts on Chinese Americans
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City Directories
Looking for a person? You can trace this information via our city directories! See
what we have by checking our specialized database.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryCityDir.htm
Type in Search Box:
1. Location
Telephone Books
Are you not finding what you need in our city directory collection? No worries, you might find it in our telephone book collection. See what we have by checking our phone book database.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryPhonebk.htm
Type in Search Box:
1. Location
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California’s Chinese Americans contribute in a myriad of ways to this state. While these catalog links barely scrape the surface of
this history, they provide a good overview.
Type Maps Books Images Manuscripts Newspapers Periodicals Statistics
Residents Vitals Women
Subject Agriculture Art Business Cooking Education Environment Festivals Fiction Fish Geology Highways Land Legal Legislature Migration Mining Music Poetry Politics
Shipping Slavery Railroads Religion Restaurants Water Wildlife 1960’s
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),AND&query=sub,contains,( Chinese OR Asian),NOT&query=sub,contains,(Japanese),AND&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInstitution&sortby=rank&vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&facet=library,include,5115%E2%80%93125902930005115&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=sub,contains,((Legislature OR senators OR legislators OR Governors OR assembly* OR ( Politics Government ) OR ( Officials Employees ) OR Lobby* ),AND&query=sub,contains,(California),AND&query=sub,contains,( Chinese OR Asian),NOT&query=sub,contains,(Japanese),NOT&query=sub,contains,( Calif),AND&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInstitution&sortby=rank&vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&facet=library,include,5115%E2%80%93125902930005115&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=sub,contains,(Immig* OR Emig* OR Migrat*),AND&query=sub,contains,( Chinese OR 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Researching Chinese American history in a specific region? While these catalog links don’t list all that the California History Section
has, they are a good starting point.
Alameda Amador Butte Contra Costa Humboldt Los Angeles Marin Mariposa Monterey Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento
San Bernardino San Francisco San Joaquin San Mateo Santa Clara Santa Cruz Tehama Tulare Tuolumne Yolo Yuba
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California Information File
In the library? Check the California Information File before you do anything else! This file indexes over 130 years of California articles, books, and manuscript collections related to individuals active in California.
Subject Headings:
Chinese (various subdivisions)
Photographic File Sometimes a picture is worth a 1000 words and not all of our pictures are online. To check the rest of the collection, search our picture file.
Subject Headings:
Chinese (various subdivisions)
Portraits: Individuals by Name
Our collection predates computers and so do some of our access points! If you are in the library, be sure to check the following
analog files for leads on more resources.
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Vertical Files
Our massive collection of vertical files covers a wide variety of topics including Chinese Americans. You can check them for information on organizations, event
pamphlets and more.
Subject Headings: Check with librarians.
Postcard Files
Separate from our photo collection, our postcard collection contains a number of images of Chinese Americans. Most are
not online.
Subject Headings: Check with librarians
Despite our best efforts, some of our resources defy complete description. We suggest that you ask a librarian about any infor-
mation related to Chinese Americans in the following files:
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Other California State Library Sections
Government Publications Section Witkin Law Library
Sutro Library General Information
URLs:
http://www.library.ca.gov/government-publications/
http://www.library.ca.gov/law/
http://www.library.ca.gov/sutro/
http://www.library.ca.gov/services
Other Government Agencies California State Archives
California Museum California State Parks
Local California libraries or archives
URLs:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/
http://www.californiamuseum.org/
https://www.parks.ca.gov/
Of course the California History Section doesn’t have everything, so we suggest that in addition to looking at our collections, you
contact the following organizations
Other Organizations Chinese American Museum
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum of Chinese in America
URLs:
http://camla.org/
https://chsa.org/
http://www.mocanyc.org/
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Phone: (916) 654-0176 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: 9:30-4 Monday-Friday
This guide is also available online at:
http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/research-guides/
California History Section 900 N Street Room 200 Sacramento CA 95814
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