May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

 

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with NGS   In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, the National Genealogical Society is pleased to share this list of pertinent research articles from NGS Magazine. The first article by Grant Din and Linda Okazaki includes its own list of resources. Din, Grant and Okazaki, Linda Harms. "Paper Sons and Picture Brides: Asian Immigrant Case Files, 1884-1944." NGS Magazine 46 (January–March 2020): 12–25. Hinds, Jr., Harold. "Writing Family History: Review of The Concubine's Children by Denise Chong." NGS Magazine 37 (July–September 2011): 62–63. Loos-Noji, Pamela. "Researching Your Japanese-American Ancestors." NGS Magazine 36 (April–June 2010): 27–30. Mulligan, Amie Sumie. "Maps in the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Plantation Archive." NGS Magazine 42 (July–September 2016): 51–55. Mulligan, Amie & Posz, Darcie. "Immigration Cards and Informants: Verifying the Mother of Yoshito Tanaka" NGS Magazine 40 (October–December 2014): 45–49. Posz, Darcie M. Hind. "Hawaiian Genealogy: Stateside and Island Resources." NGS Magazine 38 (July–September 2012): 48–52. Din and Okazaki also prepared a curated list of links that may be helpful to those researching family history. Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation: aiisf.org Asia Guide (FamilySearch Wiki): familysearch.org/en/wiki/Asia Bancroft Library and the Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives: calisphere.org/exhibitions/t11/jarda Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group: bacgg.org/index.php/resources Chinese Family History Group: chinesefamilyhistory.org Densho: densho.org Filipino American National Historical Society: fanhs-national.org/filam Friends of Roots: friendsofroots.org Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection: hojishinbun.hoover.org Japanese American National Museum: janm.org Korean Genealogy: koreangenealogy.org My China Roots: mychinaroots.com National Archives (records about the WWII internment and incarceration of Japanese Americans): archives.gov/research/japanese-americans/internment-intro National Japanese American Historical Society: njahs.org Nikkei Genealogical Society: facebook.com/nikkeigen Past Presence (researching Chinese Canadians and North Americans): past-presence.com/chinese-genealogy-resources Pacific Island Guide (FamilySearch Wiki): familysearch.org/en/wiki/Pacific_Island_Guide_to_Family_History_Research Siyi Genealogy: siyigenealogy.proboards.com Copyright © 2023 National Genealogical Society (NGS), all rights reserved. National Genealogical Society · 6400 Arlington Blvd · Suite 810 · Falls Church, VA 22042-2318 · USA