AAPI Histories of the South

AAPI Histories of the South | ARNCTA

Though there are many narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences within the American South, few of these experiences are centered in our curriculums nor are AAPI Americans frequently featured as historical actors within Southern history as a whole. Here, we have created resource guides to remedy this issue. These collections include authors, scholarly work, literature, databases of primary source documents, and audiovisual narratives that blend together to tell essential stories. By assembling a collection of diverse AAPI histories of the South, this guide will serve as a tool for students and educators alike who wish to recover these experiences.

Here we have created an index for our resource guides that each tell their respective stories of AAPI histories in the South. In addition to these collections, below there are more generalized resources and author highlights that can further aid in centering AAPI experiences in the classroom. 

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MISSISSIPPI DELTA CHINESE 1 FILIPINO LOUISIANA 2 Japanese Internment NW AR Hmong NW AR Marshallese

 

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Asian American Archives | Encyclopedia of Arkansasarkansas rice
The Central Arkansas Library System: Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of the Arkansas state. Text and media galleries as well as links to external historical resources on Arkansas are available to you through this website. Above, you will find a link to the list of resources available on AAPI history in Arkansas. These resources include information on Chinese, Hindu, Hmong, Marshallese, and Indochinese migration to the state as well as AAPI experiences as a result of relocation to Arkansas during the Japanese American internment program of World War II.

ACHPArkansas Chinese Heritage Project
The Arkansas Chinese Heritage Project was founded in April 2023 as a joint initiative of the University of Central Arkansas’ Center for Chinese Language and Culture and the Chinese Association of Arkansas. Our interdisciplinary research team includes historians, geographers, archivists, community leaders, and genealogical researchers with a shared mission to collect and share the rich history of Chinese Communities in Arkansas with students, scholars, and the public.