The National Genealogical Society has a great list of resources for discovering or rediscovering the heritage of people of Asian and Pacific origin and Asian-Americans, their experience in the US:
- Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation - aiisf.org
- Chinese Family History Group - chinesefamilyhistory.org
- Chinese Historical Society of America - chsa.org
- Densho: Japanese American Family History and Genealogy - densho.org/collections/family-
history - FamilySearch Wiki: Asia and Middle East - familysearch.org/en/wiki/Asia_
and_Middle_East - FamilySearch Wiki: Pacific Island Guide - familysearch.org/en/wiki/
Pacific_Island_Guide_to_ Family_History_Research - FamilySearch Wiki: South Korea Genealogy - familysearch.org/en/wiki/
South_Korea_Genealogy - Filipino American National Historical Society - fanhs-national.org/filam
- Hoji Shinbun Japanese Newspaper Digital Collection - hojishinbun.hoover.org
- Japanese American National Museum - janm.org
- My China Roots - mychinaroots.com
- My Koseki: Japanese Family Register - mykoseki.com
- National Archives: Asian American and Pacific Islander Records - https://www.archives.gov/
research/aapi - National Archives: Chinese Immigration and the Chinese in the United States - archives.gov/research/chinese-
americans/guide - National Archives: World War II Japanese American Incarceration: Researching an Individual or Family - https://www.archives.gov/
research/aapi/ww2/genealogy - National Japanese American Historical Society - njahs.org/research
- Nikkei Genealogical Society - facebook.com/nikkeigen
- Siyi Chinese Genealogy Forum - siyigenealogy.proboards.com
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library: Hawai'i Genealogy Research - guides.library.manoa.hawaii.
edu/hawaiigenealogyresearch - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library: Korea Genealogy Collection - guides.library.manoa.hawaii.
edu/c.php?g=105260&p=687180
Even if you have no heritage in this part of the world, there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained by reading /using these sources. Happy reading!
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