LibGuides: History Research Guide: Countries / Cultures

Country Information

When conducting research regarding more recent history, it may be helpful to access information about other countries and cultures, as well as the variety of cultures within the United States.

This Country Information Guide provides access to a number of resources where you can search for that information.

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Cultures in America

African American Alamnac
Provides a range of historical and current information on African American history, society and culture. Includes coverage of such topics as: Africa and the Black diaspora; film and television; landmarks; national organizations; population; religion; science and technology; and sports.
Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia
Provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging and fast-developing field of Asian American studies. Published with the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), this encyclopedia features more than 300 A-to-Z articles authored by AAAS members and experts in the field who examine the social, cultural, psychological, economic, and political dimensions of the Asian American experience.
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History
ISBN: 9780028658162
Publication Date: 2005-12-16
6 vol Contains primary source material.
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
This work includes 23 new ethnic groups and contains 152 revised ethnic entries on specific minority groups in the U.S., with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns. The encyclopedia also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans and Amish.
Multicultural America
Extensively uses 2010 U.S. Census data to examine multiculturalism today and tomorrow in America.

Maps

AtoZ Maps Online
One of the world's largest online collections of maps (over 145,000) including “modern maps,” "antique maps," “Holy Land maps,” USGS topographic maps of the U.S. states, and many more. Every map in this database can be viewed, downloaded, and printed without restriction.

Here's Everyone Who's Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820
From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States. The interactive map in this site visualizes all of them based on their prior country of residence. The brightness of a country corresponds to its total migration to the U.S. at the given time.
Use the controls at the bottom to stop / resume the animation or to move back and forth in time.