The purpose of this guide is to identify resources that can provide readers and researchers with a deeper sense of the lives and histories of Americans of Asian descent. This guide is the work of multiple authors and contributors. The following persons contributed to the planning and/or authorship of this guide: from C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Jim Cheng, Director; and Ria Koopmans-Debruijn, Head of Public Services/East Asian Studies Librarian; from Humanities and Global Studies, Gary J Hausman, South Asian Studies Librarian; and John L. Tofanelli, Librarian for British & American History & Literature; from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yingwen Huang, Processing Archivist - Chinese Materials; Thai S Jones, Lehman Curator for American History; and Jocelyn K. Wilk, University Archivist.