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Asian Studies

Keywords

Keywords are used to search library databases. To help you narrow down your search, try the following:

  • Asia OR Asian OR Asiatic
  • Asian American
  • Asian American Experience OR Identity
  • Asian Culture OR Asian American Culture
  • Asian Diaspora OR Asian American Diaspora
  • Oceania
  • Pacific Islands OR Pacific Islanders
  • Specific Country (see list below)
  • Specific Event
  • Specific Religion
  • Specific Time Period

Asian Studies is a rich area of interest. As it is interdisciplinary and historical, terminology has changed over time. As you research, you may want to vary the use of the following keywords to help you find material. In historical and primary source research, it is important to use the terms that were common in that era.

  • Exotic East
  • Far East or Far Eastern
  • Mongoloid 
  • Orient OR Oriental

Country List and Diaspora

Asian Studies covers not only the countries of Asia and Oceania but also the diaspora. The list below provides specific countries and locations to use to help focus your search.

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kiribati
  • Korea
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • New Caledonia
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Pacific Islands
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Samoa (American Samoa)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • Wake Island
  • Wallis and Futuna