FYI: Asian-American Collections, Historical Society of Pennsylvania

[McGinnis, Scott]

   The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has completed two major
   archival projects, processing eight collections to ensure their
   availability to diverse communities of researchers.

   (section deleted here RE: non-Asian-American project)

   For the second project, a project archivist processed seven archival
   collections of Asian-American organizations and individuals: The
   Indo-American Association of Delaware, The Southeast Asian Resource
   Center, Dean Yabuki, Tsiwen M. Law, Hilary Conroy, Vuong Thuy, and
Yam
   Tong and Daisy Law Hoh. The finding aids are available on the
Society's
   website. These papers constitute the first collections available for
   research in Philadelphia-area repositories documenting Asian
immigrant
   communities, and especially the business and professional concerns of
   the individuals represented. They also offer fascinating and
important
   insights into the networks within Asian immigrant communities and
   across generations and successive waves of immigration.

   Both projects were funded in part by the Pennsylvania Historical and
   Museum Commission.

   The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, including The Balch Institute
   for Ethnic Studies, documents, preserves, and shares the histories
and
   cultures of the diverse communities in the greater Philadelphia
   region, across Pennsylvania, and throughout the nation. The Society
   brings together people and documents to explore and interpret
history,
   enriching the lives of the individuals and communities drawn to the
   stories of the United States and its people.

   Dick Rominiecki
   The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
   1300 Locust St.
   Philadelphia, PA 19107
   Phone: (215) 732-6200 ext. 246
   Fax: (215) 732-2680

   Email: dromin at hsp.org
   Visit the website at http://www.hsp.org