We have some DVDs either created by or about Asian American Deaf people. You can use the keywords deaf* AND (Asian American* OR Pacific American*) to retrieve best results. You also can use specific ethnic groups such as deaf* AND japan*, to find more specific results. The asterisk * next to the keywords will find variations in the spelling of that word, ie, Deafened, Deafblind, and Americans. Narrow the RIT Libraries catalog search to videos.
YouTube has online videos you can look at. Use the keywords deaf AND Asian American. Do not use the asterisk for your keywords when searching for YouTube videos.
You can also check out the Gallaudet Video Catalog. It is best if you have the name of a person to locate a video.
Use the keywords deaf* AND (Asian American* OR Pacific American*) or specific groups like deaf* AND Japan* etc. to retrieve book results. Check out the National Asian Deaf Congress for more information about this group.
The Gallaudet Encyclopedia and the Sage Deaf Studies Encyclopedia have articles on Asian countries, such as the Philippines. Use Deaf biographies like Great Deaf Americans, Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences, and Movers and Shakers: Deaf People Who Changed the World to find more articles about Deaf Asian and Pacific Americans.
Continuum by Use the Gallaudet Biography Database to find Deaf Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. You can browse by ethnicity. If interested in articles about this group in popular periodicals, check out the Deaf Life magazine. It is helpful to have the name of the person you are looking for. You can also search the Gallaudet Deaf Periodicals Database and scroll down to Asian Americans to find articles in a variety of magazines. Check the A-Z Journal Finder list to see if we have the title.
If we do not have the magazine, you can use Interlibrary Loan for free. You must register and then you can order articles and books.
This record is from the Deaf Biography Database. Note the References. These are articles, book chapters, and other items where you can find more information about the person. You can look up the title of books using our RIT Libraries Catalog,
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