This guide provides a selection of resources to research the topic of immigration within U.S. context.
For additional resources, try the American History research guide.
Consulting reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks) can help you understand a topic and generate keywords to use when searching for books and articles.
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Unsure about how to identify different types of sources? Consult these resources for help:
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Library databases aggregate content from journals, magazines, and newspapers. For a wider search across many publications on a topic, trying using a library database to search for articles.
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