Menlo School Library: Ethnic studies: Home

General resources

Websites and Articles

Databases

Ethnic Newswatch
Current and historical coverage of a variety of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
JSTOR
A broad collection of scholarly journals. This is not a current issues index; most articles are at least three years old.

Reclaiming Arab Identity: Dismantling Arab Stereotypes
A website and research program sponsored by the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI.

Beyond the Silver Screen: The Limitations of Asian American Media Representation
Commentary from the East Coast Asian American Student Union.
Chinese in the U.S. Fact Sheet
Demographic data from the PEW Research Center.
Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans
Overview of Asian Americans in the media from the Asia Society.

Indians in the U.S. Fact Sheet
Demographic data from the PEW Research Center,
Western Media's Stereotypes of Indian Culture
A 2010 article from the University of Illinois.
What is the Problem with Apu?
An article from an Indian daily newspaper.
Who I Was and Who I Want to Be — Indian Americans in Media
A Huffington Post article from 2013.

Editorial: Americanization of St. Patrick's Day
A news article explains Irish folklore as understood by Americans.
How Stereotypes of the Irish Evolved From ‘Criminals’ to Cops
Historical perspective on the Irish in America.

How Jersey Shore Transformed America
An article from Esquire magazine.
Italian American Stereotypes in U.S. Advertising
A 2003 report from the Order Sons of Italy in America.
Shadduppa Ya Stereotype! Italian-Americans Fight Back
A 2012 article from The Independent.
You Looking at Us? Italian-Americans Object to Sopranos
A 2001 article about legislators protesting The Sopranos and other media depictions of Italian-Americans

Beyond the Silver Screen: The Limitations of Asian American Media Representation
Commentary from the East Coast Asian American Student Union.
Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans
Overview of Asian Americans in the media from the Asia Society.
Walt Disney on the Front Lines
This is a collection of movies that can be found in the library, showing depictions of Japanese people during WWII.
Japanese in the U.S. Fact Sheet
Demographic data from the PEW Research Center.

Enough of the Jewish Stereotypes
An opinion piece, from the Huffington Post.
Stereotypes in the United States
An in depth article on Jewish stereotypes, with a long list of further readings.

Beyond the Silver Screen: The Limitations of Asian American Media Representation
Commentary from the East Coast Asian American Student Union.
Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans
Overview of Asian Americans in the media from the Asia Society.
Koreans in the U.S. Fact Sheet
Demographic data from the PEW Research Center.

How to Reduce Negative Stereotypes of Muslims in the Media
An article summarizing a speech given at Duke University.
Muslim Americans
Reports and data from the Pew Research Center.
The News Media Offer Slanted Coverage of Muslim Countries’ Treatment of Women
An article about a research study carried out by a Stanford postdoctoral fellow.
Struggling Against Stereotypes
An article about Muslim portrayals in the media, from Harvard University's Pluralism Project.
U.S. Muslims Concerned About Their Place in Society, but Continue to Believe in the American Dream
From the PEW Research Center - this is a more general report but there are references to media coverage in here.

Ending the Era of Harmful “Indian” Mascots
An article from the National Congress of American Indians.
The Newspaper Indian
This is a book about press portrayals of Native Americans in 1820-1890. This book can be checked out at the library desk.
Stereotyping Native Americans
An article from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia.

Eliminating Pacific Islander Stereotypes
A brief article from The Guardsman (San Francisco City College).
Moana Might be Great for Representation but it's not all Heartwarming for Hawaii
An article about the influence of the movie Moana on Hawaii, with references to portrayals in the film.
Representations of Pacific Islanders in Film and Video
A nearly 20-year-old article by a Fijian professor and filmmaker.