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The Library of Congress
- Immigration – Japanese
- Immigration - Chinese
- (Primary Source Set) Japanese American Internment During World War II
- (Themed Resource) Asian Pacific Americans
National Archives
- Primary sources related to Chinese immigration to the United States
- Primary sources related to Japanese internment during World War II
- Primary sources related to Hawaii
- Teaching With Documents: Affidavit and Flyers from the Chinese Boycott Case
- Teaching With Documents: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
- Teaching With Documents: Documents and Photographs Related to Japanese Relocation During World War II
- Teaching With Documents: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict
- Archival Research Catalog (ARC) Gallery: Japanese American Experiences during World War II
National Endowment for the Humanities
- The Birth of an American Empire
- Can You Haiku?
- Following the Great Wall of China
- Gulf of Tonkin and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
- Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere Before? Samsara and karma in the Jataka Tales
- Japanese Poetry: Tanka? You're Welcome!
- Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship (external link)
(Site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities) - Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan
- Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year
- Manjiro: America’s "First Ambassador" to Japan
- Marco Polo Takes A Trip
- On the Road with Marco Polo
- Say Hi to Haibun Fun
- "Shooting An Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma
- Travels of Manjiro aboard the John Howland, 1841-1843
- The World of Haiku
National Gallery of Art
National Park Service
- Locke and Walnut Grove: Havens for Early Asian Immigrants in California
- The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice
- Asian Reflections on the American Landscape: Identifying Asian Heritage
This book highlights the cultural imprint of Asian groups on the built environment of the United States.
Smithsonian Institution