Research guides: South Asian studies: Diaspora

Library Catalogue

try a subject search for "Diaspora" or "Emigration and immigration" and your country of interest
useful subject headings:

Asian American Drama
online collection of Asian-American/Canadian drama
primary focus is East Asian, but South Asian authors also included
Access limited to University of Toronto community only
Indian Opinion (World Newspaper Archive)
published in Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, English
covers period 1903-1922

Bangla Stories (London School of Economics/University of Cambridge)
- interviews with people who left Bengal after Indepdence in 1947
- includes background information about the Bengal Diaspora
Black Presence: Asian & Black History in Britain, 1500-1850
- digital exhibition of records held by National Archives
Canada Tibet Committee
- independent non-governmental organisation of Tibetans and non-Tibetans living in Canada
- resources and links for advocacy, human rights, government, news
Tibetan Women's Association
- includes books, reports, magazine, news and media resources
The Komagata Maru Incident Project (The University of British Columbia)
- a comprehensive portal for understanding the Komagata Maru incident
- primary documents, oral histories, private archives, artisitic endeavours, and interviews

South and Southeast Asian Literature
- online collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas
- Access limited to University of Toronto community only

Diaspora Studies
electronic journal
2010+
Access limited to University of Toronto community only