English 103 with Professor Madrigal
Research Guide URL: http://researchguides.elac.edu/english/Madrigal103
This page was created to help jump-start your research for Prof. Madrigal's "Research Essay on Immigration."
Start by reading and reviewing your assignment, linked below.
Below are some books from the library that may be helpful in your research.
Books that are linked below are available online 24/7 via ELAC Library's EBSCO ebooks database.
Elusive Citizenship: Immigration, Asian Americans, and the Paradox of Civil Rights by 
Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States by If you are in the Library, browse the book stacks from JV6001 - JV9480. This section is all about Immigration!
Global Crossings: immigration, civilization, and America by 
On the Move: changing mechanisms of Mexico-U.S. migration by 
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowSearch across all EBSCO article databases.
1. Use keywords instead of questions.
2. Use AND to search separate concepts. Use OR to search synonyms.
3. Use an asterisk (*) to search multiple forms of a word.
For example, immigra* will search immigrant, immigration, immigrants, immigrations. Migra* will search migrants, migrant, migration.
4. Don't forget you can check the "full-text" and "scholarly journals" boxes to limit your results to scholarly articles.
5. Sample searches:
| Formula: | Try This Search in a Database: |
| [ethnic group] immigra* AND [location] | Vietnamese immgra* AND United States |
| [ethnic group] AND immigra* experience | Sikhs AND immigra* experience |
| [ethnic group] AND migra* history | Jews AND migra* history |
| [ethnic group] AND United States citizenship | Japanese AND United States citizenship |
