General Publications
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2007 Massachusetts Asian Pacific American Directory
Co-published by IAAS and the Asian American Resource Workshop
Contains over 300 listings of Asian and Pacific American organizations in Massachusetts including cultural organizations, professional associations, service providers, churches and temples, schools, government agencies and media.
September 2007/60 pages
Institutions: $25 for first copy, $15 for each additional copy.
Community-based organizations, individuals, and AARW Members: $15 for first copy, $10 for each additional copy.
Please add shipping and handling for Directory mail orders as follows:
1 or 2 copies: $2.50 per copy
3 copies or more: $5 for first 2 copies and .50 for each additional copy.
The Rise of Asian-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts: Data from the 2002 Economic Census Survey of Business Owners
Prepared for The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. by Michael Liu and Paul Watanabe
June 2007/15 pages/no charge
This report is available for downloading. Click here (316KB, PDF format)
Profiles of Asian American Subgroups in Massachusetts: Filipino Americans in Massachusetts
Richard Chu
February 2007/12 pages/no charge
This paper is available for downloading. Click here. (325 KB, PDF format)
Far From the Commonwealth: A Report on Low-Income Asian Americans in Massachusetts
Michael Liu, Thao Tran, and Paul Watanabe
A profile of low-income Asian Americans in Massachusetts with detailed data on Asian American, Cambodian American, Chinese American, and Vietnamese American populations.
January 2007/32 pages/$3.00
This paper is available for downloading. Click here. (4.8MB, PDF format)
Housing Affordability for Households of Color in Massachusetts
Michael Stone
December 2006/Full report: 64 pages/$5
December 2006/Summary: 12 pages/no charge
These reports are available for downloading.
To download full report, click here. (4.7MB, PDF format)
To download summary, click here. (1.8MB, PDF format)
Bibliography of Asian Americans in New England
The database is accessible from the CD in multiple formats: Filemaker Pro 7, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, HTML, and PDF.
November 2006/CD/$5
Profiles of Asian American Subgroups in Massachusetts: Chinese Americans in Massachusetts
Shauna Lo
February 2006/8 pages/no charge
This report is available for downloading. Click here. (241KB, PDF format)
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization: Studies of the Allston Village, East Boston and Fields Corner Neighborhoods in Boston
Prepared for The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. by Ramon Borges-Mendez, Michael Liu, and Paul Watanabe
December 2005/68 pages/no charge
This report is available for downloading. Click here. (1.43MB, PDF format, links off-site)
Enabling the Asian American Electorate: 2003 Voter Registration in Eleven Massachusetts Cities and Towns
Paul Watanabe and Michael Liu
December 2004/14 pages/no charge
This report is available for downloading. Click here
Political Contributions by Asian Americans: An Analysis of the 2002 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Campaign
Paul Watanabe and Gregory Kim-Ju
Based on an exhaustive review of contribution data, this report for the first time presents a picture of Asian American giving in a Massachusetts election.
August 2004/7 pages/no charge
This report is available for downloading. Click here
Asian Americans in Metro Boston: Growth, Diversity, and Complexity
Paul Watanabe, Michael Liu, and Shauna Lo
Prepared for the Metro Boston Equity Initiative of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, this report provides an overview of Asian Americans in the Metro Boston area using 2000 U.S. Census data.
May 2004/26 pages/Download only
To download, Click here
Community Profiles in Massachusetts
Population, housing, social and economic data from the 2000 U.S. Census on Asian Americans and Asian subgroups, as well as Blacks and African Americans, Latinos, whites, and Native Americans.
Asian Americans in Massachusetts
June 2004/33 pages/$5.00
Asian Americans in Boston
July 2004/30 pages/$5.00
Asian Americans in Lowell
October 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Quincy
October 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Cambridge
November 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Worcester
November 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Malden
November 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Brookline
August 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Newton
December 2004/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Lynn
January 2005/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Somerville
February 2005/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Waltham
February 2005/28 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Framingham
March 2005/28 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Lexington
March 2005/30 pages/Download only
Asian Americans in Randolph
March 2005/28 pages/Download only
To download one or more Community Profiles, Click here
A Survey of Health Services and Identification of Needs for Asian American Elderly Women in the Greater Boston Area
Connie Chan
Over one hundred Asian American and mainstream health care providers in the greater Boston area were surveyed for this study. The authors have identified critical gaps in services for elderly Asian American women.
Click here to download.
November 2002/7 pages/no charge
The Asian American Political Organizing Handbook: A Workshop Series for Community Organizations and Activists
Institute for Asian American Studies in cooperation with the Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition
September 2000/44 pages/$5.00
The Asian American Civil Rights Resource Guide
Institute for Asian American Studies in cooperation with the Massachusetts Asian American Commission, the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants, and the Asian American Resource Workshop
January 1997/56 pages/no charge
A Dream Deferred: Changing Demographics, Challenges, & New Opportunities for Boston
Dr. Paul Watanabe with Dr. James Jennings, Dr. Edwin Melendez, Michael Liu, Gemima Remy, Christina Gomez, and Russell Williams
January 1996/47 pages/$8.00
Community Profiles in Massachusetts
Carlton Sagara, Joanne Chow and Dr. Paul Watanabe
Asian Pacific Americans in Boston
Asian Pacific Americans in Brookline
Asian Pacific Americans in Cambridge
Asian Pacific Americans in Lowell
Asian Pacific Americans in Lynn
Asian Pacific Americans in Newton
Asian Pacific Americans in Quincy
Asian Pacific Americans in Somerville
Asian Pacific Americans in Worcester
1994-96/8 pages/no charge when ordering up to 10 copies;$.50 each when ordering more than 10 copies.
Bibliography for Asian American Studies: Books and Journals on Asian Americans Available in the Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Institute for Asian American Studies
1998/30 pages/no charge
Our Time: An Anthology of Writings by Asian American Students from the University of Massachusetts Boston
1995/98 pages/$6.00