Lindell Library: Social Work: SWK 280: Diversity and Inequality in Professional Practice

Family Heritage Project

Lindell Library has a number of books relevant to your research for this course.

The search su:United States, Minnesota Minorities (copy and paste the phrase into the library search box) will turn up a number of books on the history of various ethnic groups in Minnesota: Norwegians, Hmong, German, Irish, Chinese, etc.

You can also use Mexican Americans, Hispanic Americans (use this instead of "Latino", "Chicano", etc.), German Americans, Laotian Americans, Polish Americans, Somali Americans, etc., and the variant Italians -- United States, etc., which may turn up different results.

Here are some additional sample catalog searches. These are just examples: mix, match, and modify the suggested terms to suit your own cultural heritage research topic.

ojibwe minnesota history
african americans minnesota biography
norway immigration united states
minnesota emigration and immigration
women immigrants social conditions
immigrants minnesota social life and customs
iron ranges minnesota history

Tip

Choose to limit by place to Augsburg Only if you want to limit the results to things in our own collection, but remember that even if we don't own it we can get it for you in about a week. Use the Libraries Worldwide option to see a wider range of resources you can request through Inter-library Loan.

Tip

For Native American resources, also see our American Indian Studies Research Guide

Online Resources

MN Historical Society Research
Search collections online about the history of Minnesota. Check out their collection of guides specifically dedicated to different racial and ethnic groups and their history in the state.
MNOpedia
A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. Detailed categories including Women, Cities and Towns, Immigration, Religion and Belief, and American Indians.
Minnesota’s Immigrants Project
A project of the Minnesota Digital Library, you are able to research Immigration Browse by Origin, Destination, Exhibits, and Collections. " Immigration continues today, more recently with the Hmong, Somali, Korean and Latino entrants to the state. In sharing these immigrant stories we seek to share with the world a broader view of what it means to be Minnesotan."
Umbra: Search African American History
Umbra contains over 400,000 primary sources on African American History!
HCL Genealogy Databases
Search ancestry and genealogy databases available through Hennepin County. You must have a Hennepin County Library card to access, and some databases are only available at a Hennepin County location.

If you're not a Hennepin County resident or don't have a library card, check with your public library for options.
Minnesota History Index
The index of Minnesota History, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles about the history of Minnesota. Search for topics alphabetically.

Books

In addition to searching the online catalog with the search terms listed above, check out the shelves for a helpful book. Browsing the book stacks is an excellent way to find things you may not have thought to look for. You'll find books about various state and ethnic histories in the following sections, all close together on the 3rd floor of the library: