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Welcome to the library subject guide for the Ethnic Studies: Pacific Island Studies. In this guide you will find recommended resources for your studies, including recommended research databases that you can access online, books available in the library, websites, and information on writing and citation style guides.

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For additional information, please check out Berkeley Library's Critical Pacific Islands Studies Library Guide and the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Library Guide.

Reference Resources

Chamorro Dictionary
Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary
English-Kiribati Finderlist
Hawaiian Dictionary
Dictionary of the Maori Language
Digitized version of the 1957 edition.
Maori Dictionary
Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
Digitized version of the 1891 work.
Marshallese-English Dictionary
Delaporte's Nauruan Dictionary
English-Nauruan-German dictionary based on Delaporte's 1907 work.
Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language with English and Samoan Vocabulary
Digitized version of the 1984 reprint of the 1893 work.
Samoan-English and English-Samoan Online Dictionary / FREELANG
Tok-Pisin.com

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 8
This book provides extensive coverage of sustainability practices in two regions linked culturally and historically by their relative isolation before the Columbian exchange, by their colonization after it, and by the challenges of pollution, resource overuse, and environmental degradation. Regional experts and international scholars focus on environmental history in areas such as the South Pacific islands, which are threatened by rising ocean levels due to climate change.
Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Vol. 3
The Encyclopedia of Prehistory, with regionally organized entries on each major archaeological tradition, is a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Prepared under the auspices of the Human Relations Area Files, the Encyclopedia is organized regionally with entries on each major archaeological tradition, written by noted experts in the field.
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania
An A-to-Z reference to the major peoples of the Asia-Pacific region. More than 400 entries describe these people's history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to other peoples.
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism Since 1450
A comprehensive resource on the subject of colonialism and its expansion. This set traces colonial growth and imperialism, including Europe's overseas expansion; the collapse of empires; race relations in decolonized regions; and the developing world's continuing dependence on Western nations. A number of articles also address the ideology and theories behind colonialism and imperialism.
The Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 2: Oceania
This volume contains nearly 150 articles, averaging 2000-2500 words in length, describing a wide and representative range of the Southwestern Pacific's many peoples. Most of the accounts are by anthropologists who have worked for decades with the people they chronicle. Entries include information on geography, language, history, economy, kinship, sociopolitical organization, religion, and art.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 9 : Australia and the Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture.
Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of the Pacific
Focuses on politics, government, and economic conditions in the Pacific Islands.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Vol. 4: Asia & Oceania
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations presents easy-to-understand information on countries and dependencies from around the world.
Religions of the World : A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices
This masterful six-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts.

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
Request volumes or specific articles through Interlibrary loan.
The Contemporary Pacific
Request volumes or specific articles from Interlibrary Loan.
The Hawaiian Journal of History
The Journal of Pacific History
The Journal of the Polynesian Society
Oceania
Pacific Affairs
Pacific Studies

These are the links to country profiles from the CIA World Factbook.

American Samoa
Clipperton Island
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Includes Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnson Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, and Palmyra Atoll.
Vanuatu
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna

Style Guides

APA Formatting & Style Guide (7th Ed.)
APA (American Psychological Association) is another style often used in Ethnic Studies. The OWL's guide reflects the 6th edition, 2nd printing of the APA manual and includes numerous examples to help with paper formatting and citations.
MLA Formatting & Style Guide
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is commonly used to write papers and cite sources in Ethnic Studies. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.

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