Hi all,
I am a new member on these discussion boards, and my question seemed most relevant to the Humanities section, so hopefully I’ve directed it to the right place.
I am struggling mightily to find primary source material for my research topic. My topic was - broadly speaking - about Chinese immigration. Since physical archives are closed my advisor suggested that I write about the Magnuson Act/Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943, and try to prove that the current scholarship is missing something about how/why it passed.
I have looked through the Congressional record on the act but have not found many articles, essays, or books on the topic. Part of my problem is that I barely even know where to look for essays and articles, and how to use proper search terms. Worst of all, the act is known by various names/titles so that adds an extra layer of difficulty.
If anyone has any suggestions specifically around finding essays and articles about my topic (again, the Magnuson Act of 1943/Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943) then I would be incredibly grateful. My professor even doubts that I will be able to complete my thesis by mid-December when the semester ends.