In obtaining the components of this digital review, I performed searches on variations of the phrase “Asian and Latinos” in various search engines—from vernacular pages like Google to more tailored sites like JSTOR. Informed by my desire to document a diverse array of scholarly discourses on Asian/Latino social relationships, I made a concerted effort to pair traditional academic sources with more community-driven efforts.

For Cheng’s book, I recalled reading about her research in an academic journal, and found the electronic version through the Yale Orbis library website. Originally published by University of Minnesota Press, The Changs Next Door to the Diazes is available for viewing on the online database Project Muse. The page delineates every section of the book with a brief synopsis, page count, and link to download as a PDF. Moreover, the Project Muse site has tabs that provide “Search Inside This Book” and “Book Details” functions. Lastly, the page includes “Research Area,” “Subject Headings,” and “Related Content” sections, all of which work to situate Cheng’s book within broader conversations on race, cultural geography, and anthropology. 

I found the digital site for the “Intersections as American Life” festival after our discussion with Smithsonian curator Margaret Salazar-Porzio piqued my interest in the museum’s offerings on Asian and Latino history. After some searching, I found a website through the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center page detailing the Smithsonian Asian-Latino Project’s August 2013 festival. Stylistically organized as a Tumblr blog, the site gives a comprehensive look at the exhibit’s components by organizing around four main sections: Home, Foodways, Art, and Convening. The Home page gives a landscape overview of the exhibit—supported by photo captions, and includes an About tab with pertinent biographic information on the various Smithsonian entities and sponsors of the project. The other three pages offer information on their respective part of the exhibit, complete with event descriptions, speaker biographies, and logistical details (date/time, how to get tickets, and location). Given its blog-like qualities, the site has a multitude of photos, ranging from topical photographs as a framing device for the introduction page, aesthetic graphics for page backgrounds, and pictures of exhibit participants. 

For the article on Korean Tacos, I based my search from past experiences with fusion food culture in my native Southern California home. As such, the Wikipedia page came from a relatively straightforward Google search. Created on November 9th, 2009 and last edited on September 30th, 2014, the article gives a short overview of the item’s history, with a focus on its growth in popularity in Los Angeles and beyond. Stylistically, the site follows a standard Wikipedia format, including a list of references at the end. The paragraphs include links to Wikipedia articles for background knowledge, as well as a “See Also” section for further reading. Aside from the Wikipedia logo in the corner, the only graphic on the page is a photograph of the dish, captioned as “Korean tacos from the "Seoul on Wheels" truck in San Francisco.”