Hear from one of our 2024 National Library of Australia Scholars about her research in the Indonesian collection. 

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

Exploring 1975: The Vietnam War and Operation Babylift

The Library actively collects new publications from Timor Leste, including books, journals, newspapers and government publications.

Oral history interviews by Diana Giese with Chinese Australians, Cambodian refugees and community leaders, and with people involved in the Australian publishing industry.

Hear from Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, one of our 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients, about her research.

We're seeking ephemera, such as pamphlets, posters, badges and programs, from the Australian-Indian community.

In a recently completed project we called for material from Australians with Indian heritage to add to the national collection. 

Featuring over 4,700 photographs of ancient art and architecture across Southeast Asia is the Coffin Collection. Captured between 1955 and 1972 by Yves Coffin, this collection highlights Khmer monuments at Angkor, Cham sculptures, and Thai temples, alongside the art of Java and Bali. A valuable visual record of Southeast Asia's rich cultural heritage.

Books, pamphlets, reprints and single issues of serials, mainly in French, relating to the ancient history, archaeology and culture of Southeast Asia.

Papers, books, pamphlets, maps and ephemera about Ceylon, with an emphasis on the tea industry, collected by Manfred Claasz.

Beginner researchers can use this guide to find resources to help learn about their domestic family history or trace their ancestral origins overseas.