  Type II quasars are suggested by unification models of Active Galactic Nuclei
as luminous analogs of Seyfert 2 galaxies. A number of different methods have
been used hitherto to discover type II quasars, but only a handful have been
found. We selected about 150 type II quasar candidates from the SDSS
spectroscopic database; these objects have strong narrow high-ionization
emission lines. We describe the selection procedure and estimate intrinsic
luminosities of these optically obscured AGN. A campaign to perform a
multi-wavelength follow-up of the sample is now underway.
