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                Hispanic/Latino-American Studies
BOOKS

Subject Headings:

Subject headings are an excellent way to find books on Latino-American studies. Perform a
subject search in Ignacio on Hispanic Americans, Mexican Americans, or Latin Americans. Click on
appropriate subheadings for a list of books that have been assigned the subject heading. Note the
dozens of subheadings beginning with Mexican Americans California. Click on “Search Link+” for
books that can be borrowed from other libraries.

Recent Books from our Collection:

Brown on Brown: Chicano/a Representations of Gender, Sexuality, and Ethnicity, by
Frederick Luis Aldama. PS153.M4 A435 2005

The Dominguez family: A Mexican-American journey: One Family's Struggle to Find its
Place in America, by Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal. CS71.D66962 M67 2004

A Fire in My Hands: Poems, by Gary Soto. PS3569.O72 F5 2006

Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez: An Autobiography, by Richard
Rodriguez. F870.M5 R62 2004

Labor Rights are Civil Rights: Mexican American Workers in Twentieth-Century America, by
Zaragosa Vargas. HD8081.M6 V36 2005

Latino Sun, Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S. World, by Marco Portales. E184.M5 P675 2005

Mestizaje: Critical Uses of Race in Chicano Culture, by Rafael Pérez-Torres. E184.M5 P425
2006

Racism on Trial: The Chicano Fight for Justice, by Ian F. Haney López. F869.E18 H36 2003

REFERENCE BOOKS

Arts:

St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists, edited by
Thomas Riggs. N6538.H58 S7 2002

Employment/Financial Aid:

The Complete Job Search Guide for Latinos, by Murray A. Mann, Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias.
HF5382.75.U6 M36 2005

Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. LB2338 .F5645 2006/08 c.2



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Film:

A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film, by Gary D. Keller.
PN1995.9.H47 K46 1997

A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Made Film and Video, edited by Karen
Ranucci and Julie Feldman. PN1995.9.L37 G85 1998

History/Culture:

Atlas of American Diversity, by Larry Hajime Shinagawa, Michael Jang. E184.A1 S575 1998

Atlas of Hispanic-American History, by George Ochoa. E184.S75 O287 2001

The Hispanic American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States,
edited by Sonia G. Benson. E184.S75 H557 2003

The Hispanic Presence in North America from 1492 to Today, by Carlos M. Fernández-Shaw.
E169.1 .F375 1999

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites, by
the New Strategist editors. E184.A1 R32 2000

Literature:

American Ethnic Literatures: Native American, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian
American Writers and their Backgrounds: An Annotated Bibliography, by David R. Peck.
PS153.M56 P43 1992

American Ethnic Writers, edited by David Peck. PS153.M56 A414 2000

Bibliographic Guide to Chicana and Latina Narrative, by Kathy S. Leonard. Z1229.M48 L46
2002

Chicano Writers. Third Series, edited by Francisco A. Lomelí and Carl R. Shirley. PS129 .D536
v.209 (1999).

Contemporary American Ethnic Poets: Lives, Works, Sources, edited by Linda Cullum.
PS153.M56 C66 2004

Dictionary of Chicano Folklore, by Rafaela G. Castro. GR111.M49 C37 2000

Hispanic Literature Criticism. Supplement, edited by Susan Salas. PQ7081.A1 H573 1994
Suppl (2 vols).

Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference, by Nicolás Kanellos.
PS153.H56 K36 2003

Latino and Latina Writers, edited by Alan West-Durán. PS153.H56 L39 2004 (2 vols).

Masterpieces of Latino literature, edited by Frank N. Magill. PQ7081.A1 M29 1994



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Music:

American Musical Traditions, edited by Jeff Todd Titon and Bob Carlin.
ML3551 .A53 2002 (5 vols).
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History, edited by Malena Kuss.
ML199 .M858 2004

Women’s Studies:

The Chicana Studies Index: Twenty Years of Gender Research, 1971-1991, compiled and
edited by Lillian Castillo-Speed. Z1361.M4 C457 1992

BIOGRAPHIES

Contemporary Hispanic Biography, edited by Ashyia N. Henderson. E184.S75 C66 (2 vols).

Mexican American Biographies: A Historical Dictionary, 1836-1987, by Matt S. Meier.
E184.M5 M454 1988

DIRECTORIES/RESOURCES

Guide to Multicultural Resources. E184.A1 G93 yr. 1993/94.

Hispanic Resource Directory. E184.S75 S28 yr. 1992/94.

The Latino Media Resource Guide. PN1995.9.L37 L37 2005.

Minority Organizations. A National Directory. E184.A1 M544 1992.

Multicultural Resources on the Internet. The United States and Canada, by
Vicki L. Gregory, Marilyn H. Karrenbrock Stauffer, Thomas W. Keene, Jr. E184.A1 G874 1999

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States, by Ilan Stavans and
Harold Augenbraum. E184.S75 E587 2005 (4 vols).

Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, by Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, executive editor.
E184.S75 E59 2004 (2 vols).

Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, by Matt S. Meier and Margo
Gutiérrez. E184.M5 M458 2000

Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz ... [et al.].
E184.A1 E574 2000 (2 vols).

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism, edited by Susan Auerbach. E184.A1 E58 1994 (8 vols).

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Primary Documents, edited by Jeffrey Lehman.
E184.A1 G15 1999 (2 vols).

Hispanic Americans and Native Americans [electronic resource], edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz
... [et al.]. E184.A1 Internet
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The Latino Encyclopedia, edited by Richard Chabrán and Rafael Chabrán. E184.S75 L357 1996
(6 vols).

The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia, by Matt S. Meier and Margo Gutiérrez.
E184.M5 M4535 2003

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, by Suzanne Oboler and
Deena J. González, editors in chief. E184.S75 O97 2005 (4 vols).

DICTIONARIES

The Color of Words: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the United States, by
Philip H. Herbst. E184.A1 H466 1997 c.2

Dictionary of Mexican American history, by Matt S. Meier and Feliciano Rivera. E184.M5 M453

El Libro de Caló: Dictionary of Chicano Slang, by Harry Polkinhorn, Alfredo Velasco, Malcolm
Lambert. PC4829.S6 P65 1986

Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, by Matt S. Meier; with Conchita Franco
Serri and Richard A. Garcia. E184.S75 M435 1997

STATISTICAL DATA

Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic
Origin, by the Council of Economic Advisers for the President's Initiative on Race. E184.A1 C425
1998

Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook, 1998, 2000. E184.S75 H57

The Hispanic Databook: Detailed Statistics and Rankings on the Hispanic Population,
Including 23 Ethnic Backgrounds from Argentinian to Venezuelan, for 1,266 U.S. Counties
and Cities, edited by David Garoogian. E184.S75 H49 2004

Hispanics-Latinos: Diverse People in a Multicultural Society: A Special Report. C 3.2:H 62/4
(DOCUMENT STACKS).

Race and Hispanic or Latino Summary File [electronic resource]: Census of Population and
Housing. C 3.275:R 11/CD (CD-ROM at Reference Desk).

Regional Markets: The Demographics of Growth and Decline, by Thomas G. Exter. HA214
.E94 1999 (2 vols).

Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans, edited by Marlita A. Reddy. E184.S75 S74 1993

Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau):
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/06statab/pop.pdf See tables 13-16, 23-24.

U.S. Census Bureau:
American Fact Finder: (Year 2000)
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-
qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP9&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U

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(Year 2004)
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-
ds_name=ACS_2004_EST_G00_&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=ACS_2004_EST_G2000_B03001

National Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin Population Estimates (Year 2005)
http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/NC-EST2005-asrh.html

PERIODICALS

From Ignacio http://www.usfca.edu/library in the journal finder type the words Mexican American,
Hispanic American, Latino, or Chicano to retrieve journals with these words in the title. Select “Title
contains” in the drop down menu.

Chicano Law Review:
      Print holdings v.1, no.1 (summer 1972) - v.10 (1990) (Law Stacks)

Chicano-Latino Law Review:
      Print holdings Vol. 11, no. 1 (spring 1991) -
      From fall 1995 to present in LexisNexis Academic

Hispanic American Historical Review:
      Print holdings v.1 (1918) - present
      From 11/01/1997 to 02/01/2000 in ProQuest Research Library
      From 02/01/2000 to 11/01/2004 in Project Muse - Standard Collection

Latino Review of Books:
       Print holdings v.1, no.1 (Sp 1995); v.2 (1996) - v.3 (1998)

Latino(a) Research Review:
       Print holdings v.4 (1999) - 2002/2003 v.5 no.2/3

Perspectives in Mexican American Studies:
      From 01/01/1995 to 06/01/2000 in Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition

Revista Chicano-Riquena:
       Print holdings v.13 (1985)

ONLINE DATABASES: NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, and JOURNAL ARTICLES

Search on the key words Mexican American, Latino American, Hispanic American, or Chicano
when using these databases:
Alt-Press Watch (http://0-
proquest.umi.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=1150828473&clientId=16131) Full-
text articles from 170 newspaper, magazine, and journal titles of the alternative and independent
press.
America: History & Life (http://0-serials.abc-
clio.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/active/start?_appname=serials&initialdb=AHL) Citations and abstracts
to journal articles, book/media reviews, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history and
culture.
Ethnic News Watch (http://0-
proquest.umi.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=1150828538&clientId=16131&lang=e
n) Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native
press.
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Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/mdbquery.html)
Bibliographic citations to journal and magazine articles, and book reviews on social sciences and
humanities related topics in Latin American countries.
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Online (http://0-
hapi.gseis.ucla.edu.ignacio.usfca.edu/hapi/html_frm/search/form.fmt)The database contains
bibliographic citations to journal and magazine articles, book reviews, documents and original
literary works about Hispanics in the United States.
InfoTrac OneFile (http://www.usfca.edu/library/databases/onefile.html) Current articles in nearly
every academic discipline. Contains a mix of full-text articles, citations, and abstracts.
LexisNexis Academic (http://www.usfca.edu/library/databases/academicuniv.html) Full-text
documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
Proquest (http://0-
proquest.umi.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjKzM4M2MrMzgzZStH
NSsyNWIrMmMrY2YzKzEwMmEmU01EPTQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=16131) Current
articles on nearly every topic. Contains a mix of full-text articles, citations, and abstracts.
Wilson OmniFile (http://0-
vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/hww/shared/shared_main.jhtml?_requestid=32494)
Indexing, abstracting, and full-text on a wide range of topics in the social sciences, humanities,
education, and business.

WEB SITES

Andanzas al Web Latino
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/latino.html
From librarian Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University, a directory of Web sites pertaining to the
US-Mexico Border and Latino Americans.

Archivos Virtuales: Papers of Latino and Latin American Artists
http://archivesofamericanart.si.edu/guides/site-archivos/index.cfm
From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, provides access to the papers of American artists
of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and Central and South American descent.

Chicano/Latino Research Center (CLRC)
http://lals.ucsc.edu/clrc/
Supports Latino and Chicano research by promoting trans U.S.-Mexico border perspectives,
studying shifting U.S. demographics, and by focusing on how globalization is changing cultural,
social, and political identities in the Americas.

HispanSource: Hispanic Market Info
http://hispansource.org/
For information on the U.S. Hispanic/Latino market, including Hispanic consumer behavior,
demographic information, access to trade journals and reports, and professional research services.
Requires free registration for access.

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
http://www.lulac.org/about.html
LULAC seeks to improve the economic condition, educational opportunities, and political status of
the U.S.-Hispanic population through voter registration drives, the development of low income
housing, conducting youth leadership training programs, and by providing scholarships to Hispanic
students.

Pew Hispanic Center
http://pewhispanic.org/


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A nonpartisan research organization, its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic
population. Through research and surveys, the Pew Hispanic Center studies Latino American’s
impact in the following areas: Demography, Economics, Education, Immigration, Identity, Labor,
Politics, and Remittances.

Recommended U.S. Latino Web sites
By Susan A. Vega García, Iowa State University
A list of Web sites, e-Journals, and e-News

Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs (CHA)
http://www.cha.wa.gov/
Commission created to identify needs of Washington State’s Hispanic community and to advise
Governor on policies and programs affecting them. Web site includes news about relevant issues
to Hispanic Americans, minutes of CHA’s meeting, community resources, issue briefings, and
statistics.


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