In celebration of Latine Heritage Month, we’re proud to call attention to a few relevant electronic resources available in our collection.
To start exploring:
from Gleeson’s homepage under “Search” choose “Databases”.
On the Databases page, use the drop-down menu under “Subjects” to scroll through all the various groupings of databases.
The following subject areas, and accompanying Key E-resource we’ve highlighted for each, are valuable to expanding your wealth of knowledge and understanding for the rich complexity of issues encompassing Latine Heritage Month:
Chicana/o Studies
Key E-resource: Chicano Database
This wide-ranging database includes over 67,000 records from more than 2,400 journals and other resources including newspapers, books and book chapters. You’ll find an array of articles relating to diverse aspects of Chicano culture from politics to art, education, and social issues. As there is not an abundance of full text directly available in Chicano Database you will want to familiarize yourself with Full Text Finder.
Latina/o Studies
Key E-resource: Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
Provides vast scholarly consideration of the unique historical and contemporary experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States in acknowledgment of both their longstanding and ongoing significant contributions to society’s cultural development.
Latin American Studies
Key E-resource: Latin American Newspapers
Easily searchable full text of many key historical newspapers published in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1805 and 1922. Countries of publication include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
Additional Databases
Try, for instance, searching for “Latin American art”, “Latinx”, “Latine” and “Chicano” or “Chicano Arts”.
Includes 1,500 small press publications from The Chicano Press Association.
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Please join us in celebrating Latine Heritage Month! There is also a display with print resources in Gleeson’s lobby with a Spotlight On Chile: the Other 9/11.
Featured image: Oct 29, 1977 Protesters march at San Diego’s international border with Mexico in support of undocumented workers. CCR Newsletter (Committee on Chicano Rights) vol. I, no.2 Courtesy of Independent Voices