Chicano/Latino Studies Resources at PSU Library


This list of resources is intended as a guide to beginning research in Chicano/Latino Studies at PSU Library. All of the reference works listed here can be found on the 2nd Floor of Millar Library, in the Research and Learning Center. For information about the program at Portland State University, see the Chicano/Latino Studies Web site. For help with research, contact Jennifer Dorner, Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian, at dorner@pdx.edu or 503-725-4125.
Sections of this guide: Starting Your Research \| Facts & Figures \| People & Organizations Finding Articles \| Finding Books \| Web Resources\| Full Text Journals
Reference resources provide excellent background/overview information and are a great place to begin your research. They frequently contain contain articles written by experts for a general audience. Most of these tools include indexes that indicate the scope of coverage of a topic and help pinpoint articles in which a concept will be discussed. Sources for further reading are usually included. Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America / contributing editor, Rudolph J. Vecoli ; edited by Judy Galens, Anna Sheets, Robyn V. Young. Location: Reference E184 .A1 G14 1995 The Latino encyclopedia / editors, Richard Chabrán and Rafael Chabrán. Location: Reference E184 .S75 L357 1996 Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups / Stephan Thernstrom, editor ; Ann Orlov, managing editor, Oscar Handlin, consulting editor. Location: Reference E184 .A1 H35 Handbook of Hispanic cultures in the United States / general editors, Nicolás Kanellos, Claudio Esteva-Fabregat. Location: Reference E184 .S75 H365 1993 Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites / Cheryl Russell. Location: Reference E184 .A1 R78 2002 Reference library of Hispanic America / Nicolás Kanellos, editor. Location: Reference E184 .S75 R44 1993 These resources will provide statistics, definitions, tables, and other detailed information specific to Chicano/Latino Studies. Atlas of American diversity / Larry Hajime Shinagawa, Michael Jang. Location: Reference E184 .A1 S575 1998 The Hispanic-American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the United States / Nicolás Kanellos [editor]. Location: Reference E184 .S75 H557 1993 Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook Location: Reference E184 S75 2003 Hispanic databook of U.S. cities and counties / compiled by the research staff of Toucan Valley Publications, Inc. Location: Reference E184 .S75 H567 1994 We the people : an atlas of America's ethnic diversity / James Paul Allen, Eugene James Turner. Location: Maps G1201 .E1 A4 1988 OVERSIZE Biographical dictionary of Hispanic literature in the United States : the literature of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other Hispanic writers / edited by Nicolás Kanellos. Location: Reference PQ7420.2 .K3 1989 Notable Latino Americans :a biographical dictionary / Matt S. Meier Location: E184 .S75 M435 1997 Electronic Copy Notable Hispanic American women / edited by Diane Telgen and Jim Kamp, foreword by Graciela Beecher. Location: E184 .S75 N68 1993 St. James guide to Hispanic artists: profiles of Latino and Latin American artists /with a preface by Fatima Bercht ; editor, Thomas Riggs. Location: N6538.H58 S7 2002 A biographical handbook of Hispanics and United States film / Gary D. Keller with the assistance of Estela Keller. Location: Reference PN1995.9 .H47 K46 1997 Hispanics in Hollywood: an encyclopedia of film and television / Luis Reyes and Peter Rubie. Location: Reference PN1995.9 .H47 R49 1994 Hispanic writers: a selection of sketches from Contemporary authors / Bryan Ryan, editor. Location: Reference PQ7081.3 .H58 1991 Latinas!: women of achievement / Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp, editors ; foreword by Nicholasa Mohr. Location: PSU Reference E184 .S75 L354 1996 To find articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers, you will need to use one of the Library's print indexes or article databases. An index or article database will allow you to look for articles by title, by author, or by a few keywords that describe your topic. HAPI, Hspanic American periodicals index Location: 1990-Present REF Z1605 .H16; 1970/4-1989 Shelves Z1605 .H16 Contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States since 1970. HAPI citations are in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and other languages. HAPI citations do not include abstracts. America History and Life Citations to articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Citations drawn from over 2,000 journals in history, related humanities, and the social sciences. Includes citations to book reviews (appearing in 100 major history journals) and dissertations. Anthropological Literature Anthropological Literature describes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Updated quarterly, Anthropological Literature indexes articles two or more pages long in works published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present. Human Relations Area File (Electronic HRAF) The Electronic HRAF began in 1995 with full text material on 15 culture area files. The original HRAF database contains full text information on over 360 cultures and may be found in the microfiche cabinets on the Social Science/Education Floor of PSU Library. As of April, 1995, publication of HRAF material in microfiche has ceased. Retrospective conversion, updates, and material on additional culture groups will now be available only in electronic form. The database may be searched by name of the culture, cultural trait (e.g., religion, initiation, ), or a combination. Helpful guides are The Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM) which describes this system of 88 broad categories of traits and The Outline of World Cultures (OWC) which lists culture groups by geographic area and name. Print versions of these guides area located on the index table with anthropological indexes and abstracts. Ethnic Newswatch Ethnic Newswatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1990. Subject headings allow you to search library catalogs for materials on a particular topic. Often subject heading searching can be more productive than searching by simple keywords. Listed here are some major subject headings of interest for research in Chicano/Latino Studies. Copies of the complete set of the Library of Congress Subject Headings are available at the reference desks throughout the library. Mexican Americans (LC uses this term rather than "Chicanos") Hispanic Americans (LC uses this term rather than "Latinos") Cuban Americans Education, Bilingual Hispanic Americans Ethnic Identity Mexican Americans Ethnic Identity Mexican American Women Migrant Agricultural Laborers Andanzas al Web Latino Compiled by Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University Library http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/latino.html CLNet UCLA Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu Hispanic Vista Sal Osio, Sr. and Patrick Osio, Jr. http://www.hispanicvista.com UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library Online Resources http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/library/resources.html LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center University of Texas at Austin http://lanic.utexas.edu/index.html Recommended US Latino Websites by Susan A. Vega García, Iowa State University http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/us_latin.htm These may be accessed from the PSU Library Electronic Journals Webpage. Bilingual Review Bulletin of Hispanic Studies Centro Journal Chicano/Latino Law Review Hispania Hispanic Hispanic American Historical Review Hispanic Business Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences Hispanic News Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Hipanic Research Journal Hispanic Review Hispanic Times Magazine Hispanic Trends Hopscotch Latino Studies Nepantla Small Axe Online Magazines and Journals Available on the WWW Al Borde www.alborde.com American Latino www.politicomagazine.com

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