Documents of the Chicano Movement by
This book provides a variety of original source documents--from first-hand accounts to media responses to legislative texts--regarding the Chicano movement of the 1960s through 1970s that enable readers to better comprehend the key events, individuals, and developments of La Causa: Chicanos uniting to free themselves of liberation from exploitation, oppression, and racism.
North from Mexico by
This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration.
Puerto Ricans in the United States: A Contemporary Portrait by
Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican experience from the early colonial period, through a series of waves of migration to the US, to current cultural legacies and political and social challenges. Their work is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the history, contributions, and contemporary realities of the ever-growing Puerto Rican diaspora.
The Dominican Americans by
"...presents a comprehensive introduction to one of the largest Latino groups in the United States, filling a glaring vacuum in the burgeoning discipline of Latino Studies....The authors ... offer keen insights about the effect of immigration on notions of Dominican cultural identity...." -- New West Indian Guide
Barrios to Burbs by
Too frequently, the media and politicians cast Mexican immigrants as a threat to American society. Given America's increasing ethnic diversity and the large size of the Mexican-origin population, an investigation of how Mexican immigrants and their descendants achieve upward mobility and enter the middle class is long overdue.
Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America by
In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. He persuasively argues that the rapidly expanding Mexican American integration into the mainstream is changing not only how Americans think about race but also how we envision our nation. The book is a major contribution to the discussion of the cultural and political future of the United States.
The Puerto Rican Movement by
Little attention has been paid to the Latino movements of 1960's and 1970's in the literature of social movements. This book looks at the organizations of the Puerto Rican movement, which emerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a response to US colonialism on the island and to the poverty and discrimination faced by Puerto Ricans on the mainland.
Race Migrations: Latinos and the Cultural Transformation of Race by
In this study of Puerto Rican and Dominican migration to the U.S., Roth explores the influence of migration on changing cultural conceptions of race. Behind many debates on immigration is the question of how Latinos will integrate and where they fit into the U.S. racial structure. Roth shows that these migrants increasingly see themselves as a Latino racial group and several systems of racial classification and stratification may co-exist in their understandings of "how race works."
Life on the Hyphen: The Cuban-American Way by 
Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, Resistance by
This book fills a void in bringing together Hollywood stereotyping and Latino self-representation in one study. With clarity and insight, Berg demonstrates why it is so important to take such an approach.
Growing up Chicana/O by
This anthology presents the writings of 20 current Chicano authors, including Rudolfo Anaya and Sandra Cisneros, on multicultural issues.
Growing Up Latino by
"These pieces raise the question: 'What does it mean to grow up Latino in the United States, where there are so many nationalities of Spanish origin?'...26 essays and stories ... focus on coming of age within two conflicting cultures." -- Library Journal
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Use the e-resources / databases under Research to find articles. Here are some noteworthy online publications.
Online news sources:
Austin Area Newspapers
Being ñ: The Healing of a Latino Generation by
"Being n explores the distinct, shared experience of 16 million people living in the U.S. today called Enyes (n)s. Enyes (n)s are first generation American-born Latinos with at least one parent from a Spanish -speaking country."
Brown Is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream.
"This documentary offers behind-the-scenes access to Lopez’ life as he shares his struggles to represent his community—not in a way that knuckles under to marketers, but in a manner true to the realities of Latino culture...."
Challenging Hispanic stereotypes : Arturo Madrid
Arturo Madrid's ancestors made a home on American soil before the Mayflower arrived, but strangers still ask him, "And where are you from?" Weary of always being perceived as "the other, " he has devoted himself to challenging the stereotypes that keep Hispanics outside the American mainstream.
Cubamerican by 
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In the Shadows: Undocumented Immigration in America by
"A modern day 'Grapes of Wrath' in which a family of undocumented immigrants from the jungle in Mexico journey to a dairy farm in the USA in search of a better life and a means to send money home to their struggling families."
The New Latinos (1946-1965)
The Latino Americans collection
Now with Bill Moyers: Richard Rodriguez on Being American.
DVD-R, 40 min. A a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc.
"Bill Moyers talks with the acclaimed memoirist, journalist, and social critic about the ways race, culture, class, and religion are reshaping the concept of identity in America today. Rodriguez's discussion with Moyers exposes many of the contradictions and convergences that make being a 21st-century American so complex and yet so compelling."
