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The Stanford University Libraries contain many titles on the historical
and contemporary experience of the Chican@ and Latino, making it an
excellent place for students conducting research in this area. Because
of the interdisciplinary nature of Chican@ and Latino Studies, relevant
titles are often dispersed throughout the general collection depending
upon subject matter. Use
Socrates, Stanford's online catalog, to locate books, films
and other materials. Use the library's print or
electronic indexes to locate journal articles and published
papers.
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Dictionaries, etc. can provide useful
descriptions, overviews, and lists of recommended reading on a topic
(Most of these materials are works of reference and therefore do
not circulate but can be used in the library).
Chicano Literature: A Reference Guide (Green Library Information
Center & Stacks PS153 .M4 C46 1985) offers a comprehensive
guide to Chicano writers, periods, and genres. The scope of this
book spans from 1521 through 1985. It contains biographical essays
of Mexican-American writers (including selected bibliographies),
as well as essays on subjects such as "Hispanic-Mexican Literature
in the Southwest, 1521-1848," "Chicano Poetry," "Chican@
Theatre," and "Chican@ Children's Literature."
Contemporary Chicana & Chicano Art (Green Lib. HASRC
(Lane Room), N6538 .M4 C664 2002 vols.1-3) Includes entries
on artists, works, culture, and education..
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore (Green Lib. HASRC (Lane
Room), GR111 .M49 C37 2000) Mexican-American social life and
customs, bridging Chican@ culture & language,
includes literature, history, music, art, pop culture, border studies
& other terminology.
Dictionary of Mexican American History, 1981 (Green Library
Information Center & HASRC, Stacks E184 .M5 M453) is an excellent
introduction to the major figures, events, laws and organizations
pertinent to Mexican American History. Includes a chronology, glossary,
and the complete text of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the
Protocol of Queretaro.
Encyclopedia Latina: history, culture, and society in the United
States (HASRC-Lane Room: E184 .S75 E587 2005, vols 1-4).
Encyclopedia of Latin America and Caribbean Art (Green Lib. HASRC-Lane Room: N6502 E53 2000).
Encyclopedia of Latino Pupular Culture (Green Library HASRC,
E184 .S75 E59 2004, vols 1-2) is an A-Z reference source which provides
historical context and sociocultural background to illuminate the
resurgent popularity of Latin@
popular culture worldwide.
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
(Green Library Information Center E184 .M5 M458 2000; also available
electronically to Stanford-affiliated users at ebrary:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/
--download reader before using it).
Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics (Green Library
Information Center E184 .A1 E574 2000; also available electronically
to Stanford-affiliated users at ebrary:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/
--download reader before using it for the first time) "entries
cover people, events, court cases, movements, and organizations
that have shaped the political struggles of African Americans, Asian
Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans."
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Anthropology
(Green Library Information Center E184 .S75 H365 1993 v. 4)
Compares the culture of Hispanic groups in the United States--Mexican
Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and others from Central and South
America as well as the Caribbean. Topics examined include: ethnicity,
intergroup relations, language and culture, technology and material
culture, family, marriage and kinship, religion and ritual, patterns
of health and disease, schooling processes, and political activity
and organization.
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: History
( Green Library Information Center E184 .S75 H365 1993 v. 2)
Examines the historical background of Hispanic cultures in the United
States, placing considerable attention on Spanish Culture, both
in its European origins and its development in the New World.
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature
and Art (Green Library Information Center E184 .S75 H365 1993)
Contains 15 essays on topics such as the "Historical Overview of
Puerto Rican Literature in the United States, " Cuban Literature
in the United States," "Aesthetic Concepts of Hispanics in the United
States," "Hispanic Oral Tradition," "Hispanic and "Afro-Hispanic
Music," "Latino Cinema," "Hispanic Exile," and the "Spanish-Language
Press."
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology
(Green Library Information Center: E184 .S75 H3657 1994) Contains
15 essays on topics ranging from the development of the Hispanic
community from 1776-1992, to the Latino immigration experience,
Latinos in American politics, family life, religious life, the experience
of Chicana and Latina women, ethnic identity, and mass communications
and Hispanics (including information on employment and portrayals).
The Hispanic-American Almanac : a Reference Work on Hispanics
in the United States (Green Library Information Center: E184
.S75 H557 1994) contains a chronology, biographies, and essays on
topics ranging from music, religion, business, theater and family.
Hispanic Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary
Authors (Green Library Information Center PQ 7081.3 H58 1991)
Contains biographical and bibliographical information on more that
400 authors who are part of 20th century Hispanic literature and
culture in the Americas.
Hispanics in Hollywood: an Encyclopedia on Film and Television
(HASRC-Lane Room: PN1995.9 .H47 R49 2000 ) Contains
synopses of films and television shows, as well as brief biographies
of Hispanic actors and filmmakers.
The Latino Encyclopedia (Green Library Information Center: E 184 .S75 L357 1996, vols 1-6). This six volume set contains entries on people, organizations, geographic locations, history, entertainment, military activity, religion, family life, court cases, cultural movements, and other facets of life that have unique expression among Latinos.
Masterpieces on Latino Literature (Green Library Information
Center PQ7081. A1 M29 1994) Contains plot summaries and brief critical
analysis of fiction, non-fiction as well as poetry, plays, short
stories and essays of notable Latino writers and thinkers, including
Laura Esquivel, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Miguel Valdez, Oscar Hijuelos,
and Raymond Barrio.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United
States - (HASRC-Lane Room: E184 .S75 O97 2005, vols
1-4). This four volume set contains entries on culture, language,
media, politics, race, customs, arts, health, sports and more. This encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latin@s from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It's now also available online at above link.
Bibliographies can help you identify books and articles on a
subject. They may include short descriptions called annotations.
There are many that deal with African Americans. In Socrates look
for Topics with the subheading --Bibliography, or
use the Bibliographic Index (Green Library Information Center
Z1002.B594) or browse near the ones listed below.
Annotated Bibliography of Sources on Mexican Immigration
(HASRC-Lane Room: F870. M5 V339 1987) Lists the resources
used to write the Rand report on Mexican immigration to California.
Coverage includes the history of Mexican immigration, effects of
immigrants on the public sector, and the social and economic integration
of Mexican immigrants and their U.S. born offspring.
Bibliografia Chicana: A Guide to Information Sources (Green
Library Information Center Z1361 .M4 T73) gives annotated citations
from 1848-1974.
A Bibliography of Criticism of Contemporary Chicano Literature
(Green Library Information Center Z1229 .M48 E36) cites criticism
of Chicano literature from 1960 to mid-1979 organized by genre,
author, and topic.
Bibliography of Mexican American History (Green Library
Information Center Z1361 .M4 M414 1984) is intended as a comprehensive
research bibliography of primary and secondary sources pertaining
to Mexican American history.
A Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities,
1976 (Green Information Center and Education Library: Z1361 .E4
M529, 2 vols.) Vol. 2 contains bibliographical essays and listings
for Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Mexican Americans.
Chicano Anthology
Index: A Comprehensive Author, Title, and Subject Index to Chicano
Anthologies, 1965-1987 (Web and Green Library Information
Center Z1361 .M4 G37 1990) The resource identifies 280 anthologies,
indexing approximately 5,000 essays and other creative works published
about the Chican@s since 1965.Web resource
incorporates the print resource
Cubans in the United States: A Bibliography for Research in
the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1960-1983 (Green Library
HASRC-Lane Room: Z1361 .C85 M32 1984) focuses on the growing
literature about Cuban Americans.
A Guide to the History of California (Green Library Information
Center & HASRC -Lane Room: Z1261 .G85 1989) includes relevant
chapters on "Hispanic California" and "California Chicanos."
Hispanic Image on the Silver Screen, 1898-1935 ; (Green
Library Information Center PN1995.9 .L37 R55 1992); Censorship
and Hollywood's Hispanic Image, 1936-1955 (Green Library Information
Center PN1995.9 .L37 R53 1993); and Contemporary Hollywood's
Negative Hispanic Image: 1956-1993 (Green Library Information
Center PN1995.9 L37 R54 1994) This three volume set looks at over
7,000 films (including television), almost all of the entries contain
a brief scenario which details the film's Hispanic connection. Included
are a stereotype, a historical interpretation, specific nation,
associated behavior or attitudes, and a list of the Hispanic actors
and actresses.
Immigration and Ethnicity: A Guide to Information Sources
(Green Library Information Center Z7165 .U5 B83) cites titles pertaining
to Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking immigration
to the US.
Latinas of the Americas: A Sourcebook (Green Library Information
Center Z7964 .L3 S76 1989) has recent scholarship on Hispanic American
women, as well as women in Latin America.
Latinos in the United States: A Historical Bibliography
(Green Library Information Center Z1361 .S7 L37 1986) contains 1382
citations drawn from America: History and Life (see below) between
1973-1985.
Indexes (in paper and electronic formats) or Databases
can help you identify articles in magazines, newspapers, scholarly
journals and other resources. Many are restricted to the Stanford
community only. For other indexes see the Databases
and Green Library CD-ROMs lists.
Chicano Database
- (1967+ including citations from earlier years): A comprehensive
bibliographic information resource about the Mexican American experience
identifying the Chicano body of literature, including the broad
Latino experience of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American immigrants.
HAPI - (1970+) (Hispanic
American Periodicals Index): Indexes worldwide information
about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the
United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United
States.
Latin American Studies,
Handbook
- (1935+ )HLAS Online: A selective annotated
guide to recent publications in art, music, the humanities, and
social sciences. It contains scholarly evaluations of books, book
chapters, articles, and conference papers published worldwide in
the field of Latin American studies.
The Chicana Studies Index: Twenty Years of Gender Research,
1971-1991 (Green Library Information Center Z1361 .M4 C457
1992): Subject, author and title index to approximately 1150 journal
and book articles, books, dissertations, and reports on all aspects
of the Chicana experience.
Relevant articles may also be found in the following indexes depending
upon subject matter:
Academic OneFile general index to over 13,000 journals and magazines with links to fulltext if available.
Alternative Press Index
- (1991+ available on the Web ; 1969-71; 1974+ shelved at Green Library
Information Center Z7164.S66A5): Indexes periodicals devoted to social
change, including a few Gay and Lesbian periodicals.
Alt-PressWatch: Provides fulltext of a collection of newspapers, magazines
and journals of the alternative and independent press.
America: History and Life
- (1964+ ): Includes abstracts of articles on US. and Canadian history.
ERIC: Contains various ways to search for works in education and related fields.
Essay and General Literature Index
- (1985+ available on the Web; 1900+ shelved at Green Library
Information Center AI3.E752): An author/subject index to essays published
in collections, with particular emphasis on materials in the humanities
and social sciences.
Ethnic
Newswatch - (1960+): Full-text database of newspapers, magazines
and journals (English & Spanish) from ethnic and minority
presses.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: A vast source of information with searchable access to several encyclopedias and handbooks. It covers several areas such as the arts, business,
education,
the environment,
general reference,
history,
Iinformation & publishing,
Law,
Literature,
Multicultural Studies,
Religion,
Natural and Social Sciences.
Hispanic American Newspapers - (1808-1980): Full-text and headlines from hundreds of newspapers published in the USA.
Humanities Abstracts - (1984+; abstracts beginning in 1994) (1974+ Green Library Information
Center AI3.H8): Author/subject index to periodicals in fields such
as area studies, folklore, history, language, literature, philosophy,
religion & theology.
Latin American Women Writers and several plays.
Latino Literature:
MLA
Bibliography - (1963+): literature, languages, and folklore.
Also in paper volumes, for 1921-1963 go to shelves near the Green Library Information
Center: Z7006.M64).
North American
Immigrant Letters, Diaries & Oral Histories: is composed
of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal
narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars on what
it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950.
PAIS International: (1972+
; 1915+ volumes are shelved at Green Library Information Center:
Z7163.P9) Indexes, selected books, government documents, and periodical
articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public
policy.
PsycArticles
Fulltext Search: Full-text articles from journals published
by the American Psychological Association.
PsycInfo
- (1887+): This resource offers indexes and abstracts for books, periodicals and other literature
in psychology.
Social Sciences Index, 1974+ (Green Library Information
Center: AI3S62): Author/subject index to periodicals in fields such
as anthropology, economics, family studies, geography, international
relations, law and criminology, political science, policy studies,
psychology, social work, sociology, and urban studies.
Sociological
Abstracts - (1963+) (1952-1973 shelved at Green Library
Information Center: HM1.S67): Indexes articles related to a wide spectrum
of social behavior (individuals, small groups, large organizations,
communities, institutions, and societies). Covers sociology and
related disciplines such as anthropology, criminology, law, social
psychology, urban studies, race relations, demography, and education.
Women Studies Abstracts - (1972+ shelved at Green Library
Information Center: Z7962/W65; 1984+): Indexes
feminist and scholarly books and periodicals.
Women's Studies Index - (CD ROM, 1989+ shelved and available at the Green Library
Information Center: Z9962.W674).
Artists from Latin American Cultures - A Biographical Dictionary
(Green Library HASRC-Lane Room; N6502.5 C657 2002).
Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the United
States: The Literature of the Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and
Other Hispanic Writers (Green Library Information Center PQ
7420.2. K3 1989) provides biographical information about many Hispanic
writers in the US., with the exception of Chicano authors.
Biography
Resource Center: click Proceed and pick from list
to use many of the Gale biographical products, plus The Complete
Marquis Who's Who
Biography Index (1949+ shelved in Green Library Iinformation
Center Z5301 .B5 ) Indexes periodicals, current books of individual
and collective biography, book reviews, obituaries, diaries and
memoirs.
Contemporary Hispanic Biography: Profiles from the International
Hispanic Community (Green Library HASRC-Lane Room;
F1407 .C66 2002, vols. 1-4).
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Green Library Iinformation
Center PS129 .D52) vols. 82 "Chicano Writers, First Series,"volume
122 "Chicano Writers, Second Series" and volume 209, "Chicano writers,
Third series" includes biographical/critical essays on Chicano novelists,
poets, short-story writers, and dramatists.
Mexican American Biographies: A Historical Dictionary, 1836-1987
(Green Library Iinformation Center E184 .M5 M454 1988) contains
270 biographies of prominent individuals representing many fields
of endeavor.
Notable Hispanic American Women (Green Library Iinformation
Center E184 .S75 N68 1993; available online as part of Biography
Resource Center) Nearly 300 entries feature historical and
contemporary women from a broad range of professions.
St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists (Green Library HASRC-Lane
Room; N6538 .H58 S7 2002) is a resource that provides biographical
and career information as well as brief critical essays on 375 prominent
Latin@ artist of the past century.
Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans, 1991-92 (Green Library
Iinformation Center & Stacks E184 .S75 W36) contains entries
on notable contemporary Hispanic Americans from a broad range of
professions and occupations.
Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook (Green Library
Iinformation Center Stats Shelf E184 .S75 H57; earlier in
Stacks) Contains extensive tables on a wide variety of topics,
including demographics, social characteristics, household and family
characteristics, education, government and elections, labor force,
and crime and corrections.
Hispanic Almanac (Green Library Iinformation Center E184
.S75 H55 1990) a comprehensive collection of current objective data
about Hispanics in the United States. Profiles Hispanics as a whole
in the United States, as well as five bi-national markets as 27
U.S. Hispanic markets.
Hispanic
Data from the Current Population Survey from U.S. Department
of the Census (updated annually) These detailed tables show selected
social and economic characteristics of the Hispanic population.
The social and economic characteristics presented in the tables
include age, sex, marital status, educational attainment, occupation,
employment status, family and household composition, income, and
poverty status. Data on earnings, income and poverty refer to the
calendar year prior to the survey. Also has a link to the 1996
National Content Survey: Findings on Questions on Race and Hispanic
Origin
Statistical Handbook on U.S. Hispanics (Green Library Iinformation
Center Stats Shelf E184 .S75 S27 1991) provides statistical
information on a wide range of topics, from demographics to education,
health, and economic conditions.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States (Green Library Information
Center Statistics Shelf HA202 .A483, also in SSRC at C 3.134/7)
provides a wealth of statistical information from a variety of government
and non-governmental sources.
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity (Green
Library Information Center E184 .A1 A479 1988 f) surveys people
from Africa as well as the Caribbean. Excellent demographic maps.
In addition to the resources mentioned above, researchers may want
to consult other libraries on campus, including the Special
Collections & University Archives (Green Library Bing Wing,
second floor) which has the papers of Ernesto Galarza, Luis Leal,
Cherrie Moraga, Cecile Pineda, and others, as well as the papers
of several Chicano labor organizations such as the Mexican American
Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR),
and the Centro de Accion Social Autonomo (CASA).
Stanford University Library Web Sites:
Other Internet Resources
Content credits for this guide: Rose Adams, Kathy
Kerns, Ever Rodriguez.
For updates to this page please email: ever.rodriguez(at)stanford.edu
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