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Latinx Library Guide: Resources

Quotes

Quote by Gloria Anzaldua
Quote from Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Quote from Cesar Chavez
Quote from Dolores Huerta
Never stop learning, life never stops teaching
Quote from Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Oppressed
Quote from Frida Kahlo
Quote from Selena Quintanilla
Quote from Jaime Escalante

About this Guide

Latinx Library Resource Guide

The Latinx Library Resource Guide is designed to provide an online space to learn about the history and life experiences of various Chicanx/Latinx groups and their contributions to our society. Our goal is to celebrate the accomplishments of Chicanx/Latinx authors, honor our social justice warriors, and recognize the advocates for social change. GWC embodies equity and inclusion of all students, and we look to bring awareness and recognition to those who want to understand and embrace the Chicanx/Latinx culture.

The resource guide is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather a living repository of material. It includes lists of books, e-books, article databases, streaming videos, and accessible online resources.


Attribution: Adapted by GWC librarians; Nancy Fong, MSW, and Yvonne Portillo, Ed.D., GWC counselors; from the Long Beach City College guide, Latinx Library Resource Guide: Latinx Resources, a collaboration of LBCC librarians, faculty, and students. 

Resources for Latinx Students at GWC:

Selected Print Books

I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian woman in Guatemala
Voicing Chicana Feminisms: Young Women Speak Out on Sexuality and Identity
Bless Me, Ultima
Borderlands / La Frontera
Undocumented: Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
La Casa en Mango Street / The House on Mango Street
Harvest of Empire: The History of Latinos in America
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography

Selected eBooks

The Latino Student's Guide to College Success
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Oye Como Va! : Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music
Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture
Women Writing Resistance: Essays on Latin America and the Caribbean
Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: Si se Puede!
The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music From the Caribbean to New York City
Learning to Be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics
Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line
Latinos and American Popular Culture
Hispanic-Latino Entrepreneurship: Viewpoints of Practitioners
Latino Lives in America: Making It Home
How Does It Feel to Be Unwanted? : Stories of Resistance and Resilience From Mexicans Living in the United States
S/He: Sex & Gender in Hispanic Cultures

Databases

American History and Life database
Arts and Humanities database
Latino Studies: Films on Demand database
SocIndex (Sociology) database

Additional Library Resources

Streaming films:

Additional Resources

Websites, podcasts, vlogs, etc.

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