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Introduction

National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and commemorates the cultural contributions of Latinx & Hispanic Americans to the United States. Richard P. Welsh Library celebrates with a curated selection of books spotlighting Latinx & Hispanic architects and designers. Visit the library in person for even more resources.

eBooks

eBooks

Latining America by Claudia Milian; Riché Richardson (Contribution by); Jon Smith (Series edited by); Riché Richardson (Series edited by)
ISBN: 0820344796

Publication Date: 2013-02-01

Examining not who but what constitutes the Latino and Latina, Milian’s new critical Latinities disentangle the brown logic that marks “Latino/a” subjects. She expands on and deepens insights in transamerican discourses, narratives of passing, popular culture, and contemporary art.
The Roots of Latino Urban Agency by Sharon Ann Navarro; Rodolfo Rosales
ISBN: 9781574415421

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

These essays collectively suggest that political agency can encompass everything from voting, lobbying, networking, grassroots organizing, and mobilization, to dramatic protest. Latinos are in fact gaining access to the same political institutions that worked so hard to marginalize them.

Films

Films

Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey
Explores the life and work of photographer Pedro E. Guerrero (September 5, 1917 – September 13, 2012), a Mexican American, born and raised in segregated Mesa, Arizona, who had an extraordinary international photography career.
Mariachi High
Mariachi High Mariachi High is part of a national public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help communities across the country address the high school dropout crisis. It includes a multifaceted discussion guide written by Cari Ladd, M.Ed.
The Suffragists: Political Struggles for Women in Mexico
The story of Eufrosina Cruz, an indigenous woman from the Zapotec community of Santa María Quiegolani in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Las Sufragistas details her political struggle, as well as Mexican women’s long fight for political power, beginning with the Revolutionary period.
Prejudice and Pride
Details the creation of the proud “Chicano” identity, as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies, and empowerment in the political process.
...And The Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Based on Tomas Rivera's classic novella, this is a beautiful and moving account of a family of Mexican-American migrant workers in the 1950's.
Cuban America
For over two years filmmaker Adelin Gasana interviewed Cuban-Americans of all ages, gender, race, socioeconomic class, professions, and communities in Miami-Dade County determined to construct a well-balanced overview of the 5-decade story of the Cuban-impact of Miami.