Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed nationwide from September 15 through October 15. Copley Library is excited to educate and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing resources that can be found at Copley Library and educational websites.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
The House on Mango Street by
The bestselling coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world--from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous-Sandra Cisneros' masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.
Call Number: PS3553.I78 H6 2009ISBN: 9780679734772Publication Date: 1991-04-03
Loose Woman by
Seductive, earthy, at times confessional, Sandra Cisneros's vibrant new collection of poetry celebrates the female aspects of love - from the reflective to the overtly erotic - in a voice recognizable from her powerful works of fiction. These poems offer narratives as formally elegant as they are emotional and accessible. They are bound together by the voice of one woman, whose language spans cultures and continents. She is a woman who finds great strength from her roots in the barrio, and who knows better than to take herself too seriously, even as she struggles with the anguish of making sense - and making love - in a world she feels compelled to write about. With a multiplicity of moods tumbling through its lines - joyous and introspective, tender and ruthless, self-mocking and sincere, often funny and sometimes wild and rude - Loose Woman offers intoxicating poems of extraordinary insight and vivid imagination.
Call Number: PS3553.I78 L66 1994ISBN: 0679416447Publication Date: 1994-04-26
My Wicked Wicked Ways by
Hailed as "not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one" (The New York Times Book Review), Sandra Cisneros has firmly established herself as an author of electrifying talent. Here are verses, comic and sad, radiantly pure and plainspoken, that reveal why her stories have been praised for their precision and musicality of language.
Call Number: PS3553.I78 M9 1992ISBN: 0679418210Publication Date: 1992-11-17
The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez by
The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, León argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. Chavez recognized that spiritual prophecy, or political spirituality, was the key to disrupting centuries-old dehumanizing narratives that conflated religion with race. Chavez's body became emblematic for Chicano identity and enfleshed a living revolution. While there is much debate and truth-seeking around how he is remembered, through investigating the leader's construction of his own public memory, the author probes the meaning of the discrepancies. By refocusing Chavez's life and beliefs into three broad movements--mythology, prophecy, and religion--León brings us a moral and spiritual agent to match the political leader.
Call Number: HD6509 .C48 L46 2014ISBN: 9780520959484Publication Date: 2014-11-24
Sonia Sotomayor by
The definitive biography of the first Latina and third woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court-from the national bestselling biographer of Condoleeza Rice and Laura Bush. National bestselling biographer Antonia Felix delves behind the headlines to tell the compelling story of how the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants living in the South Bronx became one of the greatest legal minds in the country. With insight and thoughtful analysis, Felix explores the tenacity that makes Sotomayor a sharp, fearless judge; the sense of compassion that drives her to seek justice for the underprivileged; and her strong community ties, which never let her forget where she came from. Drawing on candid interviews with figures from Sotomayor's personal and professional life-as well as speeches, interviews with Sotomayor, and published papers-Felix paints a revealing portrait of the woman who would come to meet President Obama's rigorous criteria for a Supreme Court justice and whose appointment would make history.
Call Number: KF8745.S67 F45 2010ISBN: 9780425234839Publication Date: 2010-07-06
Reel Latinxs by
Latinx representation in the popular imagination has infuriated and befuddled the Latinx community for decades. These misrepresentations and stereotypes soon became as American as apple pie. But these cardboard cutouts and examples of lazy storytelling could never embody the rich traditions and histories of Latinx peoples. Not seeing real Latinxs on TV and film reels as kids inspired the authors to dive deep into the world of mainstream television and film to uncover examples of representation, good and bad. The result: a riveting ride through televisual and celluloid reels that make up mainstream culture. As pop culture experts Frederick Luis Aldama and Christopher González show, the way Latinx peoples have appeared and are still represented in mainstream TV and film narratives is as frustrating as it is illuminating. Stereotypes such as drug lords, petty criminals, buffoons, and sexed-up lovers have filled both small and silver screens--and the minds of the public. Aldama and González blaze new paths through Latinx cultural phenomena that disrupt stereotypes, breathing complexity into real Latinx subjectivities and experiences. In this grand sleuthing sweep of Latinx representation in mainstream TV and film that continues to shape the imagination of U.S. society, these two Latinx pop culture authorities call us all to scholarly action.
Call Number: PN1995.9.H47 A43 2019ISBN: 9780816539581Publication Date: 2019-09-24
My True Story by ISBN: 9781560971412Publication Date: 1994-08-01A grab-bag of comic strips, created between 1974 and 1992 by the famous alternative carttonist Manuel Spain' Rodriguez It collects a dozen stories, beginning with a series of loosely related pieces describing Spain's youthful, late 50s experience as a motorcycle gang member, followed by two mid-80s strips about his experience at the Democratic Convention protests in 1968 and a fictionalised account of his then-girlfriend's journalistic investigation of the Iran-Contra affair in 1986.'
- Latino American Experience This link opens in a new window
LAE’s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos.
- SourceMex
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SourceMex focuses on Mexican economic and political issues such as trade and investment, agriculture, elections, the petroleum industry, environment and sustainability, human rights, and social issues. It also places particular emphasis on developments and analysis of U.S.-Mexico relations, including matters related to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cano, M., Perez Portillo, A. G., Figuereo, V., Rahman, A., Reyes-Martínez, J., Rosales, R., Cano, M. Á., Salas-Wright, C. P., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2021). Experiences of ethnic discrimination among US Hispanics: Intersections of language, heritage, and discrimination setting. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 233–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.08.006
- Hispanic Life in America This link opens in a new window
This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of Hispanic American history, culture, and daily life -- as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of Hispanic descent. The content in HLA is sourced from more than 17,000 American and global news sources, including over 700 Spanish-language or bilingual publications. [The database covers] from the early 18th century to the early 21st -- from the early Spanish settlements to the modern era. HLA covers many topical categories such as arts and entertainment, civil rights and activism, immigration and citizenship, sports and athletes, labor, religion, science and technology, and society and culture.
- Latino American Experience This link opens in a new window
LAE’s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos.
The below podcasts about Latinx Intersectionality were compiled by this website: https://teachforamerica.box.com/s/neiu3qrykhg0gm1xtsk589nwoexpj8tm
Descriptions copied from podcast & episode synopsis.
- Hyphen-AmericanMexican-American, Korean-American, Cuban-American, Japanese-American. Latinos and Asian-Americans are joined at the hyphen. In this collaboration with Hyphen magazine, Latino USA explores where Asian Americans and Latino issues meet.
- Afro-Latinidad: Who Gets to Claim It?Who gets to claim Afro-Latinidad? What’s it like being both Black and Latino in the United States? These are a few of the questions asked in the latest Latino USA roundtable.
Maria Hinojosa sat down with Amilcar Priestley, co-director of the Afro-Latino Festival and director of the Afro-Latino Project; Marjua Estevez, senior editor of Vibe.com; M. Tony Peralta, contemporary artist and owner of the Peralta Project; and Jamila Brown, owner of HUE, for an honest and open conversation on Afro-Latinidad. - #FreeAle’: The Internet’s Favorite Immigrant ActivistLatino USA looks at what Alejandra Pablos’ story tells us about how undocumented activism is changing.
- What It’s Like to Come Out as LGBTQ in the Latino CommunityWhat It’s Like to Come Out as LGBTQ in the Latino CommunityWhen you’re Latinx, coming out as LGBTQ to your family and friends can come with its own particular set of challenges. With that in mind, HuffPost Latino Voices interviewed five LGBTQ Latinxs about their experience growing up and coming out in the Latino community.
- The Diary of an ‘Undesirable’This is an entry from the diary of Anthony Acevedo, which is housed inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, D.C. Acevedo was a former Army medic and a prisoner of war during World War II.
- On Being IndigenousThis week, Latino USA examines the lives of indigenous people throughout the Americas. We hear about the Zapatista community, twenty years after their uprising in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. We hear about the self-defense campaign carried out by farmers in the Mexican state of Michoacán. April Salazar shares her essay on ancestry. Producer Michael Simon Johnson brings us a story about three indigenous languages, and we hear about efforts to reach a Mayan community in Omaha. The Latino USA team debates whether Justin Bieber is deportable. And we remember Nuyorican poet Tato Laviera.
- Absolute World Domination, Jillian Mercado StyleDiagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy as a child, the native New Yorker is one of only a few professional models in the fashion industry with a disability. I [Val Vera] had the pleasure of recently connecting with Jillian. She shared her experiences and thoughts on modeling, disability representation, The L Word and Guillermo del Toro.
Latin Lowriders Car Club: https://digital.sandiego.edu/lowriders-latinlowriders/
La Tierra Mia: Chicano Park Murals Documentation Project, Vol. 1, 2013: https://digital.sandiego.edu/ethn-books/2/
Chicano Park 2015 Murals Documentation Project: Guide To The Murals of Chicano Park: https://digital.sandiego.edu/ethn-books/1/
Fostering acceptance and visibility within Latinx student organizations for LGBTQ+ Latinx-identifying students: https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-mahel-action/87/
Full of Pride: Improving Latino Engagement and Retention in USD's LGBT+ Community: https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-mahel-action/41/
Microaggressions in Relation to Latinidad and Latinx Identities: https://digital.sandiego.edu/osp-researchweek/2018/ccurc/27/
Para la Comunidad: Centralizing Latinx Scholars at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution: https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-mahel-action/72/
Leadership for Social Change: Learning from Latina/Chicana Activist Educators: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/830/
Conocimiento in Community College Leadership: How Latina/Chicana Administrators Reclaim Agency in Contested Terrain Along the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/181/
Dreaming Qontigo: Imagining Possibilities: https://digital.sandiego.edu/solesmalscap/40/
First-Gen Mental Health: The Experiences of First-Generation Graduate Students at the University of San Diego: https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-mahel-action/63/
Parental Support of Latinos in Higher Education: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/828/
First Generation College Parents: Bridging the Gap Between the American Higher Education System and Latino Families: https://digital.sandiego.edu/solesmalscap/38/
Latina First Year Experience: Factors that Contribute to Persistence from the First to the Second Year in Higher Education: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/801/
National Archives News: Hispanic Heritage Month: www.archives.gov/news/topics/hispanic-heritage-month
Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room: www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/
The Center SD: Latin@ Services: thecentersd.org/latin-services/
National Hispanic Heritage Month: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
Translatin@ Coalition: The Voice of TransLatinos: www.translatinacoalition.org/about-tlc
Seven San Diego Hispanic Heritage Experiences: https://www.sandiego.org/articles/arts-culture/san-diego-hispanic-heritage-experiences.aspx
San Diego Public Library: Celebrando Latinx Heritage Month: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/latinx-heritage-month