Latino Americans
August 2011
Reference Services Division
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CONTEMPORARY LIFE
SP 791.4375 C768F (DVD)
Contra todo = Against all odds
(2008)
The stories in "Contra todo" paint
a tapestry of experiences
depicting Latino American life in
the US. Faced with various
obstacles, the characters risk
everything to survive.
DVD 305.86872 F229F
Farmingville: welcome to the
suburbs, home of the new
border wars (2004)
This documentary looks at the
people of Farmingville, New
York, and at how they are
dealing with the influx of about
1,500 Mexican workers.
DVD 342.73 L899N
Lost souls = Animas perdidas
(2010)
A young Latina filmmaker
documented the emotional
journey of her uncle, a military
vet deported to Mexico, and
uncovered the secrets of her
family's past.
DVD 364.1066 B224M
Bangin': the life of a Latino
gangster (2008)
SP 277.3083 V234S
El sabor de nuestra fe hispana
Valentin, Karen. (2008)
SP 304.873 R1475M and
364.13 R1472D
Morir en el intento: la peor
tragedia de inmigrantes en la
historia de los Estados
Unidos/
Dying to Cross: The Worst
Immigrant Tragedy in
American History
Ramos, Jorge (2005)
305.868 G753L
Latinos in America:
philosophy and social identity
Gracia, Jorge J. E. (2008)
306.4613 M733H
Hijas Americanas: beauty,
body image, and growing up
Latina
Molinary, Rosie (2007)
364.6 R479P
Punished: policing the lives of
Black and Latino boys
Rios, Victor M. (2011)
658.8008968 C24L
Latino Boom! Everything You
Need to Know to Grow Your
Business in the U.S. Hispanic
Market
Cartagena, Chiqui (2005)
YA 810.80868 V87V
Voices in first person:
reflections on Latino identity
Carlson, Lori Marie, ed. (2008)
973.0468 US12U
The U.S. Latino community
Opposing Viewpoints series
(2011)
977.600468 B964V
The Vitality of Latino
Communities in Rural
Minnesota
Center for Rural Policy... (2001)
977.600468 L349L
Latino voices: stories of Latin
American immigrants and their
impact in a community
Resource Center of the Americas
(2000)
977.600468 V233M
Mexicans in Minnesota
Valdés, Dionicio (2005)
HEALTH
DVD 362.29 D842D
Drugs & alcohol: immigrant
perspectives
Minn, Dept. of Human Resources
(2008)
DVD 613 UN555A
Unnatural causes: is inequality
making us sick?
California Newsreel (2008)
Each of the half-hour program
segments, set in different
racial/ethnic communities,
provides a deeper exploration of
the ways in which social
conditions affect population
health and how some
communities are extending their
lives be improving them.
613.08968 D378L
The Latina guide to health:
consejos and caring answers
Delgado, Jane L. (2010)
613.08968 SP31S
Speaking from the body:
Latinas on health and culture
(2008)
616.12 D378B
The buena salud guide for a
healthy heart
Delgado, Jane L. (2011)
616.398 G5893g
or SP 616.398 G5893g
Gordito doesn't mean
healthy/Gordito no significa
saludable
616.462 D378B
The buena salud guide to
diabetes and your life
Delgado, Jane L. (2011)
BIOGRAPHY
DVD 305.868 B812L
Brown is the new green:
George Lopez and the
American dream
PBS Home Video (2007)
DVD 362.87 B216D
Balseros
The heartrending yet triumphant
account of seven Cuban
refugees who risked everything
in pursuit of the American
Dream. Docurama (2005)
DVD 796.357092 C591R
Roberto Clemente
WGBH (2008)
070.92 OB68N (also on CD)
The next big story: my journey
through the land of
possibilities
O'Brien, Soledad (2010)
SP 306.8742 R147R
and 306.8742 R147G
El regalo del tiempo: cartas a
mis hijos /
The gift of time: letters from a
father
Ramos, Jorge (2005, 2007)
347.732634 SO786F
or LT 920 SO786F
Sonia Sotomayor: the true
American dream
Felix, Antonia (2010)
917.9496 AR32O
Orange County: a personal
history
Arellano, Gustavo (2008)
920 C144N
North star: a memoir
Camejo, Pedro (2010)
HOLIDAYS & COOKING
025.625 P289T
25 Latino Craft Projects
Ana-Elba Pavon (2003)
394.260896 M521L
The Latino Holiday Book
Valerie Menard (2004)
395.24 AL863O
Once upon a quinceañera:
coming of age in the USA
Alvarex, Julia (2007)
SP 394.26 M521C
Celebremos!: las fiestas de
México, Cuba, y Puerto Rico, y
su vigencia en los Estados
Unidos
Menard, Valerie (2002)
641.59268 W168T
The Tex-Mex cookbook : a
history in recipes and photos
Walsh, Robb (2004)
641.5972 C279S
Simply Mexican
Castro, Lourdes. (2009)
641.5972 SCH57A
Amor y tacos: modern Mexican
tacos, margaritas, and
antojitos
Schneider, Deborah M. (2010)
SP 641.598 H6757D
Delicioso
mis recetas favoritas con
sabor latino
Hoffmann, Ingrid (2008)
SP 641.598 M366D
Daisy
y
noche: la familia que come
unida permanece unida
Martinez, Daisy. (2010)
641.598 V262N
New World Kitchen: Latin
American and Caribbean
Cuisine
Norman Van Aken (2003)
641.86 G324P
Paletas: authentic recipes for
Mexican ice pops, shaved ice
& aguas frescas
Gerson, Fany (2011)
SPORTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
DVD 781.6 L349L
Latin Music USA
(2010)
DVD 791.4309 ON2O
100 Years of the Latino Image
in Hollywood Cinema
(2002)
SP 781.64 SE485S
Selena: su vida después de su
muerte
Castrellón, Cristina (2010)
791.43652 R618H
Heroes, lovers, and others: the
story of Latinos in Hollywood
Clara E. Rodríguez (2004)
792.7092 L881W
Why you crying? My long,
hard look at life, love, and
laughter
George Lopez (2004)
796.357092 W481F
Far from home: Latino
baseball players in America
Wendel, Tim (2008)
796.35764 R828R
Raceball: how the Major
Leagues colonized the Black
and Latin game
Ruck, Rob (2011)
LITERATURE & ART
DVD 305.235 C719O
Colors straight up
Docurama (2005)
DVD 704.0368 V825V
Visiones
Galan (2004)
DVD 759.972 K121S
The life and times of Frida
Kahlo
PBS Home Video (2005)
394.2663 N672N
Noche Buena: Hispanic
American Christmas Stories
Nicolás Kanellos (2000)
398.208968 L349L
Latin American Folktales:
Stories from Hispanic and
Indian Traditions
John Bierhorst, ed. (2002)
704.0368 C644L
Latino Visions: Contemporary
Chicano, Puerto Rican, and
Cuban American Artists
James D. Cockcroft (2000)
704.036872 C432C
Chicano Visions: American
Painters on the Verge
Cheech Marin (2002)
709.8 B266T
Twentieth-Century Art of Latin
America
Jacqueline Barnitz (2001)
810.80868 C146C
Camino del sol: fifteen years of
Latina and Latino writing
(2010)
810.80868 H421H
Herencia: The Anthology of
Hispanic Literature of the
United States
Nicolás Kanellos, ed. (2002)
810.80868 N821N
The Norton anthology of
Latino literature
(2011)
811 R6187M
My Nature is Hunger: New and
Selected Poems, 1989-2004
Luis J. Rodriguez (2005)
811.080868 W722W
The wind shifts: new Latino
poetry
(2007)
LIBRARY MAGAZINES &
NEWSPAPERS
Americás
Poder Hispanic
Latina (In Ya Collection)
La Prensa De Minnesota
People En Espaňol
Selecciones Del Reader’s Digest
Siempre Mujer
Vanidades
Dionicio Nodín Valdés (2000)
HISTORY
DVD 980.013 W574M
When worlds collide: the
untold story of the Americas
after Columbus PBS (2010)
Explores how the collision of two
sophisticated but different worlds
led to the birth of an entirely new
Latino culture.
305.562 B432O
One night in America: Robert
Kennedy, C
the dream of dignity
Bender, Steven. (2008)
331.8813092 C398S
Beyond the fields: Cesar
Chavez, the UFW, and the
struggle for justice in the 21st
century
Shaw, Randy (2008)
973.0468 G589H
Harvest of Empire: A History of
Latinos in America
Juan Gonzalez (2000)
977.600468 R629L
Latino Minnesota
Roethke, Leigh. (2007)
977.6581 V233B
Barrios Norteños: St. Paul and
Midwestern Mexican
Communities in the Twentieth
Century
REFERENCE BOOKS
R 973.0468 EN199E (4 vols.)
Encyclopedia Latina: History,
Culture, and Society in the
United States
Grolier Academic Reference,
2005
R 973.0468 H625H
The Hispanic American
Almanac
Gale, 2003
R 973.0468 OC3A
Atlas of Hispanic-American
History
George Ochoa (2001)
R 973.0468 OX25O (4 vols.)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of
Latinos and Latinas
Oxford Univ. Press (2005)
R 973.0468 R259R
Reference Library of Hispanic
America Gale, 1993
GENEALOGY R 929.108968
H625H
Hispanic American
genealogical sourcebook
Gale, 1995
GENEALOGY R 929.38016
P697C
Census records for Latin
America and the Hispanic
United States
Platt, Lyman De (1998)
GENEALOGY R 929.1072046
R994F
Finding your Hispanic roots
Ryskamp, George R. (1997)
Malin Alegría
Isabel Allende
Julia Alvarez
Rudolpho Anaya
Jimmy Santiago Baca
GENEALOGY R 929.1 P697H
Hispanic surnames and family
history
Platt, Lyman De (1996)
Sandra Benitez
Oscar Casares
Ana Castillo
INTERNET RESOURCES
Sandra Cisneros
www.brownpride.com
www.quepasa.com
www.hispaniconline.com
www.espanol.com
www.hispanicsurf.com
www.hispanicbusiness.com
www.lamusica.com
www.latina.com
www.latinousa.org
www.latinworld.com
www.starmedia.com
Caridad Ferrer
National Council of La Raza
www.nclr.org
Yxta Maya Murray
Anjanette Delgado
Dagoberto Gilb
Jaime Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez
Juan Felipe Herrera
Oscar Hijuelos
Francisco Jiménez
Lorraine Lopez
Manuel Muños
Sofia Quintero
A.E. (Alex Echevarria) Roman
Hispanic Research Center
www.asu.edu/clas/hrc
Benjamin Sáenz
René Saldaña
Resource Center of the Americas
www.americas.org
Alex Sanchez
FICTION AUTHORS
Gary Soto
Michele Serros
Francisco X. Stork
Susan Gonzales Abraham
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Mario Acevedo
Marcos McPeek Villatoro
Marta Acosta