LibGuides: Mexican American History: Start with Books

Starting with Books

The Latino Americans by Ray Suarez
Call Number: EVC General Collection E184.S75 S83 2013
ISBN: 9780451238146
Publication Date: 2013-09-03
Sharing the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and many others, this companion to the PBS miniseries explores the lives of Latino American men and women over a 500-year-span who have made an impact on history.
Mexicans in the Making of America by Neil Foley
Call Number: EVC General Collection E184.M5 F65 2014
ISBN: 9780674048485
Publication Date: 2014-10-06
Mexicans in the Making of America examines the impact of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants on U.S. culture, politics, and economy since 1848.
Latino History and Culture by David J. Leonard; Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo
Call Number: EVC Reference E184.S75 L3622 2010
ISBN: 9780765680839
Publication Date: 2009-12-15
Latinos are the fastest growing population in America today. This two-volume encyclopedia traces the history of Latinos in the United States from colonial times to the present, focusing on their impact on the nation in its historical development and current culture.
Encyclopedia Latina by Ilan Stavans; Harold Augenbraum
Call Number: EVC Reference E184.S75 E587 2005
ISBN: 9780717258154
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Latinas in the United States by Vicki L. Ruiz (Editor); Virginia Sánchez Korrol (Editor)
Call Number: Available online as an eBook
ISBN: 9780253346803
Publication Date: 2006-05-03
Zoot Suit Riots by Roger Bruns
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9780313398797
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
This book traces the "zoot suit", adopted by Mexican American teenagers in wartime Los Angeles, who wore it as their unofficial "uniform" as an act of rebellion and to establish their cultural identity. It provides important historic events and their subsequent cultural and political influences on the Mexican American experience, especially the activist and reform efforts designed to prevent similar future injustices.

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