LibGuides: Chicana / Chicano Studies: Free Research Sources

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Bracero History Archive joint project of the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Brown University and the Institute of Oral History at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Chicano Civil Rights Movement resources from the Library of Congress
Frontera Norte Sur monthly newsletter with daily updates from the US-Mexico border region, from New Mexico State University.
LANIC: Hispanic/Latino Resources portal with links to a wide range of information on Chicano and Latino Studies, from the University of Texas at Austin.
LatinoLA! popular culture site on Latinos in Los Angeles.
Scientific Electronic Library Online open access to full text articles from scholarly journals from Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Mexico and other Latin American countries.
Self Help Graphics & Art (Los Angeles) nationally recognized center for Latino arts and printmaking in East Los Angeles.
Smithsonian Latino Center celebrates Latino culture and achievement in America through exhibits, research, collections, and educational programs.
Special Report: Hispanic Heritage Month wealth of articles in both Spanish and English illuminates Hispanic culture and important issues, events, leaders and personalities
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (USC) policy institute at USC contains research reports and other publications of interest to Latinos and other ethnic groups.