VGCC Library Services: Hispanic Heritage: Past &amp; Present

Historical Events & Eras

Dolores
Dolores Huerta tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Cesar Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century - and continues the fight to this day, at 87.
Hispanics and the Civil War
The National Park Service examines history of Hispanic Americans prior to the Civil War and their participation in the conflict.
The Latino Americans
Documentary miniseries from PBS that chronicles Latinos in the United States from the 1500's to present day. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, intersecting with much that is central to the history of the United States while also going to places where standard U.S. histories do not tend to tread.

Central American Newspapers Online
Directory of Central American newspapers, news sites, and magazines covering politics, sports, entertainments, history, jobs, education, tourism, lifestyles, travel, real estate, and business.

Hispanic Life in America This link opens in a new window
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Noticias en Español (1992-present)
Spanish-language newswire focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Puerto Rican Newspapers Online
List of Puerto Rican newspapers for news and information on local business, sports, entertainments, jobs, education, festivals, tourism, lifestyles, real estate, weather reports, health care, and more.
Reforma (1995-present)
Spanish-language newspaper from Mexico City.
South American Newspapers
Directory of most popular South American newspapers and news sites searchable by country.

Hispanic Network
Latino business & employment magazine
The State of Latino News Media
An extensive and interesting report on Latino news outlets in the US across print, digital, and television media. Includes an interactive map of Spanish-language news source.

Inner Borderlines: Visions of America Through the Eyes of Alejandro Morales
Spanish filmmaker Luis Mancha follows Chicano author and professor Alejandro Morales around Southern California as he tries to understand issues concerning the Latino population in California and the U.S.
Voces: Building the American Dream
Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. The film captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices.

Latino Access to Higher Education: Ethnic Realities and New Directions for the Twenty-First Century by Martin Guevara Urbina; Claudia Rodriguez Wright
ISBN: 9780398090913
Publication Date: 2015-09-21
Documents the Latino experience in the world of academia, focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on first-generation Latino students in higher education.
The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America by Mario T. García
ISBN: 9781469614113
Publication Date: 2014-05-12
Presents thirteen riveting oral histories of young, first-generation college students, countering long-held stereotypes and expands our understanding of what the author terms "the Latino Generation."
The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina by Hannah E. Gill
ISBN: 9780807899380
Publication Date: 2010-11-01
NC has had one of the fastest growing Latino populations in the nation. Exploring larger social forces behind demographic shifts, Gill shows both how North Carolina communities are facing the challenges and opportunities presented by these changes and how immigrants experience the economic and social realities of their new lives.
Latinos in the New Millennium by Luis R. Fraga, et al.
ISBN: 9781107017221
Publication Date: 2011-12-12
Presents a comprehensive profile of Latinos in the United States: looking at social characteristics, group relations, policy positions and political orientations.