Chicano & Latino Studies *: Find Web Resources

A gateway to U.S.-Mexico border resources

A 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.

A database of nearly 9,000 California newspapers held in California libraries, including many related to Chicano and Latino studies.

Site describes services for Central Americans in the City of Los Angeles, California.

Valuable at a timeline and list. The links are disabled temporarily for site security.

A weekly electronic newletter.

The premier midwest research center for Latinos. Publishes research and working papers.

Fulltext version of this historic Los Angeles Spanish language newspaper.

See information about the Los Angeles Festival in October. Also see the list of awards for the best Latino books in several categories.

A popular culture site on Latinos in Los Angeles.

LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. The organization involves and serves all Hispanic nationality groups.

Judy Baca's Mural

Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading non-profit Latino legal organization. It promotes equality and justice through litigation, advocacy, public policy, and community education in the areas of employment, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, education, and language rights.

The non-partisan leadership organization of the nation's more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials.

The largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans in the United States.

A nationally recognized center for Latino arts and printmaking in East Los Angeles.

The Center celebrates Latino culture and achievement in America through exhibits, research, collections, and educational programs.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, this wealth of articles in both Spanish and English illuminates Hispanic culture and important issues, events, leaders and personalities

A policy institute at USC. The site contains research reports and other publications of interest to Latinos and other ethnic groups.