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Keywords for Latina/o Studies 2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice Magazine A vocabulary of Latina/o studies. Keywords for Latina/o Studies is a generative text that enhances the ongoing dialogue within a rapidly growing and changing field. The keywords included in this collection represent established and emergent terms, categories, and concepts that undergird Latina/o studies; they delineate the shifting contours of a field best thought of as an intellectual imaginary and experiential project of social and cultural identities within the U.S. academy. Bringing together sixty-three essays, from humanists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, among others, each focused on a single term, the volume reveals the broad range of the field while also illuminating the tensions and contestations surrounding issues of language, politics, and histories of colonization, specific to this area of study. From "borderlands" to "migration," from "citizenship" to "mestizaje," this accessible volume will be informative for those who are new to Latina/o studies, providing them with a mapping of the current debates and a trajectory of the development of the field, as well as being a valuable resource for scholars to expand their knowledge and critical engagement with the dynamic transformations in the field.

Oxford Bibliographies - Latino Studies
This resource offers annotated bibliographies and research guides on the subject of Latino studies. It explores the Hispanic minority in the United States with an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
https://osu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/58594980

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Hispanic American Periodicals Index Online (HAPI)

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Latino/a @ OSU

Welcome

This guide is designed to highlight select resources for Latino/a Studies available at The Ohio State University Library.

Subject librarians are available for research consultations throughout the academic year. Contact us via email with a brief description of your research project.

Resources-Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) and Popular Sources

General Interdisciplinary Databases

Key Online Databases-Journal Articles

Chicano Database
The Chicano Database identifies all types of material on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos. Records added since 1992 have expanded its scope to include the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. The Chicano Database also includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature.
Hispanic American Periodicals Index Online (HAPI)
HAPI is a source for information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
HLAS contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Most records include abstracts with evaluations.
World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean
This resource contains primary source documents about Latin America and the Caribbean, including academic journals, news feeds, reference articles and commentary, maps, statistics, audio, and video. The topics are presented on a country and continent level, offering deep contextualization of the subjects under discussion such as politics, economics, religion, culture, international affairs, the environment, science, and technology.

NPR Alt Latino Radio
From Latin rock to psychedelic cumbia and everything in between, Alt.Latino Radio spins a genre-bending mix where tradition meets innovation.

Below is a sample of journals that are available online. The library also subscribes to various Latino Studies print journals that can be found on the 1st floor of Thompson Library. For a complete list of print and ejournals available, please follow this link:

Latino leaders
A journal that highlights the careers and success of prominent Latinos in the United States. Examines the most important aspects of these leaders' lives and their journey to achievement. Emphasis is on white-collar Latinos working in the U.S. today. Published in Spanish
Latino Studies
Latino Studies aims to advance interdisciplinary scholarship about the lived experience and struggles of Latinas and Latinos for equity, representation, and social justice.
Latin American music review
Explores the historical, ethnographic, & socio-cultural dimensions of Latin American music in Latin American social groups, including the Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, & Portuguese populations in the United States.
The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JHHE) is a quarterly international journal devoted to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of issues at Hispanic-serving institutions
Latin American Research Review
The Latin American Research Review is the premier interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research and surveys of current research on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
A student-run Latino policy review at the Harvard Kennedy School focused on public policy issues that impact Latina and Latino communities in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Hispania (AATSP)
Hispania is a peer-reviewed academic journal and the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. It is published quarterly by the AATSP and covers Spanish and Portuguese literature, linguistics, and pedagogy.
Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies
Aztlán presents original research that is relevant to or informed by the Chicano experience.
Hispanic America Historical Review
HAHR's comprehensive book review section provides commentary, ranging from brief notices to review essays, on every facet of scholarship on Latin American history and culture.
Hispanic
Articles for and about Hispanics, travel, investing, music, book and motion picture reviews.

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
Latin American Migration Project
The Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) is a multidisciplinary research effort between investigators in various countries of Latin America and the United States.LAMP's purpose is to extend this research to migration flows originating in other Latin American countries.
Wilson Institute: Mexico
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin American Program fosters new research, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among a broad range of stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas.
Hispanic Population of the United States
A webpage from the U.S. Census Bureau, including a population survey report and other publications.
Resource Center for Minority Data
Julian Samora Research Institute
The mission of the Julian Samora Research Institute is to generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest and across the nation.
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
TRPI has produced the USC Media Curator, an online publishing platform designed to bring together innovative research from across the University of Southern California and beyond. This platform has been used to publish on a variety of topic areas such as immigrant services and latinos and the criminal justice system.
Latinobarómetro: opinion pública Latinoamericana
Latinobarómetro is an annual public opinion survey that involves some 19,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries, representing more than 400 million inhabitants. Questions deal with political and social attitudes, as well as demographic and economic characteristics.
National Center for Education Statistics
OECD Data

Latin America Bureau
LAB amplifies the voices of those fighting for social justice in Latin America by reporting from the viewpoint of the region’s poor and marginalised communities, its indigenous peoples, women’s groups and trade unions, and its ethnic minorities and faith communities, and by bringing to light their stories of resistance and their campaigns for change.
Global Voices
Global Voices is a border-less, largely volunteer community of more than 1400 writers, analysts, online media experts and translators. We curate, verify and translate trending news and stories you might be missing on the Internet, from blogs, independent press and social media in 167 countries.

Factiva [Selected Articles in Full Text]
Factiva provides global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal - unduplicated in a single service elsewhere. It is the only single content solution with multiple language interfaces and multilingual content covering nearly 8,000 sources.
PressDisplay
Offers current issues of newspapers in the original form from all over the world.

El Chicano Weekly
Hispanic American Newspapers
The renowned collection from the University of Houston. Hundreds of searchable newspapers published in the United States by Hispanics. The unabridged voices of intellectuals, literary notables, politicians, and more

Latin American Newsstand
Full-text of over 40 Latin-American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin-American regional topics.

BBC News-Latin America

Guide to Multicultural Resources
This is a guide to materials in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum collection that have been created by Latino American artist.
The collection includes biographical files, original art, archival collections, bound volumes, comic books, online resources, and more.
OSU's Latin American Broadside and Pamphlet Collection
This collection includes original broadside by José Guadalupe Posada.

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New Books in Latino Studies
Browse a list of new books available in Latino Studies.

The Latin Beat
Explore the musical styles of each Latin American country including: ballads, bossa nova, Latin jazz, samba, salsa, mambo, rock and hip hop.
Latino Politics
Call Number: E184.S75 G369 2014
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino participation in US politics.
The Routledge Handbook of Hispanic Applied Linguistics
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of professional opportunities afforded to Spanish language program graduates.
(Re)Mapping the Latina/O Literary Landscape
Key Terms in Latino/A Cultural and Literary Studies
Call Number: E184.S75 A795 2007
Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies is an indispensable reference source comprised of hundreds of key terms central to this important and developing field.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature
Latino America
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New Faces, New Voices
New Faces, New Voices is essential for understanding the political characteristics of the largest and fastest growing group of minority voters in the United States.
Latin America and the Caribbean in the Global Context
Current perspectives on Latin America "s role in the world tend to focus on one question: Why is Latin America always falling behind? Analysts and scholars offer answers grounded in history, economic underdevelopment, or democratic consolidation.

Local Columbus Events

Program of Latino/a Studies Events
The Latina/o Studies Program at OSU offers an interdisciplinary Minor and a Graduate Specialization in Latina/o Studies. As an academic inter-discipline, Latina/o Studies offers a unique education in the critical analysis of the experiences (social, political, medical, urban, gendered), histories, literatures, arts, and cultures of the multiethnic, multiracial, and multilingual population of Latina/os in the U.S. Latina/o Studies is a part of the Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU (DISCO).
Center for Latin American Studies
The mission of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is to serve, facilitate, and stimulate the teaching, research, and intellectual interests of OSU faculty and students in all matters dealing with Latin America.
Festival Latino
Festival Latino is a free, family-friendly event and the largest Latin event in Ohio. This event takes place annually in August.
Latinx Space for Enrichment and Research (LASER)
Latinx Space for Enrichment and Research (LASER) nurtures a community of students and scholars engaged in expanding the presence of Latinos in higher education, enriching the undergraduate research experience, and helping to prepare students for successful application to college, professional, and graduate school programs.

Latino/a Research and Writing @ OSU

"Building Sustainable Worlds: Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest."
This project is a regional research collaborative involving scholars and graduate scholars at eight universities under the umbrella of Humanities Without Walls.
¿Qué Pasa, Ohio State?
¿Qué Pasa, OSU? supports the exchange of information and opportunities for dialogue among all students and faculty regarding Hispanic issues across the disciplines.
Back Issues of ¿Qué Pasa, Ohio State?
¡Dímelo, Columbus! Latinos Speak
¡Dímelo, Columbus! is a collaboration between Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s ¿Que Pasa OSU? and WOSU’s Columbus Neighborhoods produced by Leticia Rose Wiggins.

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