Research Guides: Chicana/o Studies Research Guide: Central American Studies

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Central American Studies at ELAC

Map of Central American countries with capital cities

This guide was created for students interested in learning more about Central American disapora.

The Chicano Studies Department at ELAC currently offers the following courses that focus on this topic:

Books in the Library

Central Americans in Los Angeles by Rosamaria Segura
Call Number: ELAC Stacks F869.L89 C347 2010
Constituting Central American-Americans by Maritza E. Cárdenas
Call Number: ELAC Stacks E184.C34 C37 2018
The Wandering Song by Leticia Hernández Linares (Editor); Rubén Martínez (Editor); Héctor Tobar; Juan José Dalton
Call Number: ELAC Stacks PS508 .H57 W36 2017
Understanding Central America by John A. Booth; Christine J. Wade; Thomas W. Walker
Call Number: ELAC Stacks ; F1439 .B66 2006

Recommended Ebooks Available to Read Online

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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 current. Updated daily.
Latin America & Iberia Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Search full-text academic journals produced by scholarly publishers and educational institutions in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal and that cover major areas of study like business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
Latino American Experience (BloomsburyABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
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Focuses on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Its content spans from the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States.
U.S. Hispanic Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Access the largest collection of leading Hispanic newspapers, news wires, websites and blogs in full text from U.S. publishers in both Spanish and English including El Diario/La Prensa (New York City), La Opinión (Los Angeles), La Prensa (San Antonio) and Extra (Chicago).