Research Guides: Spanish: Hispanics in the US

Databases

LibSearch
Use LibSearch to search holdings at St. Kate's and other MnPALS Partner Schools

JSTOR
A multi-disciplinary database. You can narrow your search to journals in specific subject areas like history and Latin American studies.

The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. Subject areas include the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

JSTOR includes various collections, and the St. Kate's Library has purchased the Arts and Sciences Collections I-VII and the Biological Sciences Collection. These collections include subsets for ecology & botany, language & literature, and music.

JSTOR's agreements with publishers often include a "moving wall," which means that the most recent years (typically 3-5 years) are not available.
Historical Abstracts

A database that provides access to scholarly articles on world history

This resource excludes the history of United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life. Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 2,000 journals. Also includes book reviews and dissertations. Indexing coverage begins in 1954.

This database is produced by ABC-CLIO, but you access it through the EBSCO website.
PAIS Index

A finding aid to publications about public policy and social issues from 120 countries

Database chronicling global public policy and social issues. Indexes periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries. Coverage begins in 1915.
Google Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports

Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. Our link to Google Scholar enables you to see which documents you can access through St. Kate's.
SocINDEX with Full Text

A comprehensive sociology database with strong coverage of social work, anthropology, and education.

A comprehensive social sciences research database with full text for more than 1,700 journals dating back to 1908. It also provides full text for more than 830 books and 14,000 conference papers. Subject indexing is based on a sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers.

Books

A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present

Routledge Handbook of Latin America in the World

Weaving the Past: a history of Latin America's indigenous women from the prehispanic period to the present

The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Social Movements

Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics, and Society

Decolonial Voices: Chicana and Chicano Cultural Studies in the 21st Century

Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States

Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics

Latinos in the United States: what everyone needs to know

Harvest of Empire: a history of Latinos in America

Our Migrant Souls: a meditation on race and the meanings and myths of "Latino"

Latina Lives, Latina Narratives : influential essays

Latino Almanac: from early explorers to corporate leaders

Sovereign Acts: performing race, space, and belonging in Panama and the Canal Zone

The Canal of Panama and Globalization : growth and challenges in the 21st Century

The Silver Women : how Black women's labor made the Panama Canal

Movements after Revolution : A History of People's Struggles in Mexico

Divided Peoples: policy, activism, and Indigenous identities on the U.S.-Mexico border

Defiant Braceros: : how migrant workers fought for racial, sexual, and political freedom

The Sandinista Revolution : a global Latin American history

Venezuela Speaks! : voices from the grassroots

Native Peoples, Politics, and Society in Contemporary Paraguay

Bitter Fruit: the story of the American coup in Guatemala

Cuba and Revolutionary Latin America: An Oral History

Websites

Pew Hispanic 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. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research."
Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
A public policy group that advocates for Latinos in Minnesota.
HACER: Credible Latino Research
A non-profit, community based research organization disseminates research for and with Latino communities
One World Nations Online
A website with country data including maps, statistics, history, and politics of the region
Migration Policy Institute
"MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. It aims to meet the rising demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration, whether voluntary or forced, presents to communities and institutions in an increasingly integrated world."