Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Latino Studies
Organization of Collection
The
Alexander Library
houses the principal research collection for Latino Studies. The largest government publications
collections within the Rutgers University Libraries can also be found at
Alexander Library
and the
Library of Science and Medicine.
Additional collections are available at the
Dana Library , the
Robeson Library , and the
Newark
and
Camden Law
libraries. The
Humanities and Social Sciences Data Center
will facilitate access to the Rutgers University Libraries' Government, the ICPSR (Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research) and networked CDROM data, while also serving as a
clearinghouse for existing or newly created data collections located elsewhere.
Special Collections and University Archives
collects, preserves, and makes available primary and secondary resources pertaining to
New Jersey history and culture.
The
Center of Alcohol Studies Library houses collections dealing with the biomedical
houses collections dealing with the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of beverage alcohol, its use, and related consequences. The
Media Center
unit offers a selected list of moving image (videotape, DVD, laser disc) on the topic and the
Art Library
houses materials related to the Latino art experience.
Some additional documents are included in
RUcore, a community repository that will
make the intellectual property of Rutgers University, its faculty and
graduate students, permanently available for scholars and researchers.
Literature Sources
Biographical dictionary of Hispanic literature in the United States: the literature of Puerto Ricans,
Cuban Americans, and other Hispanic writers / edited by Nicolás Kanellos.
New York : Greenwood Press, c1989.
Alex, Camden, DANA, Kilmer PQ7420.2.K3
Chicano literature : a reference guide / edited by Julio A. Martínez and Francisco A.
Lomelí.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985
ALEX, Douglass, DANA PS153.M4C46
Dictionary of Literary Biography Series: Chicano writers. First series / edited by Francisco A.
Lomelí and Carl R. Shirley.
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1989., 1st Series.
ALEX, Kilmer, DANA, Camden PS88.D57 v.82;
Chicano writers. Second series / edited by Francisco A. Lomelí and Carl R.
Shirley.
Detroit : Gale Research, 1992.
PS88.D57 v.122;
Chicano writers. Third series / edited by
Francisco A. Lomelí and Carl R. Shirley.
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1999.
PS88.D57 v.209
Hispanic literature of the United States : an comprehensive reference / Nicolás Kanellos.
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2003.Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003
ALEX PS153.H56K36 2003
Hispanic literature criticism / Jelena Krstovic, editor.
Detroit : Gale Research, c1994.
Kilmer, Camden PQ7081.A1H573
Hispanic writers : a selection of sketches from Contemporary authors / Bryan Ryan, editor.
Detroit : Gale Research, c1991.
DANA, Douglass PQ7081.3.H58
Handbook of Hispanic cultures in the United States / general editors, Nicolás Kanellos, Claudio
Esteva-Fabregat.
Houston, Tex. : Arte Público Press ; Madrid, Spain : Instituto de
Cooperación Iberoamericana, c1993-c1994.
Camden, Douglass E184.S75H365
Latino and Latina writers / Alan West-Durán, editor ; María Herrera-Sobek, César A.
Salgado, associate editors.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2004.
DANA, Kilmer PS153.H56L39 2004
Latino writers and journalists / Jamie Martinez Wood.
New York: Facts On File, c2007.
Camden REF, PS153.H56M36 2007
Bibliographic Monographs
Bibliographic guide to Chicana and Latina narrative.
Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2003.
DOUGLASS Z1229.M48L46 2003
The Columbia history of Latinos in the United States since 1960.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
REF E184.S75C644
Cuban and Cuban American Women: An Annotated Bibliography.
Scholarly Resources, 2000.
DOUGLASS REF HQ1507.S86.
Cuban exile periodicals at the University of Miami Library : an annotated bibliography.
1987.
ALEXANDER Z1511.V3
Cubans in the United States : a bibliography for research in the social and behavioral sciences, 1960-1983 / compiled by Lyn MacCorkle.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984.
Alex, Douglass Z1361.C85M32
Documentos de la migración puertorriqueña=Documents of the Puerto Rican migration. 1977- .
ALEXANDER JV7381.C66
Encyclopedic directory of ethnic newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Lubomyr R. Wynar and
Anna T. Wynar. Edition: 2d ed.
Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1976.
ALEXANDER REF *Z6953.5 .A1 W94 1976
Hispanic periodicals in the United States, origins to 1960 : a brief history and comprehensive
bibliography. Nicolás Kanellos with Helvetia Martell.
Houston, Tex. : Arte Publico Press, 2000.
ALEXANDER REF Z6953.5.S66K36 2000.
In search of work : international migration of women in Latin America and the Caribbean : selected bibliography, 2004.
GOVDOC. JV6347.S73
Index of American Periodical Verse.
Scarecrow. 1971 - .
ALEXANDER Z1231.P7147
Latinos and politics: a select research bibliography / compiled by F. Chris Garcia ... [et al.] ; with the research assistance of Patti Constantakis ... [et al.].
Austin, Tex.: Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1991.
Alex, Livingston, Z1361.S7L365
Latinos in the United States: a historical bibliography / Albert Camarillo, editor.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1986.
Alex, Livingston, Newark Z1361.S7L37 1986
Latinos in the United States: social, economic and political aspects: a bibliography / compiled by Joan Nordquist.
Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1994.
Camden, E184.S75N67 1994
Mexican and Mexican-American agricultural labor in the United States : an international bibliography / Martin H. Sable.
New York : Haworth Press, c1987.
Alex, Douglass, Kilmer Z7164.L1S2
New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A guide the Collections in the State.
REF F 134.M97
The Puerto Ricans: migration and general bibliography. 1975.
KILMER LC2692.P83
A selected and annotated bibliography of Chicano studies. 1979.
ALEXANDER Z1361.M4T36
U.S. Latino literature : an essay and annotated bibliography.
Chicago, Ill. : MARC Abrazo Press, c1992.
DOUGLASS PS153.H56Z56
General Reference and Biographical Sources
Atlas of American diversity / Larry Hajime Shinagawa, Michael Jang.
Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, c1998.
ALEX, Kilmer, Camden. REF E 184 .A1 S575
Atlas of Hispanic-American history / George Ochoa.
New York : Facts on File, c2001.
ALEX, Camden E184.S75O287
Biographical dictionary of Hispanic Americans / Nicholas E. Meyer. Edition: 2nd ed.
New York : Facts on File, c2001.
ALEX E184.S75M49 2001
Dictionary of Chicano folklore / Rafaela G. Castro.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2000.
ALEX, Camden GR111.M49C37 2000
Dictionary of Hispanic biography / Joseph C. Tardiff & L. Mpho Mabunda, editors ; foreword
by Rudolfo Anaya.
New York : Gale Research, c1996.
Camden, CT1343.D53 1996
Dictionary of Latin American racial and ethnic terminology / Thomas M. Stephens. Edition:
2nd ed.
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, c1999.
ALEX, Camden GN562.S74 1999
Dictionary of Mexican American history / Matt S. Meier and Feliciano Rivera.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c1981.
ALEX, Livingston E184.M5M453
Encyclopedia of Latin American theater / edited by Eladio Cortés and Mirta Barrea-Marlys.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
ALEX, Camden, DANA PQ7082.D7E63
[includes the history of the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States]
Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States / Ilan Stavans,
editor in chief, Harold Augenbraum, associate editor.
Danbury, CT : Grolier Academic Reference, c2005.
ALEX, Kilmer E184.S75E587
Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture / Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, executive editor.
Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 2004. 2v.
ALEX, Kilmer, E184.S75E59
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American civil rights movement / Matt S. Meier and Margo
Gutiérrez ; foreword by Antonia Hernández.
Westport, Conn. ; London: Greenwood Press, 2000.
ALEX, Camden E184.M5M458
Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics / edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz ... [et
al.].
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.
ALEX, Camden, Kilmer. E184.A1E574
Encyclopedia of New Jersey / edited by Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen ; maps by Michael
Siegel.
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2004.
ALEX, Camden, DANA, Douglass, Special Collections. Ref. F132.E52 2004
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America / contributing editor, Rudolph J. Vecoli ;
edited by Judy Galens, Anna Sheets, Robyn V. Young.
New York : Gale Research, c1995.. 1995. 2v.
REF E184.A1G14
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. Primary documents / edited by Jeffrey Lehman.
Detroit: Gale Group, 1999.
ALEX/Ref 2 v.
Handbook of Hispanic cultures in the United States / general editors, Nicolás Kanellos,
Claudio Esteva-Fabregat.
Houston, Tex.: Arte Público Press ; Madrid, Spain: Instituto de
Cooperación Iberoamericana, c1993-c1994.
Camden, Douglass E184.S75H365 1993 v.1-4
Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups / Stephan Thernstrom, editor ; Ann Orlov,
managing editor, Oscar Handlin, consulting editor.
Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 1980.
ALEX, Camden, DANA, Douglass E184.A1H35
The Hispanic almanac : from Columbus to corporate America / Nicolás Kanellos [editor];
foreword by Luis Valdez.
Detroit : Visible Ink Press, c1994.. 1994
ALEXANDER REF E184 .S75 H56
Hispanics in Congress: a historical and political survey / Maurilio E. Vigil.
Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, c1996.
Camden, E184.S75V543 1996
Hispanic firsts : 500 years of extraordinary achievement / Nicolás Kanellos.
Detroit : Gale, c1997.
ALEX E184.S75K36
Hispanic first names : a comprehensive dictionary of 250 years of Mexican-American usage /
compiled by Richard D. Woods.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984.
ALEX CS2375.U6W66
Hispanics in Hollywood: an encyclopedia of film and television / Luis Reyes and Peter
Rubie.
New York: Garland Pub., 1994
ALEX, Camden, Livingston, Music PN1995.9.H47R49
Immigration in America today : an encyclopedia / edited by James Loucky, Jeanne Armstrong,
and Larry J. Estrada.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
ALEXANDER/CAMDEN JV6465.I4754 2006
Latinas! : women of achievement / Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp, editors ; foreword by Nicholasa
Mohr.
Detroit, Mich : Visible Ink Press, c1996.
Camden, Douglass, Livingston E184.S75L354
The Latino encyclopedia / editors, Richard Chabrán and Rafael Chabrán.
New York : Marshall Cavendish, c1996. 6v
E184.S75L357
Mexican American biographies : a historical dictionary, 1836-1987 / Matt S. Meier.
New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
ALEX, Douglass, Livingston E184.M5M454
Notable Hispanic American women / Diane Telgen and Jim Kamp, editors ; foreword by
Graciela Beecher. Edition: 1st ed.
Detroit : Gale Research, c1993.
Camden, Douglass E184.S75N68
The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States / Suzanne Oboler and
Deena J. González, editors in chief.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. 4v.
E184.S75O97
We the people : an atlas of America's ethnic diversity / James Paul Allen, Eugene James
Turner.
New York : Macmillan, c1988.
Camden, Newark E184.A1A479
Monographs (selected list)
The Hispanic image on the silver screen: an interpretive filmography from silents into
sound, 1898-1935 / Alfred Charles Richard, Jr.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
ALEX, Camden PN1998.R54
Hispanics in the American West / Jorge Iber and Arnoldo De León.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2006.
ALEX F596.3.S75I24 2006
Hispanics in New York: religious, cultural, and social experiences: a study of Hispanics
in the Archdiocese of New York = Hispanos en Nueva York: experiencias religiosas,
culturales y sociales.
New York, N.Y. (1011 1st Ave., New York 10022): Office of Pastoral Research, Archdiocese of New York, c1982.
ALEX 2v.
Latino electoral participation and representation [microform] / Kevin Coleman.
[Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, [1996]
ALEX Microfilm. 6007 1996, reel 11, fr.0001/fr.0720.
Latino empowerment: progress, problems, and prospects / edited by Roberto E. Villarreal,
Norma G. Hernandez, and Howard D. Neighbor ; foreword by Ronald D. Coleman.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
ALEX, Camden, DANA, Livingston E184.M5L33 1988
Latino ethnic consciousness: the case of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans in Chicago /
Felix M. Padilla.
Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, c1985.
ALEX, DANA, Douglass F548.9.M5P32 1985
Latino families broken by immigration: the adolescent's perceptions / Ceres I. Artico.
New York: LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.
ALEX, Camden, DANA RJ507.P37A78 2003
Latino fiction and the modernist imagination: literature of the borderlands / John S.
Christie.
New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
ALEX PS153.H56C49 1998
Latino folk medicine: healing herbal remedies from ancient traditions / Anthony M.
DeStefano. 1st ed.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2001.
LSM GR114.D48 2001
Latino health in the US: a growing challenge / edited by Carlos W. Molina and Marilyn
Aguirre-Molina.
Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, c1994. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001
Camden, RA448.5.H57L35 1994
Latino images in film: stereotypes, subversion, & resistance / Charles Ramírez Berg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002.
ALEX PN1995.9.H47B46 2002
Latinos, Inc.: the marketing and making of a people / Arlene Dávila.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London: University of California Press, c2001.
ALEX HF5415.33.U6D38 2001
Latino language and literacy in ethnolinguistic Chicago / edited by Marcia Farr.
Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
ALEX, Camden P35.5.U6L38 2005
Latinos and political coalitions: political empowerment for the 1990s / edited by Roberto
E. Villarreal and Norma G. Hernandez.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
ALEX, Camden E184.M5L35 1991
Latinos: remaking America / edited by Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Mariela M. Páez.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London: University of California Press, c2002.
ALEX, Camden, E184.S75L37 2002
Latino students in American schools : historical and contemporary views / edited by
Valentina I. Kloosterman ; foreword by Virginia Gonzalez.
Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2003.
Alex LC2669.L384
Latino success: insights from 100 of America's most powerful Latino business professionals
/ Augusto A. Failde and William S. Doyle.
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, c1996.
Kilmer, HF5386.F227 1996
Latino voices: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban perspectives on American politics /
Rodolfo O. de la Garza ... [et al.].
Boulder: Westview Press, 1992.
ALEX, Camden, DANA E184.S75L365 1992
Latinos unidos: from cultural diversity to the politics of solidarity / Enrique (Henry) T.
Trueba.
Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, c1999
Camden, E184.S75T78 1999
Latinos in the West: the student movement and academic labor in Los Angeles / Carlos Mora.
Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, c2007.
ALEX F869.L89S7565 2007
Latino workers in the contemporary South / edited by Arthur D. Murphy, Colleen Blanchard,
and Jennifer A. Hill.
Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c2001.
ALEX, GN2.S9243 no.34
Latinos in the United States (series)
Historical themes and identity: mestizaje and labels / edited with an introduction by
Antoinette Sedillo López.
New York: Garland Publishing, 1995.
ALEX Vol. I. E184.S75H65 1995
Latina issues: fragments of historia (ella) (herstory) / edited with an introduction by
Antoinette Sedillo López.
New York: Garland Pub., 1995.
Camden, Douglass. Vol. 2 E184.S75L362 1994
Latino employment, labor organizations and immigration
Garland, 1995. Vol. 4
ALEX [new]
Latino language and education: communication and the dream deferred
Routledge, 1995. Vol. 5
ALEX [new]
Latinos in the United States / Carlos E. Cortés, editor.
New York: Arno Press, 1980.
ALEX E184.S75L37
Latinos in the United States: the sacred and the political / David T. Abalos.
Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, c1986.
ALEX, Camden, DANA, Douglass, E184.S75A63 1986
Right before our eyes: Latinos past, present, & future / by Robert Montemayor ; with Henry
Mendoza.
Tempe, AZ: Scholarly, c2004.
[New]
Directories (Helpful for finding people, associations, organizations, research centers)
Authentic ethnic : a guide to markets and restaurants for the adventurous eater.
Jersey Shore 2003.
SpeColl TX907.3.N52M6
Encyclopedia of Associations.
List more than 20,000 national associations with their addresses, phones and list of
publications.
REF HS 17.G3.
Hispanic Americans Information Directory. 1990-1991.
ALEXANDER REF E184.S75H5713.
Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.
Lists law firms and lawyers.
REF KM 384.
New Jersey Business Directory, 2003.
SpeColl HF5065.N5N421
Research Centers Directory.
An excellent source to find who's doing what.
REF AS 25.D5.
Scholar's guide to Washington DC for Latin American and Caribbean studies.
ALEXANDER Z1601.G867
State of affairs of Latinos in New Jersey / edited by Gloria Bonilla-Santiago.
F145.S75S72 1993
Clipping Services
Editorials on File.
Contains editorials from US newspapers. Weekly.
REF PN 4778.E346
ISLA. Information clipping service on Latin America
Covering six newspapers: New York Times,
Wall St. Journal, Washington Post, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, and the Manchester Guardian.
Clippings are organized by country on a monthly basis. Back issues on microform. Includes index.
RUL holdings since 1970- .
ALEXREF F1401.I8
Government, Law, and Statistics Information
Selected list of resources. For additional information please consult the
Government Subject Research Guide.
CIS: Congressional Information Service.
Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service.
ALEX DOCREF -- KF49 .C62 -.
GPO Access - Search Across Multiple Databases
A single search interface for databases including the
Federal Register,
the Code of Federal Regulations,
the Congressional Record,
Congressional Bills,
United States Code,
Economic Report of the President,
and many other titles. Simple searching in one or more databases is supported,
and specialized search interfaces for additional individual databases are
available through the
Alphabetical List of All Databases.
Guía del estado de New Jersey para visitantes Latinos.
Trenton, N.J. : Comisión de Comercio y Crecimiento Económico de New Jersey, Oficina de Viajes y Turismo, [c2000] [c2000]
ALEX GOV, Camden GOV, DANA, F132.3.S732 2000
The Library of Congress/Thomas
Full text of bills from the last two congresses.
Migration between Mexico and the United States: Binational Study.
Mexico City : Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; Washington, D.C. : U.S. Commission on
Immigration Reform,cc1998. 3v.
Alex DOC JV7401.M537
Migration from Latin America to Europe: Trends and Policy Challenges.
[Geneva, Switzerland] : International Organization for Migration, 2004
Alex DOC JV7398.P45 2004
The State of Migration Management in Central America.
[Geneva, Switzerland] : International Organization for Migration, 2002
Alex DOC JV7412.S837 2002
United States Government Manual.
Washington, D.C. : Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration : [1973- ] Annual.
ALEX, Camden, DANA, LSM, Kilmer, Douglass Ref. Doc US AE 2.108/2
Statistics
ASI: American Statistics Index.
Washington : Congressional Information Service, 1973-
ALEX/Doc Ref Z7554 .U5A46
An index to statistical publications of the U.S. government, including the census.
Changing America : indicators of social and economic well-being by race and Hispanic origin / by the Council of Economic Advisers for the President's Initiative on Race.
Washington, DC : The Council, [1998].
ALEX Govdoc PR 42.8:C 36
Hispanic Population of the United States
U.S. Census Bureau The statistics found herein refer only to the Hispanic population of the United States; the population of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is not included in the data, but Puerto Ricans residing in the United States are included.
Also from the Census Bureau:
U.S. Census Bureau: Hispanic/Latino Tables from Statistical Abstract of the United States 2004-2005 [PDF]
The most recent statistical tables from the Census Bureau on U.S. Latinos.
U.S. Census Bureau: Hispanic Heritage Month, 2005, Special Edition Report
U.S. Census Bureau: Hispanic Heritage Month, 2004, Special Edition Report
Special reports on compiled U.S. Hispanic statistics with links to the full data. May require some knowledge of how to create tables using the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder pages.
Census Bureau News
U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. [latest edition]
For the complete collection in print prepared by the chief of the Bureau of Statistics,
Treasury Department.
Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1879-
Various locations.
The most complete collection is at Alexander Library]
United States Historical Census Database / University of Virginia.
Examine multiple topics within a census year, produce tables of data by state
or county, sort data by selected categories, create ratios between any two data
categories.
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Data Statistics, publications, data standards and definitions.
We the People: Hispanics in the United States [PDF]
A U.S. Census 2000 special report issued in December 2004
Hispanic Americans : a statistical sourcebook.
Boulder, Colo. : Numbers & Concepts, 1991-
Douglass, Kilmer, Camden E184.S75H57
Overview of race and Hispanic origin, 2000 / by Elizabeth M. Grieco and Rachel C. Cassidy.
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, [2001]
ALEX Gov. C 3.205/8-2:01-1
Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin : New Jersey, counties and selected
municipalities, 1980, 1990 and 2000.
Trenton, N.J. : State of New Jersey, Dept. of Labor,
Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research, New Jersey State Data Center, [2001]
ALEX GOV HA521.5 2000b P2000-2
Population by race and Hispanic origin by age, total housing units : New Jersey, counties
and municipalities, 1990 / State Data Center.
Trenton, N.J. : State of New Jersey,
Dept. of Labor, Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research, New Jersey State Data
Center, [1991]
Camden, ALEX, GOV DOC HA521.5 1990c PH90-1
Projections 2014, New Jersey employment and population in the 21st century.
Trenton,
N.J. : Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research, New Jersey Dept. of Labor, 2006.
ALEX, DANA, CAMDEN HD5725.N5P773 1998 v.1,pt.B
Statistical record of Hispanic Americans / Marlita A. Reddy, editor.
Detroit : Gale, c1993.
Kilmer, Douglass E184.S75S735
Statistical handbook on U.S. Hispanics / compiled and edited by Frank L. Schick and Renee
Schick.
Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, c1991.
ALEX, CAMDEN, DANA, DOUGLASS E184.S75S27
Racial and ethnic diversity : Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and whites /
the New strategist editors. 5th ed.
Ithaca, N.Y. : New Strategist Publications, c2006.
DANA E184.A1R317 2006
4th ed. at ALEX E184.A1R78 2002
Race and Hispanic or Latino summary file [electronic resource] : census of population and
housing 2000.
C 3.275:R 11/CD (CD-Rom)
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Covers most business and management topics including accounting, banking, economics, finance, international trade, marketing, and public administration. It contains the full-text (or abstracts) of articles from thousands of scholarly and professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991-present) [Rutgers Restricted]
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
Dissertations and Theses (1861-present) [Rutgers Restricted]
The database includes citations and some full-text of
materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to
those accepted as recently as last semester.
EconLit (1967-present) [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides citations and abstracts to economic literature, including journals, books, dissertation, working papers, collective volume articles, and the full texts of book reviews.
Education Index/Abstracts/Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of education. It includes citations and abstracts from over 500 English-language periodicals, and full-text for over 200 of these periodicals.
ERIC (1965-present) [Rutgers Restricted]
U.S. Department of Education. Presently the largest education database in the world, ERIC contains over 700,000 citations covering research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials in the field of education.
JSTOR [Rutgers Restricted]
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible.
LexisNexis Academic [electronic resource], 2003- [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes full-text coverage of legal periodicals and law reviews, federal and state case law,
Shepard's® for US Supreme Court cases, federal and state codes and regulations, tax law from the
Internal Revenue Code down through state tax law cases.
LexisNexis statistical [electronic resource], 2003- [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies indexing previously available through three print products, the American
Statistics Index, the Statistical Reference Index, and the Index to International Statistics.
Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical
Abstract of the United States is included in the database.
New York Times Index [Rutgers Restricted]
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: the New York Times provides the full image of
articles published in the New York Times from its first issue in 1851.
PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains records of articles in 1400 periodicals and
thousands of government documents, statistical directories,
reports pamphlets, conference proceedings, and books.
POPLINE [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides comprehensive coverage on population, family planning, and related health
issues.
Project Muse [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides full-text access to more than 320 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities; social sciences; and mathematics.
PsychINFO (1887-present) [Rutgers Restricted]
Produced by the American Psychological Association and covers the
professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines
Social Work Abstracts [Rutgers Restricted]
Contains abstracts of over 45,000 articles and dissertations in the
social service field
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National
Binational Study: Migration between Mexico and the United States/ US Commission on Immigration Reform (CommissiononImmigrationReform)
The main objective of the Binational Study is to contribute to a better understanding and appreciation of the nature, dimensions, and consequences of migration from Mexico to the United States. It also provides an opportunity to identify options to respond to these movements.
Caribbean Research Center/CUNY
The Caribbean Research Center is an integral academic component of Medgar Evers College, the City University of New York. Since its establishment in 1985, it has been funded by annual appropriations from the New York State legislature, to address the concerns, problems and needs of the rapidly growing Caribbean segment of the metropolitan New York State population.
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños/CUNY
The Centro is a research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. The Centro is also the world's only repository of archival and library materials dedicated exclusively to the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
Center for Comparative Migration Studies/University of California/San Diego
A campus wide research unit of the University of California-San Diego, established in 1999, CCIS conducts basic and policy-oriented research projects on international migration and refugee flows throughout the world.
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race/ Columbia University
The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race is dedicated to the study of ethnic hierarchy in our social and knowledge worlds. It fosters creative intervention in this field, both in the form of community involvement and as scholarly and artistic accomplishment within the Columbia community.
Center for Immigration Studies
A think tank devoted to research and policy analysis of the economic,
social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the
United States.
Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
CCIR is a legislative campaign for comprehensive immigration reform powered by strategic, coordinated activities provided by immigrant advocacy, grassroots, religious and labor organizations across the United States and on Capitol Hill.
Colombian Studies Institute/Florida International University
The Colombian Studies Institute (CSI) at Florida International University is one of the only academic centers in the US dedicated exclusively to the study of Colombia and Colombia-related issues.
Cuba Research Institute/Florida International University
The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) is the nation's leading institute for research and academic programs on Cuban and Cuban-American issues.
Cuban Heritage Collection/University of Miami Library
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of books, periodicals, and archival materials on Cuba and the Cuban exile experience.
Democracia USA
Democracia U.S.A. is a national non-partisan Hispanic civic engagement program that seeks to increase the prominence and participation of Hispanics in the American democratic process through empowerment, leadership training, and civic participation.
Dominican Studies Institute/CUNY
The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) is an interdisciplinary research unit of the City University of New York devoted to the study of Dominicans in the United States and other parts of the world, as well as in the Dominican Republic.
Florida Mexico Institute/Florida International University
The Florida Mexico Institute (FMI), administered jointly by FIU and Polk Community College, was chartered by an act of the Florida State Legislature to identify and promote commercial and cultural linkages between Florida and Mexico.
Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center
The CCCADI’s mission and objective is to research, document and promulgate
the diversity of racial and cultural traditions that make the globe
vibrate with the cultures that were forcibly brought to the Americas
before, during and after the “African Slave Trade.”.
Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (CREO)
The Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (CREO) was founded to address the crisis in Latino education by empowering Latino families with parental choice in education.
The Hispanic Federation
The Hispanic Federation (HF) was founded in 1990 to strengthen, support, and develop institutions that advance the quality of life for Latino New Yorkers.
HITN TV
The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. was
established in 1983 as a private non-profit organization to create a
network of non-commercial telecommunications facilities to advance the
educational, social, cultural, and economic aspirations of Hispanics.
International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization
in the field of migration and works closely with governmental,
intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
Inter-University Program for Latino Research
A consortium of sixteen Latino research centers based at major universities across the United States. El Centro Chicano
The Julian Samora Research Center
This Institute is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. To this end, it has organized a number of publication initiatives to facilitate the timely dissemination of current research and information relevant to Latinos.
Library of Congress/American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Library of Congress/Hispanic Division
Although primary emphasis has always been the acquisition of current materials and government documents the Hispanic Division has also acquired a rich collection of rare items. The Division is instrumental in acquiring significant gifts of manuscripts, music scores, and posters, photographs and films. It made efforts to develop special groups of materials such as collecting folk music from San Antonio, Texas, and pioneering the recording of Hispanic poets.
Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is a nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy and educational outreach institution in the United States. MALDEF's mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 45 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society.
Mex-Mah: Health Consequences of Mexican Migration to the United States
The Health and Migration Survey (HMS) project examines child health outcomes and maternal reproductive behavior using new longitudinal data. Its objective is to resolve some of the contradictory results found in prior studies of migrant health and to assess the effects of migration on health among current U.S. migrants, prior migrants, and non-migrants in Mexico.
Migration Policy Institute
A nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people
worldwide.
National Council of La Raza
The largest national Latino civil rights advocacy organization in the United States. NCLR works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
Oral History Research Office/Columbia University
A clearinghouse of Oral History organizations and projects in the USA.
Pew Hispanic Center
Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population
and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation.
Puerto Rico Legal Defense Fund
PRLDF is a nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy and educational outreach institution in the United States. Its mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the Puerto Rican and Latino community.
Smithsonian Latino Center
The Smithsonian Latino Center is dedicated to ensure that Latino contributions to art, science and the humanities are highlighted, understood and advanced through the development and support of public programs, scholarly research, museum collections and educational opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution and its affiliated organizations across the United States.
Stanford University Chicano Studies Center
The Centro Chicano serves to catalyze Chicanos and Latinos at Stanford into a proactive community that creates an environment which celebrates and promotes their history, contributions and intellectual heritage.
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute is a nonprofit, freestanding research organization that advances critical, insightful thinking on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective, policy-relevant research, and its implications.
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) was founded in 1969 with a commitment to foster multidisciplinary research efforts as part of the land grant mission of the University of California.
UCSB Center for Chicano Studies
The purpose of the Center is to undertake, promote and disseminate research regarding the Chicano/Latino experience in California and the United States.
UCSB Chicano Studies Department
Spring 1969, at the height of the Chicano Renaissance, a group of Chicano activists and intellectuals met on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara and prepared the foundational document El Plan de Santa Barbara. Inspired by their own culture and communities, these men and women generated an educational model for institutions of higher learning which would be more responsive to Chicanos and would provide a bridge for a new generation of Chicanos to higher education.
New Jersey
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
The ACLU of New Jersey works to defend liberty throughout the state. They are involved in litigation and advocacy on behalf of individuals, and lobby on scores of bills in the state legislature and local councils. In addition, the ACLU is active in many public education and community organizing projects.
Center for Hispanic Research/New Jersey
The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development (CHPRD), (formerly Office of Hispanic Affairs) is located within the State Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey. The primary mission of the CHPRD is to empower the Hispanic community in New Jersey through the process of inclusion in policy development and direct social services.
New Jersey Civil Rights Defense Committee
The NJ Civil Rights Defense Committee is an advocacy group that acts to protect the Bill of Rights.
New Jersey Hispanic Research Center/ Newark Public Library
In 2005 the NJHRIC completed a three-phase statewide survey of the historical documents of the Puerto Rican communities of New Jersey. This comprehensive survey identified a wealth of archival materials relating to the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the state. In 2006 the Center began to formally acquire and process some of these valuable collections in order to develop the Puerto Rican Community Archives-a single comprehensive resource registering the history, culture and contributions of this previously underdocumented community of 20th century immigrants in New Jersey.
Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey
The Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey (HDANJ) came into existence in 1990 as a means of providing support to the various Executive Directors of Latino nonprofit agencies connected at the time through the Department of Community Affairs.
The Hispanic Theological Initiative/Princeton Theological Seminary
The Hispanic Theological Initiative is an innovative program created in response to the needs voiced by religious leaders and pastors in Latino communities across the U.S. and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its purpose is to increase the availability and quality of Latino/a candidates for faculty and administrative positions in seminaries, schools of theology, and universities through a program of doctoral-level grants and awards, mentoring, and workshops.
Immigrants Rights Research Committee of New Jersey
The Coalition for the First of May in New Jersey unveiled its plans to participate in a "Day Without an Immigrant," by announcing a series of events throughout New Jersey scheduled for May 1. The first event took placed on May 1, 2006.
The Latin American Migration Project/Princeton University
LALDEF's mission is to defend and promote the civil rights and increase the access to education of the Latin America community in the Greater Princeton Regional Area.
Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey
In 1999 four hundred Latino leaders from diverse organizations across the State of New Jersey
convened a conference at Rutgers University that concluded in the creation of the Latino
Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (LLANJ). One of the objectives of LLANJ is to mobilize and
empower Latino communities to obtain political, economic, and social equity.
New Jersey Immigration Policy Network
The New Jersey Immigration Policy Network is a broad-based coalition of New Jersey organizations dedicated to protecting immigrant rights and promoting inclusiveness and full participation of immigrants in the life of the country.
New Jersey Public Records and Archives
The Division of Archives and Records Management holds in trust the public records of New Jersey: one of the oldest and most vital functions of government. The division has statutory authority to ensure the security, integrity, and efficiency of record-keeping by state and local public agencies, and to preserve the rich documentary heritage of New Jersey and its people.
New Jersey State Library
The New Jersey State Library offers a comprehensive service to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government.
Office of Minority and Multicultural Health/ Department of Health and Senior Services
A valuable tool in furthering search for information and resources regarding minority health issues in the state.
Oral History Project/ Hoboken Public Library
The Friends and the Hoboken Historical Museum co-sponsor an oral history project focused on "Vanishing Hoboken." This project is designed to record, through interviews with long-time residents, business owners and workers, aspects of local life - cultural, industrial, professional - that have disappeared or are threatened because of continuing physical and demographic changes in Hoboken.
William Carlos Williams
A resource devoted to Williams, William Carlos (17 Sept. 1883-4 Mar. 1963), author and physician, who was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, and was the son of William George Williams, a New York businessman of British extraction, and Raquel Hélène Hoheb, who was from Puerto Rico.
