Chicano Studies materials have been collected at the MSU Libraries since the late 1960's as part of the general collection. The Libraries collection includes primary and secondary sources in multi-formats, languages and research levels. In February of 1995, the Cesar E. Chavez Collection was established and has become a focal point for Chicano Studies materials in the Libraries. For additional information on Boricuas (Puerto Rican) and other Latinos in the U.S., see the Cesar E. Chavez Collection/Coleccion Cesar E. Chavez homepage.

SUBJECT STRENGTHS:

Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans in the Midwest
Chicano Literature

SELECTED SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Video Collection
Musica Para Todos CD Collection
Jesse & Juana Gonzales Vertical File
Mexican Voices, Michigan Lives: An Oral History of Mexican American
     
The Chicano Studies Serials Collection on microfilm.  The USC Berkeley Serials Microfilm Project makes available the most extensive collection of Chicano and Chicano/Latino-related serials in the United States. The collection is housed in the PRR/ Microforms Library on the first floor east wing of the Main Library. A companion guide is available.

*Additional titles on Chicanos can be found in the Fine Arts Library and in the Main stacks.

ACCESS

The MAGIC online catalogs provides access to the collection. The Chicano Database and the Handbook of Latin American Studies are two of the periodical indexes providing access to periodical articles about Chicanos.

COURSES

Anthropology 412: Social and Cultural Status of Latinos in the U.S.
Anthropology 330: Race, Ethnicity, and Nation
English 351: Chicano and Latino Literatures in English
English 353: Women and Literature(Chicana/Latina focus)
Family and Child Ecology 442: Ethnic Minority Families in American
History 327: History of Mexican Americans in the U.S.
History of Art 444: Modern Latin American and Latino Art
Intergrative Arts and Humanities 211C: Borderlands: Chicano/a History and Memory
Music 428: Music of Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Political Science 304: Minority Politics
Social Work 491: Special Topics (Chicano/a focus)
Spanish 346: Hispanic Cultures in the U.S.
Spanish 485: Topics in Hispanic Literatures of the Americas

Chicano Studies Collection Specialist: Diana Rivera, (517) 432-6277; huizarri@msu.edu

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