Why search here? Use this database to find primary sources and brief overview articles to explore themes in the Latino American experience from pre-contact Aztec and Maya societies to 21st century political issues, from recent immigration law to cultural themes like coming-of-age rituals, music, literature, and cuisine.
What's included: Content is compiled from a variety of sources, including ABC-CLIO's award-winning books, recognized scholars and writers in various fields, educators, and professional development specialists.
Why search here? Use this database to research broad subjects like literature, gender roles, and cultural studies by exploring international topics like celebrations, rituals, myths, religion, beliefs, urban legends, music, dance, holidays, food, tales, and traditional arts and crafts.
What's included: Encyclopedia articles, classic folk tales from the around the world, images, maps, and vetted web resources.
Using the right search words will make your research much more successful. Below you'll find keywords that I've found useful searching for information relevant to Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x studies, and I hope you'll find them useful too.
You'll use the library catalog to search for books on your topic. Below are just a few examples of books at the MJC Library. Feel free to use some of the useful keywords for your book search.
We have several video databases at the MJC Library and some other databases that include videos in addition to the other materials they provide.
