Chicano/Latino Literature Resources
The listed resources should provide initial guidance in seeking information about Chicano and Latino authors at the CSULB, University Library. For additional assistance ask a librarian.
COAST Subject Heading
- American literature--Hispanic American Authors
- Hispanic American Women--Literary Collections
- Hispanic Americans in Literature
- Latin American Literature--History and Criticism
- Mexican American Authors
- Mexican American Authors---Interviews Mexican American Women
- Authors
A title search on an author will retrieve material written by the author.
An author search will retrieve material written by the author.
A subject search on an author will retrieve material about the author mostly written by others. Usually this will include criticism and/or biographical information.
EXAMPLE:
COAST Title search: Anzaldua, Gloria (BY)
1. Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del Otro Lado
2. Making Faces, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras
3. This Bridge Called My Back
COAST Subject search: Anzaldua, Gloria
(ABOUT)
1. Women reading women writing: Self Invention in Paula GunnAllen, Gloria Anzaldua and Audre Lorde
REFERENCE SOURCES
General
- Catholic Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook REF PN 471 C38 2001
- Chicano Scholars and Writers; A Bio-Bibliographical Directory REF E 184 M5 M385
- The Hispanic Almanac, from Columbus to Corporate American REF E 184 S75 H5572 1994
- Latino Encyclopedia REF E 184 S75 L357 1996
- Mexican American Biographies, A Historical Dictionary, 1836 - 1987 REF PS 184 M5 M454 1988
Critical & Biographical Sources
- American Ethnic Literature REF PS 153 M56 E752 1992
- A Bibliography of Criticism of Contemporary Chicano Literature REF PS 153 M4 E36 1982
- Chicano Literature REF PS 153 M4 C46 1985
- Chicano Perspectives in Literature, A Critical and Annotated Bibliography REF PS 153 M4 L654
- Chicano Writers (First, Second, & Third Series) REF PS 153 M4 C484
- Contemporary Latin American Fiction: an Annotated Bibliography REF PQ 7082 N7 B768 1989
- Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) REF PN 771 c59 vol 1-
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Vol. 1-7 REF PN 3321 C7 2001
- Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art REF E 184 S75 H365 1993 vol. 1
- Hispanic Writers REF PQ 7081 A1 L37 1989
- Identities and Issues in Literature, Vol. 1-3 REF PS 153 M56 I34 1997
- Latin American Writers REF PQ 7081 A1 L37 1989
- Literatura Chicana, Creative and Critical Writings Through 1984 REF PS 153 M4 T78 1985
- Masterpieces of Latino Literature REF PQ 7081 A1 M29 1994
- Modern Latin American Fiction Writers (First and Second Series) REF PQ 7082 N7 M55 1994
- Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century REF PQ 7081.3 F57 1992
- Women Authors of Modern Hispanic South America REF PQ 7081 C94 1989
Indexes/Research Databases
(Guides to finding journal, magazine or newspaper articles)
- Chicano Database, Electronic Reference
- Essay in General Literature REF AI 3 E752
- Ethnic NewsWatch, Electronic Reference
- Hispanic American Periodical Index REF F 1401 H36
- Humanities Abstracts, REF AI3 I59 & Electronic Reference
- MLA , Electronic Reference
- Academic Search Elite, Electronic Reference
- Academic Universe, Electronic Reference
Chicano/Latino Bookstores
WEB Site
CSULB Chicano & Latino Studies
