Curated OER
Children Leaving Cuba
First graders explore migration from Cuba to the United States. They explain reasons why people migrate to different places. Through guest speakers and discussion groups, 1st graders compare and contrast the experiences of Cuban families...
Curated OER
Latinos Spice Up Melting Pot
Students investigate the history of early Hispanic workers in the U.S. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, read about Latinos in the U.S. today, view a mural, and answer discussion questions.
Library of Congress
Loc: Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822 1995
List of Hispanic Americans who have served Congress. Each link includes a lengthy biography of the individual.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mexican Immigration
Excellent site that examines the Mexican immigrant group beginning with early settlement in New Mexico in 1598 through to present times. The history as well as the intricate multiculturalism of this immigrant group is addressed.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Chicano Movement
Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.
PBS
Pbs: American Family: What It Means to Be Latino
From the PBS series American Family: What it Means to Be Lation the first Latino family drama on broadcast television. What it Means to Be Latino discusses the personal experiences of Latinos in America, as well as their feelings about...
Other
Hispanic Americans Progress Review
A Progress Review of Hispanic Americans from the Department of Health and Human Services from 1997. Target statistics graphs and other visual aids are included.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Gop's Efforts to Reach Hispanics
Article reports on the issue of immigration policy within the Republican party and how the issue may affect Republicans' ability to win Hispanic/Latino voters. Includes an audio version of the story.
Other
Lulac: Lulac History All for One and One for All
Explains the history of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), including why and how it was formed, efforts to unify Hispanic Americans, the discrimination faced by Mexican Americans, and the prominent role of women in the...
Digital History
Digital History: Viva La Raza!
This Digital History site provides an informative overview of the Mexican American civil rights movement in America.
Indiana University
Iu: Literature as Lessons on the Diversity of Culture
Very scholarly article that looks at the role literature helps teach us about the diversity of our culture. The author looks at various aspects of literature and then gives teacher resources and a helpful bibliography.
Pew Research Center
Barriers to Health Care in Hispanic Communities
This National Program Report, updated 2008, discusses the difficulties that Hispanic Americans encounter when seeking and gaining access to the health care system.
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Bilingual Education
A good look at bilingual education in Chicago beginning with German immigrants in the 19th century. The bulk of the article deals with changes brought about by the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and its implementation in Chicago.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature
List of "Must read," multicultural literature for the adolescent reader. The books are categorized by the culture that they represent and by reading level. An excellent resource for teachers and students alike.
Other
Star Rise Creations: Cesar Chavez Biography
This site provides a biography of Cesar Chavez who is known for fighting for decent wages for the migrant farm workers during the 1960s and 1970s.
CNN
Cnn: Rising Minorities Find Political Clout Elusive
Will increasing minority populations in the United States translate into a greater amount of political power? This article examines that question.
Other
Making Face, Making Soul a Chicana Feminist Website
A variety of resources for Chicanas, women of Mexican descent in the United States: biographies of Chicanas, poetry, cultural resources, and more.
Other
Making Face, Making Soul a Chicana Feminist Website
Site contains a variety of resources for Chicanas, women of Mexican descent in the United States: biographies of Chicanas, poetry, cultural resources, and more.
Other
Amc Hispanic Publications Network
Site provides demographics for the Hispanic American consumer market. The article "Hispanics, Latinos, Persons of Color" is also informative.
Other
Latino Cultures & History: Hispanic Threads in America
This resource provides a general overview of Latino involvement in American history.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac)
Explains the history of the League of United Latin American Citizens, founded in 1929 to represent the rights and well-being of Hispanics.
George Washington University
Communitarian Network: The Monochrome Society
Discussion about the shift in demographic numbers that has been predicted: the end of the white majority in the United States and a majority of minorities.