Curated OER
LUIZ JIMENEZ AND DRAWING
High schoolers view and discuss the work of Luis Jimenez and then complete several gesture drawings using a variety of media.
Curated OER
Border Teatro
Students analyze elements unique to the Chicano art form of the teatro (theater) and examine history connected to the form, namely the farm workers' movement of the 1960's.
Curated OER
Crossroads: Chicano Identity and Border Culture
Students identify and explore complex ways that the theme of "frontiers" or socio-political borders affect Chicano identity in the US and examine notions of "resistance" and "affirmation" as a fundamental ideology in Chicano life,...
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.
Other
Race, Racism and the Law: Are Chicanos the Same as Mexicans?
An informative article that describes Spanish people, Hispanics, Latino, Mexican, Mexican-Americans, Hispano, and Chicanos.
University of Arizona
Pulse: Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health
A cross-curricular unit to explore how human health is impacted by pesticides and fertilizers. The lesson comes out of the Chicano movement which studies the health of migrant workers due to agricultural practices. The unit was developed...
BBC
Bbc Mundo: Mundo Latino
A special BBC feature, originally done as part of 2000 election coverage, on the growing presence and voting power of Latinos in the United States. Click US states on a map to see where and how Latino influence will be felt over the next...
Arizona State University
Chicana/chicano Experience in Arizona
Dual-language site containing images and documents that show the role Mexican Americans have played in the history and development of Arizona.
Digital History
Digital History: Viva La Raza!
This Digital History site provides an informative overview of the Mexican American civil rights movement in America.
Other
Somos Primos: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
The Society maintains an extensive library of "mini articles" on Hispanic heritage and history and how to make use of them in the classroom. Other pages cover Hispanic Heritage Month, Dia del Maestro, and information on doing...
PBS
Pbs: American g.i. Forum: Hector P. Garcia
Part of the website associated with the PBS series called "The Border." This article discusses the role of Hector Garcia in the Hispanic civil rights movement after World War II.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Luis J. Rodriguez
Brief biography of the author is offered here. Includes links to other useful Rodriguez sites, as well as a portrait.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca
A learning module that begins with "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
PBS
Border Talk: Luis J. Rodriguez
Interesting interviews with Rodriguez and others, produced by PBS. There are extensive links from this page to a whole group of resources around the border theme.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Carlos Almaraz
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Carlos Almaraz. Almaraz worked as a founding member of the "Chicano art collective Los Four." The site, in addition to the brief...
Other
La Voz De Aztlan: Chronology of Hector P. Garcia's Life
A chronology of the life of Hector Garcia, founder of the American G.I. Forum, and Latino civil rights activist.