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Latin American/Hispanic/Chicano Resources On The Internet

LANIC---UT-Austin---Provide Latin American users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world, and to provide Latin Americanists around the world with access to information on and from Latin America
Hapi Online---Hispanic American Periodicals Index (UCLA)
Online Handbook of Latin American Studies---From the Library of Congress
Political Database of the Americas---database provides documentary and statistical political information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election data. It is our hope that this will serve as a resource for scholars, students, policy makers, governmental officials and political leaders studying democracy in Latin America or seeking to strengthen the functioning of democratic regimes in the region--Joint project between Georgetown University, OAS and the Canadian Foundation of the Americas
The Association of Research Libraries Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project---create a prototype for fully connected collections for Latin American studies. Institutional participants in the Project include the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and thirty-six ARL Libraries. The Pilot Project focuses on two countries: Argentina and Mexico
Latin American Government Documents Project---Cornell University--organizes and describes the many Latin American official documents now appearing on the Internet
CLNET---Electronic mechanism which brings together Chicano/Latino research as well as linguistic minority and educational research efforts being carried out at the University of California and elsewhere
Latin America Development Archive
Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP)---Center for Research Libraries--executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during the period between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889


Resource Sites

Mundo Latino---Spanish-language directory for Web resources from the Hispanic world
Internet Resources for Latin America---Good site with many links to various subject areas compiled by Molly Molloy at New Mexico State University
Latin American Studies---From University of Texas
Latin American Studies Sources
Retanet---Resources for teaching about the America's--For those of you seeking other on-line sources for Latin America, Spanish and educational resources, here are a few links to investigate ON-LINE PAPERS---Harvard University
Resources for Spanish
Si Spain---Interactive service which promotes free exchange of information on Spanish current affairs and its historical, linguistic and cultural development,
Spain and Spanish On the Net---Links to many resources on Spain and the Spanish language
Spanish Directory---Spanish Language Courses in Spain
Spanish Links
Spanish Resources


Chicano/Hispanic History/Culture Links/Sites

Azteca Web Page---The Azteca Web page contains information accumulated especially for Mexicans, Chicanos, and/or Mexican-Americans
Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project Homepage---project that organizes and describes the many Latin American and Caribbean official documents appearing on the Internet
Mexico:From Empire to Revolution---based on two consecutive exhibitions at the Getty Research Institute
LATINO ETHNIC ATTITUDE SURVEY---182 page report, titled Strangers in a Native Land: A Labyrinthine Map of Latino Identity, dealt specifically with middle-class Latinos of all national origins in the United States. While this report is unpublished, it will be available through the library system of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Making Face, Making Soul--- Provides an introduction to Chicana and Chicano cultures and issues in Chicana feminisms through a collection of educational, cultural, and political resources
Mexican-Not Latino-Not Hispanic---Mexican indian identity and history information from the Chicano Mexicano Mexica Empowerment Committee
Chicano---History of the Mexican American civil rights movement
H-LatAm---International forum for the scholarly discussion of Latin American History--has many useful links
Latin American History---Designed for those beginning students interested in the field of Latin American history and presents links to various Internet resources
Web de Anza---"Web de Anza provides students and scholars with primary source documents and multimedia resources covering Juan Bautista de Anza's two overland expeditions from the Sonoran desert to northern California, leading to the colonization of San Francisco in 1776."


Literary/Art/Education Sites

Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents---Center endeavors to maintain strong ties with organizations interested in meeting the needs of young readers
CENTER FOR MULTILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH---The Center provides a base for those interested in multilingual education, English-as-a second language, and foreign language instruction, multicultural education and related areas; and the opportunity to come together for research and program collaboration-at the University of Southern California
Latin American Library---Tulane University--world's foremost collections of source materials in Latin American archaeology, anthropology, history, linguistics, art, architecture, film, women's studies, economics, and many other subject areas
Cervantes Project 2001---Cervantes International Bibliography Online
SPANISH & PORTUGUESE (including Latin American, Mexican)---Iberian and Latin American Literature: Internet Sites (from the University of California at Santa Barbara)
Diarios y Revistas en Latinoamérica


Organizations/Associations

Americas Society
Association of Caribbean States
Center for World Indigenous Studies---The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)---Largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America
Midwest Consortium For Latino Research---Information about the organization and links to related resource sites
Organization of American States Home Page
Washington Office on Latin America---Promotes human rights, democracy and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean


Business

Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade
NAFTA RESOURCES DIRECTORY---Site with information about NAFTA, geared towards business

This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update January 2005
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