Hispanic Heritage Bibliography Including materials on Hispanic history, culture, literature, and social issuesIncluding materials on Hispanic history, culture, literature, and social issuesIncluding materials on Hispanic history, culture, literature, and social issuesIncluding materials on Hispanic history, culture, literature, and social issues

NCTC Library / Thief River Falls / October – November 2007

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Non-Fiction 291 Fe Larrington, Carolyne, ed. The feminist companion to mythology. Pandora Press,

1992. ~ includes a section “Mexican mythology.”

291.37 Gu Gutierrez, Ramon A. Home alters of Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, 1997.

292 Ni Nicholson, Irene. Mexican and Central American Mythology. Hamlyn, 1967.

299.73 Ba Baldwin, Neal. Legends of the plumed serpent: biography of a Mexican god. Public Affairs, 1998.

301.45 Gr Grebler, Leo. The Mexican-American people, the Nation’s second largest minority. Free Press, 1970.

301.45 Re Reck, Gregory G. In the shadow of Tlaloc: life in a Mexican village. Penguin Books, 1978.

304.873 Ur Urrea, Luis Alberto. The devil’s highway: a true story. Little, Brown, 2004. ~ An account of a human smuggling catastrophe that killed a dozen Mexican men in May of 2001.

305.48 Ru Ruiz, Vicki. From out of the shadows: Mexican women in twentieth-century America. Oxford University Press, 1999. ~ A look at Mexican women immigrants to the US, discussing their participation in unions, auxiliaries, and civil rights movements and challenges faced by oppressive structures of race, class, gender, and (hetero)sexuality.

305.868 De De Genova, Nicholas. Latino crossings: Mexican, Puerto Ricans, and the politics of Race and citizenship. Routledge, 2003.

305.8968 Hi McCaffrey, Paul, ed. Hispanic Americans. H. W. Wilson Co., 2007.

309.172 Le Lewis, Oscar. Pedro Martinez: a Mexican peasant and his family. Random House, 1964.

320.98 Wi Wiarda, Howard J. The soul of Latin America: the cultural and political tradition. Yale University Press, 2001.

325.73 Ga Gamio, Manuel. Mexican immigration to the United States: a study of human migration and adjustment. Dover Publications, 1971.

325.73 Il Dudley, William, ed. Illegal immigration: opposing viewpoints. Greenhaven Press, 2002.

325.73 Il Haerens, Margaret, ed. Illegal immigration. Greenhaven Press, 2006.

331.62 Co Cockcroft, James D. Outlaws in the promised land: Mexican immigrant workers and America’s future. Grove Press, 1986.

355.0082 Sa Salas, Elizabeth. Soldaderas in the Mexican military: myth and history. University of Texas Press, 1990.

363.45 An Andreas, Peter. Border games: policing the U.S. – Mexican divide. Cornell University Press, 2000.

364.106 Vi Vigil, James Diego. A rainbow of gangs: street cultures in the mega-city. University of Texas Press, 2002. ~ Includes the section “Mexican Americans in the barrios of Los Angeles.”

371.829 Sp Spring, Joel H. Deculturalization and the struggle for equality: a brief history of the education of dominated cultures in the United States. McGraw-Hill, 2001.

382.917 Ca

Cameron, Maxwell A. The making of NAFTA: how the deal was done. Cornell University Press, 2000.

394.266 Br Brandes, Stanley. Skulls to the living, bread to the dead: the Day of the Dead in Mexico and beyond. Blackwell Pub., 2006.

394.266 De Defibaugh, Denis. The Day of the Dead = Día de los Muertos. TCU Press, 2007.

467 Ga Reference

Galvan, Roberto A. The dictionary of Chicano Spanish = El diccionario del espanol Chicano. National Textbook Co, 1995.

468.242 No Noble, Judith. The Hispanic way: aspects of behavior, attitudes, and customs in the Spanish-speaking world. Passport Books, 1991.

704.03 Co Cockcroft, James D. Latino visions: contemporary Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American artists. Franklin Watts, 200.

709.72 We Oversized

Westheim, Paul. Prehispanic Mexican art. Putnam, 1972.

745.09776 Ci Moore, Willard B. Circles of tradition: folk arts in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989. ~ Includes “Nicolas Castillo and the Mexican-American corridor tradition.”

759.972 Fr Oversized

Frida Kahlo. Bullfinch Press, 2001. ~ Critical and interpretive look at the works of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

781.64 Am Rubin, Rachel and Jeffrey Melnick, eds. American popular music: new approaches to the twentieth century. University of Massachusetts Press, 2001. ~ The business of popular music, includes ‘ Mexican ballads in the modern age.’

796.081 Ma McKay, Jim, Michael A. Messner, and Don Sabo, eds. Masculinities, gender relations, and sport. Sage Publications, 2000. ~ Studying sport, men, and masculinities from feminist standpoints, including a section titled ‘Dueling machos: masculinity and sport in Mexican baseball’.

810.8 Ba Heyck, Denis Lynn, ed. Barrios and Borderlands: cultures of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Routledge, 1994.

810.8 Hi Jimenez, Francisco and Gary D. Keller, eds. Hispanics in the United States: an anthology of creative literature. Bilingual Review/Press, 1982

810.8 La Augenbraum, Harold, ed. The Latino Reader. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997.

810.9 Ne Knippling, Alphana Sharma, ed. New immigrant literature in the United States: a Sourcebook to our multicultural heritage. Greenwood Press, 1996. ~ Includes a sections on Puerto Rican- American, Dominican-American, Cuban- American, and Mexican American literature.

810.9 Ta Tatum, Charles M. Chicano Literature. Twayne Publishers, 1982.

810.9868 Ka Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic literature of the United States: a comprehensive reference. Greenwood Press, 2003.

812.5408 Mu Ellis, Roger, ed. Multicultural theater II: contemporary Hispanic, Asian, and African- American plays. Meriwether Pub., 1998.

813.01 Cu Gomez, Alma, Cherrie Moraga, and Mariana Romo-Carmono, eds. Cuentos: stories by Latinas. Women of Color Press, 1983.

813.52 Re Swisher, Clarice, ed. Readings on John Steinbeck. Greenhaven Press, 1996.

813.54 Fe Olmos, Margarite Fernadez. Rudolfo A. Anaya: a critical companion. Greenwood Press, 1999.

813.54 Gr Augenbraum, Harold, ed. Growing up Latino: memoirs and stories. Houghton Mifflin,1993.

861 De De al Cruz, Sister Juana Ines. A woman of genius: the intellectual autobiography of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Lime Rock Press, 1982.

861 En En breve: minimalism in Mexican poetry, 1900-1985. Ed. Enrique Lamarid. Tooth of Time Books, 1988.

861 Pa Paz, Octavio. The collected poems of Octavio Paz. New Directions, 1990.

861.64 Re de la Torre, Mónica and Michael Wiegers, eds. Reversible monuments: contemporary Mexican poetry. Copper Canyon Press, 2002.

863 Ga Bloom, Harold, ed. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Chelsea House, 1989.

863 La Langford, Walter M. The Mexican novel comes of age. Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press, 1971.

863 Ma Martin, Vigil, José Luis. La muerte está en el camino, novela. Editorial Juventud, 1973.

863 Mu Muñoz, Elias Miguel. Crazy Love. Arte Público Press, U of Houston, 1989.

863 Oh Ohara, Maricarmen. Fantasia bilingüe=Bilingual fantasy. Alegria Hispana Publications, 1987.

863 Ro Roa Bastos, Augusto Antonio. Son of man. Monthly Review Press, 1988.

863 Sp Lawaetz, Gudie, ed. Spanish short stories, v. 2. Penguin, 1972.

863 Va Valdivieso, Mercedes. Breakthrough. Latin American Literary Review Press, 1987.

863.01 Ot Manguel, Alberto, ed. Other fires: short fiction by Latin American women. C.N. Potter, 1986.

863.01 Sp Flores, Angel, ed. Spanish stories = Cuentos españoles: stories in the original Spanish with new English translations. Dover Publications, 1987.

863.44 Wa Watson-Franke, Maria-Barbara. Now you are a woman = Ahora eres una mujer. Ediciones Euroamericanas, 1983.

863.6 Az Azuela, Mariano. Two novels of Mexico: The flies. The bosses. U of California Press, 1956.

863.64 Be Bell, Michael. Gabriel Garcia Márquez: solitude and solidarity. St. Martin’s Press, 1993.

863.64 Ga Ortega, Julio, ed. Gabriel Garcia Márquez and the powers of fiction. University of Texas Press, 1988.

863.64 Ga Fiddian, Robin. Garcia Márquez. Longman, 1995.

863.64 Ja Janes, Regina. One hundred years of solitude: modes of reading. Twayne Publishers, 1991.

863.64 Wi Williams, Raymond L. Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Twayne Publishers, 1984.

864.008 Ox Stavans, Ilan, ed. The Oxford book of Latin American essays. Oxford University Press, 1997.

868.62 Du Duran, Manual, ed. Lorca, a collection of critical essays. Prentice-Hall, 1962.

868.9 Al Alexander, Frances. Mother Goose on the Rio Grande. NTC/Contemporary Pub, 1997. ~ Bilingual nursery rhymes, riddles, songs, and games introduce the language and culture of Mexico and the American Southwest.

868.9 An Anzaldua, Gloria. Friends from the other side. Children’s Press, 1993.

869.4 Co Coutinho, Afránio. An introduction to literature in Brazil. Columbia University Press, 1969.

920.009 Me Reference

Meyer, Nicholas E. The biographical dictionary of Hispanic Americans. Facts on File, 1997. ~ Profiles 100+ Hispanic Americans who’ve made major contributions to American culture.

972.08 Ha Hart John Mason. Revolutionary Mexico: the coming and process of the Mexican Revolution. University of California Press, 1987.

973.046 Go González, Juan. Harvest of empire: a history of Latinos in America. Penguin Books, 2001.

973.0472 Me Meier, Matt S. Mexican American, American Mexicans: from Conquistadors to Chicanos. Hill and Wang, 1993.

** 973.0468 Fe Fernandez-Shaw, Carlos M. The Hispanic presence in North America from 1492 to today. Facts on File, 1999.

973.046872 Me Meier, Matt S. The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, 2003.

977.6 Va Valdés, Dennis Nodin. Mexicans in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005.

977.6581 Va Valdés, Dennis Nodin. Barrios norteños: St. Paul and Midwestern Mexican communities in the twentieth century. Univ. of Texas Press, 2000.

978 Da Dary, David. The Sante Fe Trail: its history, legends, and lore. A. A. Knopf, 2000.

Fiction Es Esquivel, Laura. Like water for chocolate: a novel in monthly installments, with

Recipes, romances, and home remedies. Anchor Books, 1995.

St Steinbeck, John. Tortilla flat. Penguin Books, 1986, 1935.

Children’s Literature Ad Juv Ada, Alma Flor. I love Saturdays y domingos. Atheneum Books for Young

Readers, 2002. ~ A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents.

An Juv Andrews-Goebel. The pot that Juan built. Lee & Low Books, 2002. ~ The story of potter Juan Quezada and how his he helped his impoverished village, Mata Ortiz, transform into a center of world renowned artists.

Pe Juv Perez, Amanda Irma. My diary from here to there. Children’s Book Press, 2002.

305.8 Ku Kuklin, Susan. How my family lives in America. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998. ~ African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American children describe their families' cultural traditions.

921 Ch Juv Krull, Kathleen. Harvesting hope: the story of Cesar Chavez. Harcourt, 2003

973.04 Ho Hoobler, Dorothy. The Mexican American family album. Oxford University Press, 1994.

Videos 305.8 Mi VC Minnesota pride and Minnesota prejudice. KSTP, 1990.

~ Examines Minnesota's history of prejudice. Six Minnesota families relate their own family's experiences with prejudice; Jewish, American Indian, German, African American, Hmong, and Hispanic. Hosted by Angela Astore and Mark Suppelsa.

305.8 Ne, VC New faces on Main Street: a review of immigration in the U,S, at the dawn of the 21st

century. Dir. Larry Long. NEWIST/CESA 7, 1998.

306.0972 Un VC Understanding each other: Mexican and Americans. Dir. Mike Arnow. Learning Seed, 1998. ~ Examines perceived cultural differences of Mexican and Mexican American culture and non-Mexican American culture.

391.4 Ma VC Masks of Mexico. KNME-TV, 1998. ~ Explores the ritual use of masks in Mexico dating back to the Aztec priests and warriors, and the influence of Spanish friars who used masks to spread the teachings of Christianity.

394.2 Mu VC La muerte viva – “the day of the dead”: a living tradition. Gessler Publishing Co., 1989. ~ The colorful Mexican "Day of the Dead" rituals are explored through popular art and traditions.

394.26 Pa VC La Pastorela the shepard’s play. WNET-TV, 1991. ~ Dramatized version of the Mexican Christmas folk-tale.

394.2663 Me VC Nochabuena: a Mexican Christmas. Mexican Videos, 1994. ~ A look at the rich traditions of Christmas in Mexico that blend prehispanic and Spanish customs from Colonial times, as well as multiple other influences.

461 Le VC The language = la lengua. Video Knowledge, 1989. ~ Presents an exploration of how Spanish came to be such a dominant world language. Explains who speaks Spanish, where and why. English and Spanish as well as bilingual signs are compared and presented for review and practice.

641.5672 Ta VC The Taste of Mexico. Chicken. Taste of Mexico, 1991. ~ Mexican style cooking. Recipes include salsa mexicana, guacamole, horchata de arroz, tortilla soup, enchiladas rojas de Oaxaca, capriotada.

759.06 Fr VC Frida Kahlo. Home Vision, 1983. ~ Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement.

759.972 Fr VC The Frescoes of Diego Rivera. Dir. Michael Camerini. Videocassette. The Founders Society, The Detroit Institute of Art, 1986. ~ Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique and his politics. His frescoes unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity.

759.972 Fr VC Frida. Dir. Paul Leduc. Clasa Film Mundiales S.A.1992. ~ “Ba film that matches the famous description of Frida Kahlo & her art: “a bomb disguised as a butterfly.” Fusing politics, painting and passion as daringly as Frida did both in art and lifeB”

759.972 Ta VC Rufino Tamayo: the sources of his art. Dir. Gary Conklin. Mystic Fire Video, 198? ~ Pictures the artist at work, both painting and preparing a lithograph. Shows the development of Tamayo's style, using representative paintings from the early 1930's to the present day, and points out the pre-Columbian and contemporary Mexican sources and inspiration which have greatly influenced his painting

809 Sa VC Sandra Cisneros: in conversation with Dorothy Allison. Dir. Dan Griggs. Lannan Foundation, 1999. ~ Sandra Cisneros reads her story "Eleven" and other works and is interviewed.

809.1 Wh VC Where poems come from. Lannan Foundation, 1991. ~15 major poets read and discuss the origins of their poetry: Yehuda Amichai, Lucille Clifton, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Allen Ginsberg, Louise Gluck, Joy Harjo, Galway Kinnell, Philip Levine, W. S. Merwin, Czeslaw Milosz, Octavio Paz, Ishmael Reed, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, and Alice Walker.

813.52 Pe VC The Pearl. Dir, Emilio Fernandez. MasterVison, 198?. ~ Tells the story, by John Steinbeck, of a poor Mexican fisherman whose dreams of wealth are both realized and shattered.

862 Bu VC Alas de mariposa = Butterfly wings. Dir. Juanma Bajo Ulloa. Facets Video and Chicago Latina Cinema, 1994. ~ Carmen becomes pregnant, hoping for a boy to carry on her husband's name. Guilt and fear however, keep her from breaking the news to Ami, her shy & sensitive six-year-old daughter. The baby's birth soon triggers a series of nightmarish events.

863Ca VC Carlos Fuentes. Dir. Lewis MacAdams & John Dorr. Videocassette. Lannan Foundation, 1989. ~ noted Mexican author talks about his life and work.

863 Do, VC Don Quixote. Dir. Peter Yates. Warner home Video, 2000.

863Li VC Como agua para chocolate: like water for chocolate. Videocassette. Touchstone Home Video, 1992. ~ Romantic fantasy set in the early 20th century about a young couple blocked from marrying by the demands of her cold and selfish mother. To be near his love the young man marries her sister, and she expresses her passion for him through her cooking.

863 Ma, VC Marquez: tales beyond solitude. Dir., Holly Aylett. Home Vision, 1989. ~ In this interview the South American author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, speaks about his novels, his role in the Latin-American cinema and his recent foray into melodramatic soap opera.

946.02 Bu VC Unfinished business. Dir. Michael Gill. Public Media Video, 1991. ~ Within the lifetime of those born now, half the population of the U.S. will be Spanish-speaking. Every year, half a million brave the border patrols to enter the U.S. illegally, "searching for the Gringo gold but also bringing the Latino gold." Hispanic immigrants contribute a wealth of traditions: diverse cultural creativity in art, music, dance, respect for family ties--distinct hallmarks of the Spanish-speaking world.

972.01 Me VC Mexican prehispanic cultures. Mexicana de Imagenes, 198?. ~ Shows the Mexican culture and its fascinating past. Several high cultures flourished : the talented Toltecs, the courageous Aztecs, and the erudite Mayas.

973. Mu VC Multicultural peoples of North America. Dirs. Rhonda Fabian and Jerry Baber. Schlessinger Video Productions, 1993. ~ “Mexican Americans” and “Puerto Ricans” celebrates the heritage of the cultural group by tracing their emigration to North America/America.

Audio CDs

781.62 Mu, CD Música de la raza:Mexican & Chicano music in Minesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1999.

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Arnold, Edwin T. and Dianne C. Luce, eds. Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1999.

Baker, Richard. Los dos mundos-rural Mexican Americans, another America. Utah St. Univ. Press,1995.

Baudot, Georges. Utopia and history in Mexico: the first chroniclers of Mexican civilization (1520-1569). University Press of Colorado, 1995.

** Bernal, Martha E. and George P. Knight, eds. Ethnic identity: formation and transmission among Hispanics and other minorities. SUNY Press, 1993.

Bolanos, Alvaro Felix and Gustavo Verdesio, eds. Colonialism past and present: reading and writing About Colonial Latin America today. SUNY Press, 2002.

Buhle, Paul and Dan Georgakas, eds. The immigrant left in the United States. SUNY Press, 1996.

** Carrasco, David, ed. Aztec ceremonial landscapes. University Press of Colorado, 1999.

Deere, Carolyn L. and Daniel C. Esty, eds. Greening the Americas: NAFTA’s lessons for hemispheric trade. MIT Press, 2002.

Foster, Dean. The global etiquette guide to Mexico and Latin America: everything you need to know for business and travel success. J. Wiley & Sons, 2002.

Griswold del Castill, Richard. Cesar Chavez: a triumph of spirit. University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.

Herrera- Sobek, Maria. The Mexican corridor: a feminist analysis. Indian University Press, 1990.

Kamalipour, Yahya R., Teresa Carilli, eds. Cultural diversity and the U.S. media. SUNY Press, 1998.

McCluskey, Cynthia Perez. Understanding latino delinquency: the applicability of strain theory by ethnicity. LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2002.

Meier, Matt S. Notable Latino Americans: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1997.

Nevins, Joseph. Operation Gatekeeper: the rise of the “illegal alien” and the making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary. Routledge, 2002.

Sadlier, Darlene J. One hundred years after tomorrow: Brazilian women’s fiction in the 20th century.

Indiana University Press, 1992.

Saldivar, Jose David. Border matters: remapping American cultural studies. Univ. of Cal. Press, 1997.

Stritikus, Tom. Immigrant children and the politics of English-only: views form the classroom. LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC., 2002.

Sturman, Marianne. Don Quixote:notes. Cliff’s Notes, 1964.

Trueba, Enrique T. Latinos unidos: from cultural diversity to the politics of solidarity. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.

Valverde, Leonard A. The Latino student’s guide to college success. Greenwood Press, 2002.

Vigil, Angel. The corn women: stories and legends of the Hispanic Southwest. Libraries Unlimited, 1994.

Zavala, Iris M. Colonialism and culture: Hispanic modernisms and the social imaginary. Indiana University Press, 1992.

Indexes Informe : Collection of Hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.

Informe 1994 - July 2003 (Espaniol | Spanish Interface) Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

updated 10/2007