Emory Libraries is happy to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place each year between September 15 and October 15.
This blog post showcases a recently acquired digital primary source and some recently published books about the Hispanic population of the United States.
New electronic resource
El País Historical Archive 1976-2023
The front page of Spain’s main newspaper, El Pais, from March 12, 2004.
El País started publishing in 1976 shortly after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. The newspaper is often compared to the New York Times and is considered a national paper of record in Spain. El País Historical Archive contains more that 2.1 million articles, over 1 million pages and more than 14,000 issues. This archive can be viewed as individual articles or in full page format, including advertisements. The collection documents almost a half century of Spanish language news. The paper covers historical events, politics, economy, sports, culture, society, technology, people, opinion, travel, fashion, in Spain, Latin America and the rest of the world. The newspaper offers extensive coverage of the U.S. and its Latinx population.
Recent Books
“Politics in Our Veins: The Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States” by Yalidy Matos & Domingo Morel & Michelle Bueno Vásquez
This book charts the rise of Dominican American political power across the United States, exploring the myriad factors that have contributed to their political success as thoughtful citizens, activists, and elected officials.
“The Chicana and Chicano Movement: From Aztlán to Zapatistas” edited by Adelaida del Castillo
A reference work that is organized alphabetically with entries on significant organizations, places, events, and ideas that were important to the Chicana and Chicano Movement in the United States.
“Banished citizens: A History of the Mexican American Women Who Endured Repatriation” by Marla Andrea Ramirez
This volume traces a little-known period (1921-1944) in American immigration history, when approximately one million ethnic Mexicans—mostly women and children who were US citizens—were forced to relocate (banished) across the southern border.
“Avocado dreams : Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area” by Ana Patricia Rodríguez
This volume tells “the story of how and why Salvadorans migrated to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and how in the process they were both transformed and the region was also transformed through their labor, culture, language, art, and ingenuity.”
“White, Black, Brown : Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago” by Michael Staudenmaier
This book explores how Puerto Rican migrants in Chicago formed their racial and ethnic identities during the latter half of the 20th century.
“Enduring Illegality: Time and the State of Waiting in Undocumented Middle Life” by Angela S. Garcia
This work chronicles the lives of undocumented Mexican immigrants who have spent decades in the United States waiting for a path to legalization that has yet to arrive.
“Crafting Dignity: How Immigrant Dairy Workers Transform Rural Communities” by Alisa Garni
This book, based on years of ethnographic research in rural Kansas, looks at “why Latin American immigrants came to work on dairy farms in the Heartland and how their presence is transforming both the industry and their local communities.”
“Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter” by Ada Ferrer
This memoir by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian examines the personal and historical impact of the Cuban Revolution through her family’s wrenching separation when the author’s mother fled Cuba in 1963 with her but left her 9-year-old son on the island.
—by Phil MacLeod, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies librarian, Emory Libraries
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