| LatCrit: Latina and Latino Critical Race Theory:
This site contains information about conferences and meetings held by legal
scholars focusing on legal issues relating to Latinas\os and the papers delivered at those
conferences. |
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| Hispanic National Bar Association: The
Association represents the interests of over 25,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges,
law professors, and law students in the United States and Puerto Rico. The site has
a News section, contact information for the Association's various committees and
divisions, and links to local bar associations. |
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| Mexican American Legal Defense Fund: The
site contains legislative proposals, discussions of policy issues, sumaries of litigation,
and a progress report on the efforts to relieve overcrowding at Chicago's elementary
schools. The Stanford University Library has a MALDEF collection of correspondence,
legal briefs, court orders, printed matters, and photographs spanning the years from the
founding of the organization in 1967 to 1994. The collection is described at the Research Guide to the
Records of MALDEF site. |
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| National Latina/o Law
Student Association: This site contains
information about the organization's conferences and other activities and
a page of links to relevant sites. |
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| League of United Latin American Citizens: The
League strives to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political
influence, health, and civil rights of the Hispanic population in the United States.
The site contains policy updates, press releases, the organization's legislative platform,
a downloadable version of its Civil Rights Manual, and sections on Affirmative Action,
Education, and English Plus. The site also includes a truly comprehensive listing of
relevant links. |
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| National Council of La Raza: The
Council's mission is to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life opportunities
for Hispanic- Americans. The site includes Issue Briefs, press releases, a list of
publications on a wide-range of topics which can be ordered, and an excellent links page. |
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| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc.:
The goal of the Institute is to develop the next generation of Latino
leaders. The site includes a national directory of hispanic organizations, a public
policy report on key issues in the Hispanic community including civil rights, health,
education, immigration, and business and economic development, issues of its newsletter,
and a Media Room containing press releases. |
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| United Farm Workers: This site is the
Union's home page. It includes current news, news releases, a history of the Union,
a great deal on information on Cesar Chavez including a selective bibliography, speeches,
audio clips, a number of white papers on various topics, and a good page of relevant
links. |
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| MANA- A National Latina Organization: MANA's
mission is to empower Latinas through leadership, development, and community action.
The site includes a list of recommended books, press releases, and a links page. |
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| National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Organization: This organization is the only national
nonprofit devoted to organize Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
communities on a local, regional, national, and international level, addressing the need
to overcome social, health, and political barriers faced due to sexual orientation, gender
identity, and ethnic background. The site contains reports, a directory of Latina/o
LGBT organizations and service providers, press releases, a listserv directory, and an
excellent links page. |
|
| National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc.: The
Coaliton's mission is to systematically strengthen and enhance the social, political, and
economic well-being of Puerto Ricans throughout the United States and Puerto Rico with
special focus on the most vulnerable. The site contains a directory of Puerto Rican
officials, its newsletter, demographic information about Puerto Ricans in its "Our
Community" section, the 2000 Public Policy Agenda of the National Hispanic Leadership
Agenda (NHLA), the NHLA scorecard for members of Congress, and an Advocacy Center which
has legislative updates. |
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| Puerto Rican Independence
Party: The Party was formed in 1946 with the purpose of seeking and
obtaining independence by every pacific means available. This English version of the
site contains news and articles, a section on What Independence Means, and a links page. |
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| Hispanic Population of the
U.S.: This Census Bureau site contains demographic data on the Latino
population of the United States. One of the documents availalble there
in pdf format is The Hispanic Population:
2000. It is a Census 2000 Brief which discusses
the number of Latinos in the country, their countries of origin, their
geographic distribution, and the number in each state. It is
also available from this link. |
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| The Legal Status of Puerto
Rico and Puerto Ricans: This article briefly describes the government of
Puerto Rico, its relationship to the United States, and the legal status of those who live
on the Island. It contains a link to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and is a part of a site
which contains a broad range of information about Puerto Rico. |
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| Puerto Rican Elections: This
site, available in both English and Spanish, contains the results of all general elections
held in the Island from 1920 to the present, of the 1967, 1993, and 1998 Status
Plebiscites, of the 1951,1952, 1991, and 1994 referendums, and of the 1951 special
election, and other reference material related to the election process in Puerto
Rico. Some of the reference material is available only in Spanish. |
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| The Most Recent
Election in Puerto Rico: This site offers a brief summary of the results
of the most recent election in Puerto Rico and links to the sites of the poltical
parties involved as well as other sources of relevant information. It is part of the
Elections around the World site which
contains information about the most recent elections from countries around the world. |
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| Making Face, Making Soul...a Chicana Feminist Homepage:
This site is by, for, and about Chicanas. It contains a section of academic resources designed to
serve as an initial research resource for those who do not have access to an extensive
Chicana/o library collection. It includes links to statistical resources on Latinas
in the United States, a list of introductory works on Chicanas in the United States, and
links to bibliographies and library collections in Chicana/o Studies. The site also
contains Chicana poetry and literature, cultural resources, and lots of relevant links. |
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| Chicana Studies Web Page:
This site contains a comprehensive list of links to Chicana related web sites and
materials. |
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| University of California at Los Angeles
Chicano Studies Research Center: The Center promotes the study of
Mexican-Americans and others of Latino descent in the United States. The site
includes digital versions of the articles published in past issues of Aztlan: International Journal of
Chicano Studies Research, a periodical published by the Center, and describes
the articles in recent editions. The site also describes the Center's other
publications and programs and includes its library, which has numerous links to relevant
sites and materials. |
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| Inter-University Program for Latino Research: The
Program is a national consortium of 16 unversity-based Latino reseach centers and is
designed to enlarge the scope and raise the quality of research that has bearing on U.S.
Latino communities. The site includes descriptions of its member centers and links
to their web sites, a Publications section which contains briefing and working papers, a
good links page. |
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| Julian Samora Research Institute: The
Institute is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to
serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. The site contains a large
number of research reports, working papers, statistical briefs, and other documents
available in both html and pdf formats. The Community Connections section has links
to Latino-related news stories and information about conferences and other events.
The Related Programs section includes the Julian
Samora Virtual Collection. The Collection will preserve the
publications, personal papers, photographs, etc. from and about Dr. Samora. Dr.
Samora was not only a pioneer in Mexican-American Studies, but created the Mexican
American Legal Defense Fund and was a co-founder of the National Council of La Raza.
The Collection already includes an online version of his book, A History of the
Mexican-American People, a speech, and some interviews. |
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| Latin Issues Forum: The Forum is a
public policy and advocacy institute dedicated to advancing new and innovative public
policy solutions for a better, more equitable and prosperous society. The site
includes reports, policy briefs, and press releases. |
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| Tomas Rivera Policy Institute: The
Institute conducts and disseminates objective, policy-relevant research and its
implications to decision makers on key issues affecting Latino communities. The
site includes a Latino Facts and Stats section, descriptions of its current research
projects, a Media Room with press releases, and a list of and information on how to order
its publications. |
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| Pew Hispanic Center:
The Center, founded in 2001, is a non-partisan research
organization supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is
to improve the understanding of the Latino population of the United States
and to chronicle its growing impact. The Center conducts and
commissions studies on a range of topics. The website includes
reports and studies issued by the Center, a Newsroom with press releases,
fact sheets, and surveys, and an excellent links page. |
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| Puerto Rico Online Resource Center:
The Center is a non-partisan clearinghouse providing information on the debate
about the status of Puerto Rico. The site contains links to a wealth of historical
information and links and also resources regarding decolonialization alternatives.
Some of the site, however, is still under construction. |
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| The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
at Hunter College: The Center, a City University
of New York research center, is dedicated to the study of the Puerto Rican
experience in the United States. The Research section of the website
includes reports, and the Publications section contains a list of the
Center's publications as well as some examples. The site also
contains an excellent links page. |
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| Cesar E. Chavez Institute for Public Policy:
The Institute was established by San Francisco State University to help create a
base for academic research on critical issues facing Raza communities in California, with
a particular emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area. The site includes a section on
Cesar E. Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union which contains newspaper articles,
interviews, speeches, a photo gallery, and other documents. The site also has a
Virtual Paper Series of Online Papers, information on the Insitute's programs, and the
Mission Directory, information about and links to Latino Community Resources in San
Francisco's Mission District. |
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| University of California
Committee on Latino Research: This site contains two University of
California Reports issued in 1989, "Latinos in a Changing California" and
"A Plan for Universitywide Diversity," and a list of links to Latino-related
sites at the University of California. |
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| Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community
Development and Public Policy: The Institute was established at the
University of Massachusetts Boston through the initiative of Latino community activists
and academicians to inform policy makers about issues vital to the Commonwealth's growing
Latino community and to provide the community with information and analysis necessary for
effective participation in public policy development. The site includes a list of
the Institute's publications, and some of them can be downloaded. The site also
includes the current issue and past issues of the Institute's publication, the Gaston
Report. |
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| Chicano/Latino Net: This
site contains a comprehensive list of Chicano and Latino-related links with lots of
Chicano and Latino Studies resources. |
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| Beginning
Library Research on Chicano or Latino Studies: This site was prepared by
the Stanford University Library on sources of information about Chicano and Latino
Studies. Although the site is primarily a bibliography, it does contain some links
to material which is available online. |
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| Latina/o and Chicana/o
Studies Links: The Georgetown University American Studies Web site has
links to Latino and Chicano Studies Resources. |
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| Puerto Rico:
Reflections on the Oldest Colony: This Pacifica Radio site includes audio
files of radio shows discussing the history and present situation of Puerto Rico and some
additional material. |
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| Hispanic Americans in Congress
1822-1995: This Library of Congress site provides biographies of the
Latinos who served in Congress from 1822 to 1995, their publications, and suggestions for
further reading about them. |
|
| Mendez v. Westminster School Dist. of Orange
County, 64 F. Supp. 544 (1946) : The plaintiffs
in this case brought suit challenging the practice in several Orange
County school districts of segregating Mexican-American children from
white children in elementary school. The federal district court
found that requiring Mexican-American children to attend segregated
elementary schools violated their rights under California state law and
also their federal constitutional right to equal protection of the
laws. Judge McCormick concluded that "[a] paramount requisite
in the American system of public education is social equality" and
that equal protection of the laws was "not provided by furnishing in
separate schools the same technical facilities, text books and courses of
instruction to children of Mexican ancestry that are available to the
other public school children." Thus, he rejected the
"separate, but equal" reasoning of Plessy v. Ferguson
nine years before Brown v. Board of Education. The
Ninth Circuit affirmed Judge McCormick's decision on the grounds that
California law did not authorize the segregation of Mexican-American
children. 161 F.2d 774 (1947). In The
Happiest Place on Earth? : Mexican Segregation and Education in Orange
County (pdf), a law school paper, Jacqueline
Guzmán discusses the Mexican and Mexican-American migration to Orange
County, the events leading up to the lawsuit, and some of its aftermath. |
|
| Mexican Voices, Michigan
Lives: This project collects oral histories from longtime Michigan
residents who helped establish the local Chicano community. Administered by the
Michigan State University Libraries and Chicano/Lationo Studies at MSU, it seeks to
document Mexican/Chicano experiences in Michigan from the 1920s on. |
|
| The World of 1898: The
Spanish-American War: This Library of Congress site provides resources and
documents about the Spanish-American War and some of the people who participated in the
fighting or commented about it. As a result of the War, Spain lost control of Puerto
Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and other islands. One section of the
exhibit focuses upon Puerto Rico during wartime. |
|
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:
This National Archives and Records Administration site includes the Treaty itself,
a link to a transcript of the Treaty, and a discussion of its historical background.
As a result of the Treaty, which concluded the Mexican-American War the United
States gained half a million square miles of territory in the Southwest: western Texas,
most of New Mexico and Arizona, and all of Nevada, Utah,and California. Mexico lost
more than half of its original territory. |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: This
site contains a description of the events leading up to the Mexican-American War and the
Treaty and the consequences of the Treaty and its interpretation by the courts. The
site also contains the Articles
of the Treaty. |
|
| Yankee
Invasion: The Mexican-American War 1846-1848: This Texas Humanities
Resource Center site bears the name of the War as it is known in Mexico. It includes
commentary but emphasizes photographs of historical documents, artifacts, litographs, and
paintings from the War. The site also contains a section on learning activities, a
reading room with exhibits on related topics, and a list of links. |
|
| The United States-Mexican War
1846-1848: This site was established as an online companion resource for
the documentary "The U.S.-Mexican War 1846-1848" shown on PBS. It offers a
series of conversations with and essays by historians and other experts, a timeline of
events, and a Resources section with a list of links. |
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| The Mexican-American War Memorial
Homepage: This Mexican site contains a War Chroncle with detailed information
about the War, a number of articles, and a Documents and Testimonies section with primary
sources. It is offerrred in both English and Spanish. |
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| The U.S.-Mexican War 1846-1848: This
site was established by the Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, a group established to
honor U.S. veterans of the War. The site includes a concise history of the War, a
Documents section containing speeches, legislation, battle reports, and letters, an Art
Gallery, maps, a list of historic sites, a list of battles, a Statistics section, a
chronology, a list of recommended books, and a list of links. |
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| Informed Latino:
This goal of this site is to serve the information needs of
the progressive Latino/a community. It contains links to news
articles about events around the country and around the world and also
some links to law-related sites. |
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| QuePasa.com: This site is an
internet portal and online community focused on the U.S. Hispanic community and provides
information in both English and Spanish. The site includes news and editorials. |
|
| Latino Website Pathfinder: This
site is a list of links to Latino-orientated sites. |
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| TodoLatino: This site is a
portal with a list of Latino-related sites. |
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| Puerto Rican Hall of Fame Links: This
Puerto Rican portal contains links to all kinds of sites about Puerto Rico and Puerto
Ricans. |
|
| Hispanic Online: This site offers
content from Hispanic Magazine, a monthly for and about Latinos. The site includes a
headlines news section and an excellent links page. |
