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Databases for E-books on Hispanic Heritage

Hispanic Heritage E-books

ProQuest Ebook Central shows 5,910 results for e-books under the search term "Hispanic Heritage History".

Hispanic American History E-book Search

EBSCOhost search under the keywords "Hispanic American History" yields 134 results in e-books.

Ebooks on Hispanic Heritage

Latino Almanac by Nicolas Kanellos
ISBN: 9781578596119
Publication Date: 2022-09-20
A celebration of people and pride! Explore the achievements and contributions of Latinos in the United States with this illuminating history.
New Border Voices by Brandon D. Shuler (Editor); Robert Earl Johnson (Editor); Erika Garza-Johnson (Editor); José E. Limón
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781623491253
Publication Date: 2014-03-27
When the “counter-canon” itself becomes canonized, it's time to reload. This is the notion that animates New Border Voices, an anthology of recent and rarely seen writing by Borderlands artists from El Paso to Brownsville—and a hundred miles on either side.
From Farmworker to Astronaut / de Campesino a Astronauta by José M. Hernández; Zárate Figueroa Darío
ISBN: 9781518505454
Publication Date: 2019-10-31
In this autobiographical work , former astronaut José M. Hernández shares his journey from farmworker to spaceman.
Death and Dying in Hispanic Worlds by Debra D. Andrist
Call Number: Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781789760637
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
The dispassionate intellectual examination of the concepts of death & dying contrasts dramatically with the emotive grieving process experienced by those who mourn. Cultural differences reveal their mutual exclusiveness in philosophical outlook, language, and much more.
The Power of Latino Leadership, Second Edition, Revised and Updated by Juana Bordas
ISBN: 9781523004096
Publication Date: 2023-03-28
This updated and expanded edition is the first and only book to offer a leadership model firmly based on the Latino experience and culture.
Art and Culture: Día De Los Muertos: Factors and Multiples by Elise Wallace
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781425855512
Publication Date: 2017
Students will learn factors and multiples while reading about Dia de los Muertos: the Day of the Dead.
Inventing Latinos : A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez Availability
ISBN: 9781620971789
Publication Date: 2020-08-25
An NPR Best Book of the Year, exploring the impact of Latinos’ new collective racial identity on the way Americans understand race, with a new afterword by the author.
Freedom and the Future by Jim Ollhoff
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781617830563
Publication Date: 2011
Hispanic American History follows the timeline of this proud and ethnically diverse culture. This title describes the growth of Hispanic culture as modern national borders were established. It introduces civil rights issues, racism, prejudice, poverty, and repatriation while discussing World War I, the Mexican Revolution, the Great Depression, World War II, the migration to the United States, and even vaqueros.
Identity and Civil Rights by Jim Ollhoff
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9781617830570
Publication Date: 2011
Hispanic American History follows the timeline of this proud and ethnically diverse culture. This title focuses on the Hispanic population in the United States and the benefits of its influence there, from art and architecture, to literature, language, clothing, music, television, food, and more.
Images of Women in Hispanic Culture by Teresa Fernandez Ulloa
Call Number: Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781443891141
Publication Date: 2016-08-08
Students will learn factors and multiples while reading about Dia de los Muertos: the Day of the Dead.
Critical Dialogues in Latinx Studies : A Reader by Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas and Mérida M. Rúa
ISBN: 9781479805235
Publication Date: 2021
WINNER, D. Scott Palmer Prize for Best Edited Collection, given by the New England Council of Latin American Studies. This groundbreaking work offers a multidisciplinary, social-science oriented perspective on Latinx studies, including the social histories and contemporary lives of a diverse range of Latina and Latino populations.