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SPAN 245 - Chicano/Mexican American Culture - Flores: Books

This guide supports research for Prof Flores' Fall 2024 class. The resources in this guide will help you find sources for your paper where you argue in favor of cultural preservation or adaptation to the American mainstream.

Finding Books at the Cerritos Library

Try constructing searches like these:

Mexican Americans AND dance

Chicanos AND family

Chicanos AND art

Books

Subject Headings

Use the following terms to SEARCH by SUBJECT for books on your topic:

  • Chicano Movement - History
  • Chicano Movement - California
  • Chicano Movement - Texas
  • Chicanos
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mexican Americans - Biography
  • Mexican Americans - Civil rights
  • Mexican Americans - History
  • Mexican Americans - Social conditions
  • Mexican Americans - Intellectual life
  • Mexican Americans - Ethnic identity
  • Mexican Americans - Politics and government
  • Mexican Americans - Texas
  • Mexican Americans - California

 

  • Mexicans - United States
  • Mexicans - United States - History
  • Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers
  • Mexican American labor union members
  • Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- History
  • Mestizos - United States - Ethnic Identity
  • Migrant Agricultural Laborers - California
  • Migrant Agricultural Laborers - Mexico
  • United Farm Workers - History
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