PBS has a resource (recommended for grades 4-12) on U.S. Latinos that includes lesson plans, videos, and classroom resources rooted in the PBS series Latino Americans. Titles include “Identity, Immigration and Economics: Involuntary Deportations of the 1930s”, “Puerto Rican Perspectives”, … Continue Reading »
The Flores Exhibits
These exhibits feature “artists, lawyers, advocates, and immigrants read[ing] the sworn testimonies of children held in detention facilities at the U.S. / Mexico Border.” These powerful and deeply moving videos help illustrate the realities of these children, who have various … Continue Reading »
Recetas: Cooking in the Time of Coronavirus
The University of Texas San Antonio Libraries Special Collections recently published a large collection of digitized recipes from the Mexican Cookbook Collection, the largest in the nation. There will be three volumes: Postres (desserts), Drinks, and Main Courses. Currently, only … Continue Reading »
The Gabriel García Márquez Collection at the Harry Random Center of the University of Texas at Austin
A fantastic collection of Gabriel García Márquez’s manuscripts, recordings, family portraits and more has been largely digitized after being sold to the University of Texas in 2015. This collection, with items in Spanish and English, is hosted through the Harry … Continue Reading »
11 Virtual Latinx Heritage Month Celebrations
Bustle has gathered a collection of ways you and your students can virtually celebrate National Latinx Heritage Month, which started on September 15thand runs until October 15th. Some of the virtual celebrations listed include Latin Fashion Week Colorado (Sept 16-Sept … Continue Reading »
Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian Online Free E-Resources (LACLI)
In a project created by the Latin American North East Libraries Consortium (LANE), over 600 resources are listed ranging in topics from “Zona Latina: Latin American Newspapers” to “Illustrated Ephemera in the Mexican Political Propaganda Collection.” This project can be … Continue Reading »
Road Maps: Around the World Adventure
The University of Arizona’s Center for Latin American Studies and Center for Middle Eastern Studies have collaborated to create a free resource to “expand students’ global awareness and spark interest in learning about Latin American and Middle Eastern countries.” Through … Continue Reading »
Combating Anti-Black Racism in Brazil and Beyond
Recently, SAPIENS, a digital anthropological magazine, published an interview with anthropologist Christen A. Smith that “[provided] insights into resisting police violence and creating safe societies for people of African descent.” This interview features topics like police brutality, the assassination of Marielle … Continue Reading »
How a vital record of Mexican indigenous life was created under quarantine
The LA Times published an article about the Florentine Codex, a Nahuatl and Spanish language codex created in the 16th century by Spanish Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún. The last two books of the codex were created during a smallpox … Continue Reading »
Arturita
Arturita, a “collaborative digital humanities project aimed at facilitating exchange between archival communities in Latin America and the world”, hosts a few different books and published works for free on their website. One example is “Approaches to Chilean Cinema in … Continue Reading »