MAS: Mexican American Studies

Includes oral histories and artifacts pertaining to the Bracero program, a guest worker initiative that spanned the years 1942-1964.

"Draws from the University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections Borderlands Collections, but also acquires and makes accessible oral histories and materials that broadens our understanding of the U.S.-Mexico border."

From the UC San Diego Library, "Primary source accounts by the UFW volunteers who built the movement."

"Documents and showcases historic Mexican and Mexican American publications published in Tucson, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonora, Mexico from the mid-1800s to the 1970s."

Provides access to a variety of digital resources including the Spotlight on U.S./Hispanic Writers from the PALABRA Archive and the The Juan B. Rael Collection: Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande.

"Consists of 226 digitally preserved audio programs including interviews, music, and informational programs related to the Mexican American community and their concerns from the radio series "The Mexican American Experience" and "A esta hora conversamos" the Longhorn Radio Network, 1976-1982."

"A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas." Includes The Ranger Digital Archives.

"The Delis Negrón digital archive captures the life and legacy of the Puerto Rican writer born in 1901, who was also director, editor, poet, writer, English professor and activist throughout his residency in south Texas and Mexico City during the twentieth century."

"The world's longest-established Chicana Chicano, Latina Latino literary blog."

Provides access to a variety of digital resources including the Spotlight on U.S./Hispanic Writers from the PALABRA Archive.

The Rudolfo Anaya Digital Archive is an online resource that showcases Anaya’s life and work. Currently under development at UNM Libraries, “RADA” includes an introduction to Chicano/a literature, provides digital access to Anaya's manuscripts and papers, a complete bibliography of his published works, and a directory of all known critical, informational and multimedia resources about this award-winning author.

Voices from the Gaps was created to "uncover, highlight, and share the works of marginalized artists, predominately women writers of color living and working in North America."

Try different keyword searches, for example, "mexican americans" or "san antonio." To view an article, click on the title and then on "Download' to the right of the image.

Provides access to a variety of sources including The Juan B. Rael Collection: Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande.

Library of Congress article with links to additional resources.

Interviews with Mexican American musicians from the radio series "The Mexican American Experience" and "A esta hora conversamos" on the Longhorn Radio Network, 1976-1982.

Includes excerpts of over 125,000 songs celebrating North America's Spanish-language musical heritage.

A Smithsonian American Art Museum digital exhibit

Includes thousands of images of paintings, murals, art prints, sculptures, drawings and installations.

Includes photographs of local murals and local artist interviews and short films.

The current exhibit features stories of women activists in the Westside of San Antonio.