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Fall 2022, M. Joffroy

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Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
Sections are available on Moodle.
The full eBook is available for download, limited to one user at a time.

Smith also has access (single user) to the Indigenous Peoples' History... for Young People

Drop the "I" word

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The language used in standardized subject terminology can be problematic and sometimes painful.

Explore the story of a student activist movement to change the Library of Congress Subject Heading, "Illegal Aliens"

Sorrow, Fury, Helplessness, and Cynicism: An Account of the Library of Congress Subject Heading "Illegal aliens"
2021 paper by Dartmouth College librarians
'Words matter’: Why the UC Berkeley Library is embracing another term for ‘illegal aliens’
November 2020 article on the slow pace of change in Library Subject Headings

Explore Concepts

Keywords for Latina/o Studies
Explore the chapter titles to find concepts that interest you.
Use the Bibliography to follow up on authors mentioned in the text.
The Oxford Handbook of Latino Studies
Chapters in section I address: Roots, Identities, Connections

Maps & Data

Pew Research Center: Hispanic - Latino Demographics
MLRC: Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics
Native Land Digital
interactive map; [from a Canadian not-for-profit]
Map of Indian Lands in the United States
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
2020 U.S. Census Demographic Map Viewer
Hispanic Map of the United States 2018
[Cervantes Institute, Harvard] demographic, educational, economic, social, political, and media indicators

Social Explorer 1790+ This link opens in a new window
Try browsing the Data Snacks

16 Maps that Americans don't like to talk about / VOX

Smith Collections

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Subjects: First Year Seminar, Latin American / Latina/o Studies

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