Chicano/Latino Studies: Home

An overview of researching Chicano/Latino Studies at PSU Library and beyond.

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In This Guide

Chicano/Latino Studies The academic field of Chicano/Latino Studies owes its origin to the 1960s Chicano/Mexican American civil rights movement, the Puerto Rican civil rights movement, and their efforts to open universities to Latino students, and to promote university-community links that improve the status of Latino populations.

Chicano/Latino Studies is interdisciplinary, one can discover articles and books in the areas of psychology, education, literature, history and more.

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Encyclopedias & Reference Sources- Get background information on your topic from encyclopedias and other reference resources recommended on this page
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Citing Your Sources - Resources on how to format your citations and how to create reference lists for papers.