Chicano/Latino Studies: Videos & Images

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

Streaming Videos

Academic Video Online
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Kanopy Streaming Service
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ArtStor
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Flickr Commons
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A selected list of films and documentaries (available online or DVD) about the Chicano/Latino American experience:

Films on Demand: Latino Studies
Walkout
Based on a true story, the film describes how L.A.'s public schools treat Mexican-American students in 1968.

Available at PSU Library Media, Circulation Desk -- 1st floor (PN1997.2 .W3552 2006 DVD)
No Movie
"An intimate portrait of a unique, multi-faceted artist who has worked across the boundaries of punk art, mail art, Chicano art, performance art, and gallery painting, defying categories and challenging convention in the process"

Available at PSU Library Media, Circulation Desk -- 1st floor (N6537.G7195 N66 2006 DVD)
Salt of the Earth
Semidocumentary of the year-long struggle by Chicano zinc miners in New Mexico striking against unsafe working conditions.

Available at PSU Library Media, Circulation Desk -- 1st floor (PN1995.9.M54 S24 2004 DVD)