Latinx Studies
Selected Resources
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Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration This link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration provides a complete exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day. It includes thematic interpretations and theories of migration, as well as the significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations that have reshaped the way historians and social scientists analyze and map the past.
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Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930Documenting voluntary immigration to the United States from the signing of the Constitution to the start of the Great Depression.
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Trends & Policy: U.S. Immigration News This link opens in a new windowTrends and Policy focuses on U.S. Immigration and it simplifies the discovery process by providing a single location to cross-search relevant documents from 1790-today. These include U.S. immigration laws and other content from the legislative branch, reports and statistics from the executive and judicial branches and news content to provide additional information and context. Statistics from many reports have been converted into CSV and Excel tables and users can export the statistics or create and export charts directly in the product for use in assignments and research
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The Hispanic Databook: detailed statistics and rankings on the Hispanic population, including 23 ethnic backgrounds from Argentinian to Venezuelan, for 1,266 U.S. counties and cities
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Call Number: UI Libraries Annex (Main Materials) E184.S75 H567 2004ISBN: 9781592370085Publication Date: 2004 -
Hispanics in the United States
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Call Number: UI Main Library Stacks E184.S75 B47 2010ISBN: 9780521889537Publication Date: 2010 -
Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States
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Call Number: UI Libraries Annex (Main Materials) FOLIO E184.A1 H417 2000ISBN: 9781573562669Publication Date: 2000 -
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Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 (History Vault) This link opens in a new window
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Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996 This link opens in a new windowCovers such important events as post-World War II Jewish resettlement, South African apartheid, and Latin American migrations to the United States. It also covers controversial issues like ethnic friction, religious movements, border issues, the treatment of refugees and much more
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Migration to New Worlds This link opens in a new windowFrom government-led population drives during the early nineteenth century through to mass steamship travel, Migration to New Worlds showcases unique primary source material recounting the many and varied personal experiences of 350 years of migration. Explore Colonial Office files on emigration, diaries and travel journals, ship logs and plans, printed literature, objects, watercolours, and oral histories supplemented by carefully selected secondary research aids.