LibGuides: Latinx Heritage (Formerly Hispanic Heritage) Month: Focus on the Bracero Program 2023: Databases and Articles

Suggested Databases

If you'd like to find out more about the Bracero Program, try looking at these databases.

CREDO Reference
CREDO contains all kinds of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and subject-specific titles from some of the top university presses in the United States. It also includes over 200,000 images and audio files and over 1200 videos.
Ethnic Diversity Source
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
Ethnic Diversity Source covers culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of:
African Americans
Arab Americans
Asian Americans
European Americans
Jewish Americans
Latinx Americans
Native Americans
Multiracial Americans
JSTOR
A broad database that provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
All Artstor content is now available through JSTOR.
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection
Historical content including newspapers, letters, advertisements, and other primary source documents pertaining to U.S. Hispanic history, literature, culture, civil rights, religion, and women’s rights.
California History
Coverage includes publications from 2010 to present. Showcasing exceptional scholarship, engaging writing, and innovative research, California History is essential reading for students and scholars of the history of California, the West, and the Pacific World; teachers of California history; and all Californians who are curious to understand the imprint of the state’s rich past upon the West, the United States, and the world beyond.
Calisphere
Provides primary source materials to tell the story of California's role in national and world events. It contains more than 150,000 photographs, documents, works of art, newspaper clippings, political cartoons and other cultural artifacts.
Calisphere is a service of the University of California Libraries, and powered by the California Digital Library
Academic Search Complete
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals and other publications. Academic Search Complete includes full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for magazines, monographs, reports, and conference proceedings.
Films on Demand
Over 40,000 streaming titles covering a broad range of topics.
Kanopy*
*Requires a library card to access. More than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language, and training videos, including the Great Courses, the Frontline series, and international films.
New York Times*
Napa Valley College students, faculty and staff as well as members of the public have access to the NYT. This resource is available with a library card. If you do not have a library card, please fill out a form. If you already have a library card, access the NYT by obtaining a code (this will take you to a Napa Public Library website which gives NVC patrons access to the same resources).

Latinx Heritage (Formerly Hispanic Heritage) Month: Focus on the Bracero Program 2023: Databases and Articles

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Suggested Databases

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