Hispanic Heritage Month: Nonfiction

Created to share library and web resources for Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month in 2023.

Nonfiction at the Columbus State Library 

This section includes a sampling of Hispanic American nonfiction titles available at the Columbus State library.  

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Use the Columbus State library catalog to search for books, journals, eBooks, and audio-visual materials owned by Columbus State Community College.

Selection of Nonfiction

A Place at the Nayarit

MacArthur Genius Natalia Molina unveils the hidden history of the Nayarit, a restaurant in Los Angeles that nourished its community of Mexican immigrants with a sense of belonging.

Latinx TV in the Twenty-First Century

Latinx TV in the Twenty-First Century offers an expansive and critical look at contemporary television by and about U.S. Latinx communities.

Building Sustainable Worlds: Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest

A rare and crucial perspective on Latina/o/x people in the Midwest, Building Sustainable Worlds reveals how expressive culture contributes to, and sustains, a sense of place in an uncertain era.

Finding Latinx

Latinos across the United States are redefining identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways.

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

This bottom-up history, told from the interconnected vantage points of Latinx and African Americans, reveals the radically different ways that people of the diaspora have addressed issues still plaguing the United States today, and it offers a way forward in the continued struggle for universal civil rights.

The Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead is a comprehensive, visual compilation of all forms of artistic material celebrating the world-famous annual Mexican festival.

Once upon a Quinceanera

The bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents explores the phenomenon of the Latina sweet 15 celebration.

The Chicano Experience

This revised, second edition of The Chicano Experience offers a new interpretation of the social, cultural, and economic forces that shape the situation of Chicanos today. 

El Norte

The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century, and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation as it exists today.

Rewriting the Chicano Movement

Rewriting the Chicano Movement is an insightful new history of the Chicano Movement that expands the meaning and understanding of this seminal historical period in Chicano history. 

Latina/o Midwest Reader

This interdisciplinary anthology of essays examines the history, education, literature, art, and politics of Latinos in the Midwest in view of the demographic changes experienced by states in this region with growing Latino populations and the recent immigration raids in the Midwest.

Building Sustainable Worlds: Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest

A rare and crucial perspective on Latina/o/x people in the Midwest, Building Sustainable Worlds reveals how expressive culture contributes to, and sustains, a sense of place in an uncertain era.

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