Latino

U.S. Mexico War Tea Party: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God”

Teaching Activity PDF. Lesson by Bill Bigelow and student reading by Howard Zinn. 21 pages.
Interactive activity in the form of a tea party introduces students to the history of the U.S. Mexico War.

Imperialism, Individuals in US History, Latino, Slavery, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Salt of the Earth: Grounds Students in Hope

Teaching Activity PDF. By S.J. Childs. 6 pages.
The author describes how she introduces students to the classic 1953 film Salt of the Earth about a miners’ strike in New Mexico.

Labor, Latino, Social Class, Women's History

Pump Up the Blowouts

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gilda L. Ochoa. 5 pages.
Reflections on teaching students about the 1968 walkouts by Chicano students in California.

Civil Rights Movements, Education, Latino, Racism & Racial Identity

The Line Between Us: Teaching About the Border and Mexican Immigration

Teaching Guide. By Bill Bigelow. 2006. 160 pages.
Lessons for teaching about the history of US-Mexico relations and current border and immigration issues.

Immigration, Latino, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

500 Años del Pueblo Chicano - 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures

Book - Nonfiction. By Elizabeth Martinez. 1991 (2nd Edition)

Civil Rights Movements, Latino, Native American, Women's History

500 Years of Chicana Women’s History

Book - Nonfiction. By Elizabeth Martinez. 2007. 340 pages.
Stories and photos of Mexican-American women in politics, labor, art, health, and more.

Civil Rights Movements, Immigration, Latino, Women's History

Caribbean Connections: Dominican Republic

Book - Nonfiction and Fiction. Edited by Gallin, Glasser, et al. 2005. 250 pages.
Reader-friendly overview of the history, politics and culture of the fourth largest Latino community in the United States.

Latino

Conexiones Caribenas: La Republica Dominicana

Teaching Guide. By Anne Gallin, Ruth Glasser and Jocelyn Santana. 2005.

Immigration, Latino, US Foreign Policy

Dangerous Memories: Invasion and Resistance Since 1492

Book - Nonfiction. By Golden, McConnell, Poppen, and Mue. 1991. 272 pages.
Essential text on U.S. history; includes many primary sources on people’s movements.

African American, Latino, Native American

A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America

Book - Nonfiction. By Ronald Takaki. 2008. 560 pages.
A multicultural history of America, in the voices of Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and others.

African American, Asian American, Immigration, Individuals in US History, Labor, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, Social Class