LATS 224: U.S. Latinx Religions

About Chicano Database

How they describe themselves:

Produced by the Ethnic Studies Library at the University of California, Berkeley, this bibliographic index covers a wide range of materials focused on the Mexican-American and Chicano experience, as well as the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants from 1992 onwards.

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The Chicano Database pulls content from journals and other resources, including newspapers, books, book chapters and more. Updated on a quarterly basis, the Chicano Database offers uniform subject access to a continuously growing body of literature.

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