Historiographies and Other Books: 

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez

Covers five centuries-from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the 2000s. Latinos are the largest growing minority group in the US, and this book supports a better understanding of the history and legacy of Latinos.

 

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura Gomez

A narrative that tackles the "fascinating race-making‚ unmaking‚ and re-making of Latino identity" over multiple centuries‚ and the impact on the United States today.

 

Web & Journal Articles:

Race- The Power of an Illusion

PBS transcript of an interview with Alan Goodman, professor of biological anthropology at Hampshire College. In it, he discusses the history of the social construction of race.

 

Moving Beyond the Black-White Binary by Robert Lovato

Article about "The black-white binary that keeps Latino voices out of public discourse and erases important stories from our history."

 

The Many Dimensions of Hispanic Racial Identity

Pew Research article that uses data and statistics to examine the multifaceted nature of Latinx identity in the United States.

 

Growing Up With Racism by Lisa Delpit

Lisa Delpit is an educator who writes about race in society and education. This is a letter she writes to her daughter that demonstrates how the social construct of race shapes people's identities and everyday lives.

 

Latina Student: What About Our History?

Article about the efforts of a New Haven teen to incorporate more Latin American history into the curriculum.