Researching Latino/a Populations
General Information
- Credo Reference
- An excellent resource for potential ideas and background information on a topic you have already identified
Migration Information
- Migration Data Hub
- Provides data, graphs, and reports on Migration related issues.
- Border and Migration Studies Online
Population and Census Data
- Online Latino/a Data Resources (includes data for specific geographic origin)
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 2000
- How the origins of America’s immigrants have changed since 1850
Journal Articles
Books and Book Chapters
E-Books
- Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceañeras
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
- Immigration in U.S. History
- Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia
- Latino Churches: Faith, Family, and Ethnicity in the Second Generation
- Latino Families in Later Life: A New Caregiver Paradigm
- Latino Folklore and Culture: Stories of Family, Traditions of Pride
- Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
- Latinos in American Society: Families and Communities in Transition
- Of Love and Papers: How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States
- Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice
Newspapers
- Immigrant Life in America Series 1 and 2: 1705-2021
- Immigrant life in America as recorded by the news media
- Nexis Uni
- If you have problems with Nexis Uni (it asks you to login) try the following:
- Clear your browser history
- Search incognito
- Above the photos on the Comm Library website, are 2 tabs “Key Resources” and “Newspapers.” Both of those tabs include links to Nexis Uni. Try those links.
- If you have problems with Nexis Uni (it asks you to login) try the following:
Digital Collections
- Latin American Histories in the United States
- Within the “Thematic Guides” tab is “Family and Community”
- The Cuban Experience in Florida
- CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
- Within “Publications” tab is “Monograph Series”
- Digital Public Library of America, Puerto Rican Migration to the U.S.
Additional Resources
- Pew Research Center
- Click on “Research Topics” tab or use the search bar in the upper right corner to get started
How to Cite Sources
- APA Style Guide
- Online Style and Citation Guides
- How to Cite Primary Resources (including Digital Collections)
For more information, visit the Latinx Studies Resources website
If you need assistance accessing materials or have questions, please email the Latinx Studies Librarian, Lisa Romero, at l-romero@illinois.edu or use the “Ask a Librarian” Chat on our website!