Course Description
This course provides an overview of psychological frameworks for understanding Latina/o origin populations’experiences, behaviors, identities, and values systems. Special attention will be given to the psychological dimensions of adjustment of Mexican-origin youth and their families such as acculturative stress, bicultural competence, gender dynamics, and identity development.
Librarian
Chicano/a Research Collection
Use the Special Materials Index and Arizona Archives Online to find archival material.
Search Tip: When you're looking for material, use different search terms like: Chicano, Hispanic, Mexican American, Latino, Social Services, SB 1070, Immigration, Activism, Alien, Undocumented, Discrimination, etc.
- Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) RecordsThis organization was founded in 1967 by a group of Chicanos and Chicanas who were dedicated to improving the quality of life for Mexican Americans living in Arizona. The Southwest Council of La Raza (later the National Council of La Raza) made an initial investment in the group, which quickly developed bilingual housing referral services for lower income communities in South and Central Phoenix. With the aid of grants from the Ford Foundation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and local financial institutions, CPLC expanded its program to include economic and workforce development in addition to housing counseling. Today, CPLC is Arizona's largest Latino community based organization with offices in all of Arizona's counties. It focuses on four key areas of service (education, economic development, social services, and affordable housing).
- Centro Adelante Campesino RecordsCentro Adelante Campesino was established as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt corporation in 1978. It was born out of the farmworker struggle in Maricopa County, Arizona. The Centro, based in El Mirage, promoted human rights and social justice by providing special services, including a dental and health clinic, a food and clothing bank, and a daycare program. They also provided educational programs like English classes.
- Migration NowA print portfolio of handmade prints addressing migrant issues
Books
Use the ASU Library Catalog or eBooks on EBSCOhost to find books.
Handbook of U. S. Latino Psychology by Call number: RC451.5.H57 H36 2009
School Connections by Call number: LC2683.4 .S35 2004
A Borderlands View on Latinos, Latin Americans, and Decolonization by Call number: eBook
Solving Latino Psychosocial and Health Problems by Call number: E184.S75 O74 2007
Counseling and Family Therapy with Latino Populations by Call number: RC451.5.A2 C685 2006
ASU Digital Repository
- Oral History Project: Undocumented VoicesProject documents the lives of undocumented students, known as dreamers, who have, and are currently, pursuing a more inclusive US immigration policy. These students have captured the public attention for the extensive social and political movement that they have built on college campuses around the U.S.
Films
Use ASU Library Catalog, Films on Demand, or American History in Video to find films or documentaries.
- InocenteDocuments the life of Inocente Izucar, a homeless, undocumented fifteen-year old girl in San Diego, a bourgeoning artist, and the challenges she must contend with on a daily basis.
- The Harvest: La CosechaFollows three children who travel from Texas to Michigan to Florida, working in the fields and apple orchards.
- The graduates = Los graduadosTwo-part film explores pressing issues in education today through the eyes of six Latino and Latina students from across the US.
- Arizona: Resisting SB 1070 Immigration LawDocumentary about SB 1070 and human rights organizations in Arizona.
Journals
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