Course Description
This course explores the historical and contemporary dimensions of language use in the borderlands, including Indigenous languages, English and Spanish, and hybrid forms. Special attention will be given to Indigenous languages that have been spoken here and the dynamic interplay of Spanish and English in borderlands contexts. This course will provide an opportunity to explore the use of language to create and to break down borders.
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, Chicana, Hispanic, Mexican American, Latino, Borders, Language, Spanglish, Bilingual, Calo, 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.
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) CollectionEstablished in 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest Latino Civil Rights organization.
- National Coalition for Language Freedom RecordsIn the mid 1980's, a national conservative movement proposed legislation to suppress the use of the Spanish language in the United States by making English the official language. They kept activists informed on developments among the numerous organizations working to oppose this movement on the grounds that it violated the rights of Spanish-speaking people in the U.S.
- Armando Ruiz PapersContains correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to Proposition 106 and the Arizona English Coalition from 1987-1989.
ASU Digital Repository
- Ralph Cameron Oral History Digital CollectionThe interviews focus on the history of Maricopa Tribe. Special discussion about education at both Phoenix Indian School and Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, World War II military exploits, community activities, and children's stories.
- Nosotros VenceremosUnited Farm Workers (UFW) songs and speeches in Spanish.
- Corrido: Los Tres MojadosA corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case in Arizona.
Books
Use the ASU Library Catalog or eBooks on EBSCOhost to find books.
Living Language by Call number: eBook
Homegirls by Call number: P120.Y68 M46 2008
Borderlands: the new mestiza = La frontera by Call number: PS3551.N95 B6 2007
El Libro de Calo by Call number: PC4829.S6 P65 1986
Beyond el Barrio by Call number: E184.S75 B49 2010
Films
Online Newspapers
- Historic Mexican & Mexican American PressProvides access to Mexican and Mexican American newspapers published in Tucson, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonora, Mexico from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. Written in English and Spanish.
- Latin American NewspapersProvides access to a collection of 19th and 20th century newspapers from Latin America.
- Hispanic American Newspapers (1808-1980)Provides access to Spanish-English newspapers printed in U.S.
