Truxal Library Exhibit: Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
This library guide features collection materials that highlight the innovation, resilience, and unity of the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx community.
Books Spotlight
An African American and Latinx History of the United States –by Call Number: E184 .S75 O79 2018ISBN: 9780807013106Publication Date: 2018-01-30An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights
Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen. –by Call Number: TX715.2 .S69 C42 2019ISBN: 9781452155869Publication Date: 2019-10-01Bring big and bold Tex-Mex flavor to the table: Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking.
American Like Me: reflections on life between cultures. –by Call Number: E184 .A1 A63625 2018ISBN: 9781501180910Publication Date: 2018-09-25From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.
Barrio America : how Latino immigrants saved the American city –by Call Number: HT175 .S25 2019ISBN: 9781541697249Publication Date: 2019-11-12The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight
Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators: conversations on design and race –by Call Number: NX650 .R34 W35 2021ISBN: 9781616899974Publication Date: 2021-03-30The book centers the unique narratives of Black, Brown, and Latinx design educators, from their childhood experiences to their navigation of undergraduate and graduate studies and their career paths in academia and practice.
Black Writers and the Hispanic Canon –by Call Number: PQ7081 .J2635 1997ISBN: 9780805778014Publication Date: 1997-07-17The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series
The Brazilian Table –by Call Number: TX716 .B6 R62 2009ISBN: 9781423603153Publication Date: 2009-05-02The recipes of The Brazilian Table frequently blend the native ingredients of manioc, cachaça, pequi, hearts of palm, and Dendê palm oil
Culinaria: the Caribbean : a culinary discovery –by Call Number: TX716.A1 P38 1999ISBN: 9783895089022Publication Date: 1999-05-01Cooking Caribbean
The Caribbean Pantry Cookbook: condiments and seasonings from the land of spice and sun –by Call Number: TX819.A1 R34 1995ISBN: 9781885183101Publication Date: 1995-01-09Mouth-searing hot sauces, fragrant marinades and fiery spice rubs, tropical fruit preserves, jams, and cooling rum drinks
Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South. –by Call Number: TX716 .P9 D525 2018ISBN: 9780813056654Publication Date: 2018-03-20Finalist, International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards in the Literary or Historical Food Writing Category.
Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes & Rituals from the Soul of Colombia. –by Call Number: TX716 .C7 V45 2021ISBN: 9780063019430Publication Date: 2021-06-15Named one of the best Cookbooks of the Year by Real Simple. "I have never read a more passionate and heartfelt expression of Colombian culture and cuisine in English.
Crying in the Bathroom: a Memoir –by Call Number: PS3619 .A517 Z46 2022ISBN: 9780593296936Publication Date: 2022-07-12From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly original memoir-in-essays that is as deeply moving as it is disarmingly funny
D.O.M.: Rediscovering Brazilian Ingredients. –by Call Number: TX716 .B6 A825 2013ISBN: 9780714865744Publication Date: 2013-10-08'I believe that cuisine is the most important link between nature and culture.' Alex Atala 'A cuisine unlike anything I've ever had in my life.' Daniel Humm,
Diasporican: a Puerto Rican Cookbook. –by Call Number: TX716 .P8 M35 2022ISBN: 9781984859761Publication Date: 2022-10-18James Beard Award Winner. Over 90 delicious, deeply personal recipes that tell the story of Puerto Rico's Stateside diaspora from the United States' first Puerto Rican food columnist, award-winning writer Illyanna Maisonet.
Eat Smart in Peru : How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure. –by Call Number: TX716 .B6 P48 2006ISBN: 9780964116801Publication Date: 2006-02-23This richly photographed and illustrated culinary travel guidebook tells travelers how to find the most delicious, authentic, and adventuresome eating experiences in Peru.
El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America –by Call Number: E40 .G53 2019ISBN: 9780802127020Publication Date: 2019-02-05As Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized.
The Exotic Kitchens of Peru: The Land of the Inca. –by Call Number: TX716.P4 M37 1999ISBN: 9780871318800Publication Date: 1999-03-17The first cookbook to assess Peruvian cooking, The Exotic Kitchens of Peru provides readers with not only sumptuous and unique recipes, but also a wonderfully detailed history of Peru.
Growing up Hispanic: Health and Development of Children of Immigrants –by Call Number: E184 .S75 G76 2010ISBN: 9780877667636Publication Date: 2010-06-18One in five children in the U.S. has immigrant parents. These children face a range of challenges, often caught in their communities' changing social, political, and economic forces.
Hispanic / Latino Identity: a philosophical perspective –by Call Number: E184.S75 G67 2000ISBN: 9780631217633Publication Date: 1999-11-22This volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity.
Hispanic American Firsts: 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement. –by Call Number: E184.S75 K36 1997ISBN: 9780787605179Publication Date: 1997-05-01This collection of the most significant firsts achieved by Hispanics, from pre-Columbian times to the present, features more than 1500 instances ranging from science to education to sports and entertainment.
Hispanic Americans –by Call Number: E184 .S75 H5653 2007ISBN: 9780824210670Publication Date: 2007-01-01The Hispanic-American experience: demographics and beyond -- Hispanic Americans and the immigration debate -- The growing political clout of Hispanic Americans -- Cultural and economic influence...
The Hispanic Cookbook: Traditional & Modern Recipes in English & Spanish = La Cocina Hispano-Americana. –by Call Number: TX716.A1 R59 1995ISBN: 9780806516011Publication Date: 2000-06-01Cooking Latin America
Hispanic Entrepreneurs in The 2000s: an economic profile and policy implications –by Call Number: HD2358.5 .U6 D384 2013ISBN: 9780804777933Publication Date: 2013-10-16"Hispanics account for more than half the population growth in the United States over the last decade. With this surge has come a dramatic spike in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses."
Hispanic Nation: Culture, Politics, and the Constructing of Identity. –by Call Number: E184.S75 F69 1996ISBN: 9781559723114Publication Date: 1995-10-01Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government.
Latino America : how America's most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation –by Call Number: E184 .S75 B367 2014ISBN: 9781610395014Publication Date: 2014-09-30Latino America: an introduction -- Understanding Latinos and their place in the polity.
Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture –by Call Number: E184 .S75 M666 2018ISBN: 9781784783198Publication Date: 2018-09-25An "erudite, comprehensive" analysis of Latinx identity in the United States as it relates to American culture, society, and politics
Latinx Art: Artists, Markets, Politics –by Call Number: N6538 .L3 D38 2020ISBN: 9781478008569Publication Date: 2020-08-14In Latinx Art Arlene Dávila draws on numerous interviews with artists, dealers, and curators to explore the problem of visualizing Latinx art and artists.
The Making of a Dream : how a group of young undocumented immigrants helped change what it means to be American –by Call Number: JV6483 .W528 2018ISBN: 9780062560124Publication Date: 2018-01-30"A sweeping chronicle of the immigrant rights movement. .
The Man Who Could Move Clouds –by Call Number: PS3618 .O5355 Z46 2022ISBN: 9780385546669Publication Date: 2022-07-12From the bestselling author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir reclaiming her family's otherworldly legacy.
My Broken Language: a memoir –by Call Number: PS3608 .U3234 Z46 2021ISBN: 9780399590047Publication Date: 2021-04-06Quiara Alegría Hudes tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse.
The New Southern-Latino Table : recipes that bring together the bold and beloved flavors of Latin America & the American South –by Call Number: TX716 .A1 G885 2011ISBN: 9780807834947Publication Date: 2011-09-12Bicultural cook Sandra Gutierrez blends ingredients, traditions, and culinary techniques, creatively marrying the diverse and delicious cuisines of more than twenty Latin American countries with the beloved food of the American South.
New World Kitchen: Latin American and Caribbean cuisine –by Call Number: TX716.A1 V294 2003ISBN: 9780060185053Publication Date: 2003-04-01Van Aken explores the rich influence of Latin American cuisine on the American palate. From the African-influenced Creole cuisines of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica to South American flavors from Brazil, Peru, and Argentina to the distinct tastes of Mexico,
Once I was you: a memoir of love and hate in a torn America –by Call Number: PN4874 .H495 A3 2020ISBN: 9781982128654Publication Date: 2020-09-15"Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey..."
Our America a Hispanic History of the United States –by Call Number: E184 .S75 F46 2014ISBN: 9780393239539Publication Date: 2014-01-20With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic, the importance of recovering the Hispanic dimension to our national story has never been greater.
Paradise Kitchen: Caribbean Cooking with Chef Daniel Orr. –by Call Number: TX716 .A1 O72 2011ISBN: 9780253356086Publication Date: 2011-04-27Chef Daniel Orr spent years working in high-stress Manhattan kitchens before shifting gears and heading to the calm, turquoise waters of Anguilla in the British West Indies.
Peru: The Cookbook. –by Call Number: TX716 .P4 A34 2015ISBN: 9780714869209Publication Date: 2015-05-18The definitive Peruvian cookbook, featuring 500 traditional home cooking recipes from the country's most acclaimed and popular chef, Gastón Acurio.
A Place at the Nayarit –by Call Number: TX909.2 .C22 N39 2022ISBN: 9780520385481Publication Date: 2022-04-19"Extraordinarily relevant and meaningful."--Elee Wood, New York Times
Provisions: The Roots of Caribbean Cooking-- 150 Vegetarian Recipes. –by Call Number: TX716 .C27 R68 2018ISBN: 9780738234670Publication Date: 2018-10-30Authors share 150 recipes that pay homage to the meals and market produce that have been farmed, sold, and prepared by Caribbean people -- particularly the women -- for centuries.
Reconstructing a Chicano/a Literary Heritage –by Call Number: PQ7081.A1 R315 1993ISBN: 9780816513505Publication Date: 1993-06-01"Early literary works written in Spanish in what is today the American Southwest have been largely excluded from the corpus of American literature , yet these documents are the literary antecedents of contemporary Chicano and Chicana writing."
The Rhetorical Career of Cesar Chavez –by Call Number: HD6509.C48 H36 1998ISBN: 9780890968086Publication Date: 1998-05-01Although born into one of the least powerful segments of American society, Cesar Chavez led the farm-labor movement to unprecedented heights.
Silver, Sword, and Stone: three crucibles in the Latin American story –by Call Number: F1407 .A685 2019ISBN: 9781501104244Publication Date: 2019-08-27Winner, American Library Association Booklist's Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction
Solito –by Call Number: HV640.5 .S24 Z366 2022ISBN: 9780593498064Publication Date: 2022-09-06Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography * Winner of the American Library Association Alex award
The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook: Casual and Elegant Recipes Inspired by the Islands. –by Call Number: TX716 .A1 M6697 1996ISBN: 9781558321205Publication Date: 1996-11-18250 sumptuous island recipes for home cooking from Bon Appetit columnists.
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. –by Call Number: TX716 .M4 A74 2012ISBN: 9781439148617Publication Date: 2012-04-10A narrative history of Mexican cuisine in the United States, sharing a century's worth of anecdotes and cultural criticism to address questions about culinary authenticity and the source of Mexican food's popularity.
Taste Makers seven immigrant women who revolutionized food in America –by Call Number: TX649 .A1 S46 2022ISBN: 9781324004516Publication Date: 2021-11-16Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe?
Undocumented : a Dominican boy's odyssey from a homeless shelter to the Ivy League –by Call Number: E184 .D6 P33 2015ISBN: 9781594206528Publication Date: 2015-07-28An undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton class
The Undocumented Americans –by Call Number: JV6483 .C59 2020ISBN: 9780399592683Publication Date: 2020-03-24"Karla's book sheds light on people's personal experiences and allows their stories to be told and their voices to be heard."--Selena Gomez
What You Have Heard Is True: a memoir of witness and resistance –by Call Number: F1488 .F66 2019ISBN: 9780525560371Publication Date: 2019-03-192019 National Book Award Finalist "Reading it will change you, perhaps forever." --San Francisco Chronicle
Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef. –by Call Number: TX649 .S228 A3 2019ISBN: 9781419738029Publication Date: 2019-10-01America's most prominent Latino chef shares the story behind his food, his family, and his professional journey.
