Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15 This month-long celebration highlights the culture and achievements of Hispanic Americans, who number 35 million people. Selected Reference resources on Hispanic Americans and their countries of origin are on display in the Hodges Library Reference Room through October 17.
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Reference Titles in the Hispanic Heritage Month Display

The Hispanic American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the United States
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 H557 2003

Dictionary of Hispanic biography
Hodges Reference / Reference: CT1343 .D53 1996

Notable Hispanic American women
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 N68

Encyclopedia of Mexico : history, society & culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1210 .E63 1997

The Hispanic 100 : a ranking of the Latino men and women who have most influenced American thought and culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: E169.1 .N77 1995

Hispanic surnames and family history
Hodges Reference / Reference: CS2745 .P55 1996

Puerto Rico Past and Present
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1954 .F47 1998

Encyclopedia of Mexico : history, society & culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1210 .E63 1997

The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures : the civilizations of Mexico and Central America
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1218.6 .O95 2000

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1406 .E53 1996

Notable Latino Americans : a biographical dictionary
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 M435 1997

Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures

Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: DP233.5 .E63 1999

Notable Hispanic American women
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 N68

Atlas of Hispanic-American history
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 O287 2001

Encyclopedia of Cuba : people, history, culture
Hodges Reference / Reference: F1754 .E53 2002

Chronology of Hispanic-American history : from pre-Columbian times to the present
Hodges Reference / Reference: E184.S75 C49 1995

Voices of multicultural America : notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995
Hodges Reference / Reference: PS663.M55 V64 1996

Latin American and Caribbean artists of the modern era : a biographical dictionary of over 12,700 persons
Hodges Reference / Reference: N6502.4 .S45 2003

Hispanics in Hollywood : an encyclopedia of film and television
Hodges Reference / Reference: PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994

A biographical handbook of Hispanics and United States film
Hodges Reference / Reference: PN1995.9.H47 K46 1997

Biographical dictionary of Hispanic literature in the United States : the literature of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other Hispanic writers
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7420.2 .K3 1989

Spanish American women writers : a bio-bibliographical source book
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7081 .S63 1990

Masterpieces of Latino literature
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7081.A1 M29 1994

Encyclopedia of Latin American theater
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7082.D7 E63 2003

Hispanic literature criticism
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7081.A1 H573 1994

Hispanic writers : a selection of sketches from Contemporary authors
Hodges Reference / Reference: PQ7081.3 .H58 1991

Selected Compact Discs Available at the Music Library

Music in Latin American culture: regional traditions.
Call Number: Music Library CD/M1680.M87 1999
Contents: Popular Mexican musical traditions : the mariachi of west Mexico and the conjunto jarocho of Veracruz -- Central America : marimba and other musics of Guatemala and Nicaragua -- Caribbean musics: Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago --Northeastern Brazil -- Music in the southern cone : Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay -- Andean Colombia -- Andean Peru.

Corridos & tragedias de la frontera: first recordings of historic Mexican-American ballads (1928-37).
Call Number: Music Library CD/ CD7312
Series Mexican-American border music ; vol. 6-7
Series Arhoolie folklyric

Music of New Mexico: Hispanic traditions.
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD7028
Contents: Amar es entregarse -- Mañanitas tapatías - Pito melody -- Madre de Delores -- Los comanchitos -- Los posadas -- Matachines dance tunes -- Versos de Año Nuevo -- Entriega de novios -- Pecos polka -- Valse - Chotíz Chávez -- Polka revolcada -- Mazurka -- Chotíz "El paseadito" -- Delgadina - Don
Gato -- El gato le dice al ratón -- El cañutero -- La finada Pablita -- Himno del pueblo de las montañas de la Sangre de Cristo -- Elena y el francés --Corrido del Daniel Fernández -- La Julia -- Mi carrito paseado-- Viva Chihuahua.

Mexico: fiestas of Chiapas & Oaxaca.
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD6877
Contents: Son sventa N'ahual San Lorenzo -- El chinito-- Bats'i son martomail) -- La jota) -- Son sventa ch'ul na-- Valse chiapañecas -- K'in sventa ch'ul me'tik Kwadulupe --Son sventa cajvaltic -- Christmas in Oaxaca -- Ñuoco -- Sonalegre -- Carreta de flores -- Cantares de mi tierra) -- Danzade la Malincha

Tejano roots: The women.
Call Number: Music Library CD/M1682 .T44 1991
Contents: Que cobarde ; Angel mio ; Se me fue me amor / Carmeny Laura [Hernandez] -- Perdon mujer ; Ya no quiero / Las Abajeñas -- Amor pendiente/ Hermanas Fraga -- Mi fracaso / Rosita Fernnandez -- Tienes otros amores ; No quiero esperar / Hermanas Segovia -- Contestacion a mi cafetal / Delia [Gutiérrez] y Laura [Cantú] -- La traidora ; Esperando / Rosita [Fernandez] y Laura [Cantú] -- Laque sea / Hermanas Cantú -- Rama seca ; La casada / Hermanas Guerrero -- Carta de luto / María Luisa Guerrero -- Si acaso vuelves / Chelo Silva -- Adios Angelita Rivas ; Le falta un clavo a mi cruz / Las Rancheritas -- Aunque me odies / Lydia Mendoza --Puentes quemados / Hermanas Mendoza -- Amor bonito / Lydia Mendoza.

Septetos Cubanos: sones de Cuba.
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD6738
Contents: Harina de maíz / [perf. by] Septeto Típico Oriental. El traguito / Típicos del Son (5:00) -- A mi Oriente / Septeto Soneros San Luis -- Bótala mi compay / Septeto Soneros San Luis -- El cuarto de Tula / Cuarteto Patria) -- Sabor a Caney / Cuarteto Patria - Son capetillo / Septeto Típico Spirituano -- Por tu gracia sin par / Estudiantina Invasora -- Fufuñando / Septeto Típico Spirituano --Descarga de son / Septeto Típico Oriental -- Moreno /Septeto Típico Spirituano -- Papá Ogún / Típicos del Son -- Chanchán / Cuarteto Patria -- El dulcerito /Septeto Soneros San Luis -- Échale salsita / Septeto Nacional - Calité/ Estudiantina Invasora - Son de la Ioma / Agrupación Cucalambé -- Se quema la cocina/ Guitarras y trovadores .

Cante gitano (Gypsy flamenco.)
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD7047
Contents: Soleá -- Tientos -- Siguirilla -- Tangos -- Soleá -- Fandangos -- Cantinas y alegría de Cádiz-- Bulerías.

Songs and dances of Bolivia
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD11380
Contents Contents: Hirpastay (Huayno) (3:20) -- Nobleza India (Huayno) (3:01) -- Linda Companerita (Huayno) (2:50) -- Amor chapaco (Tonada) (3:02) -- Boquita Colorada (Bailecito) (2:25) -- Sicuris (Festival dance) (2:28) -- Celos(Cueca) (3:00) -- La llamerada (Llamerada) (3:02).

Argentine folk songs
Call Number: Music Library CD/CD11376
Contents: Cuando yo me muera (Gato) (1:53) -- Ay, para Navidad (Chuntunki) (1:41) -- Noches de luna (Vidala) (3:26) -- Anahi (Indian song) (3:03)-- Vamos a chayar (Harvest song) (2:14) -- Mucho te quiero (Bailecito) (1:45) --Subo, subo (Indian song) (2:14) -- Taripai-cha-cucharata (Chacarera) (2:02) --Bailecito de procesion (1:49) -- Soy libre (Bahuala) (1:49) -- El humahuaqueño(Carnavalito) (1:50) -- Pala-pala
(Tottemic dance) (0:54) -- La loca (Chacarera)(2:02).