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Multicultural Literature Resources

• Digital History: Ethnic America
  Includes primary sources, immigration history chronology, images and more resources on the lives of immigrants and Native Americans.

Asian American Literature

• Asian American Writers’ Workshop
  Interviews with authors and reviews of publications.

Latino/a American Literature

• Latina and Latino Literature: Anthologies of the 1990s, A Selected Bibliography
  A sampling of titles from the 90s.

• Latina/o Literature and Literature of the Americas at the University of Northern Colorado
  Links and book reviews.

• Latino/Hispanic Literatue
  Links to Latino literature resources, including authors, columnists, magical realism, general literature, and recommended reading.

• UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center
  Includes an extensive list of links to a wide range of topics.

• Berkeley's Chicano/Latino video bibliography
  Summaries of feature films and documentaries with links to reviews and additional resources.

Print Resources

• Rethinking American Literature
  edited by Lil Brannon, Brenda M. Greene : PS42 .R47 1997 ; General

• African American Literature
  PS508.N3 A32 1994 ; General

• Latino Caribbean Literature
  PS508.W44 L38 1994 ; General

• Asian American Literature
  edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau: PS153.A84 A82 1999 ; Reference

• Words Matter: Conversations with Asian American Writers
  edited by King-Kok Cheung: PS153.A84 W67 2000 ; General

• Chinese American Literature
  PS508.A8 C46 1993 ; General

• Mexican American Literature
  PS508.M4 M49 1993  ; General

• Latino Literature in America
  Bridget Kevane: PS153.H56 K48 2003 ; General

• Latino and Latina Writers
  edited by Alan West-Durán: PS153.H56 L39 2004 ; Reference

Suggested Subject Searches

Search the C.O.D. Library catalog for the following subjects to find multicultural literature

• American Literature ____ American Authors (insert the culture you are researching: Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc.)
• ____ Americans in Literature (insert the culture you are researching: Japanese, Hispanic, African, etc.)
• Multiculturalism -- Literature
• Ethnic Groups in Literature

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