UCI Libraries have multiple resources relating to the culture as well as history of Latine* people. Unless they specify a UC Irvine login, these materials are available to the public year-round, at no cost.

Books

• Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together OverDrive ebook collection (requires UCI login)
• I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez (requires UCI login): A teenager comes to terms with losing her sister and finds herself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home.
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (requires UCI login): Brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family.
• Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia (requires UCI login): A haunting meditation on the choices of mothers, the legacy of the memories they carry, and the tenacity of women who choose to tell their stories despite those who wish to silence them, this is more than a diaspora story; it is a story of America's most tangled, honest, human roots.
• The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes (requires UCI login): A queer Mexican American girl navigates Catholic school while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self.
• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros: Tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power and inventing for herself what she will become.

Films

• Hispanic Heritage Month film collection on Kanopy (requires UCI login)
• Latin American cinema film collection on Kanopy (requires UCI login)
• Latin American studies film collection on Kanopy (requires UCI login)
• Hispanic Heritage Month film collection on Docuseek (requires UCI login)
• Latinx studies film collection on Docuseek (requires UCI login)

Research Support and Library Guides

For research assistance, visit guides.lib.uci.edu for a complete list of UCI Libraries’ research guides or schedule an appointment with a research librarian.

• Chicano/Latinx studies and Spanish & Portuguese: Research Librarian for Criminology and Political Science, Elizabeth V. Hernandez, evgomez@uci.edu
• Latin American & Caribbean studies: Research Librarian for Interdisciplinary Studies Melissa Beuoy, melissa.beuoy@uci.edu
• Latin American & Caribbean Studies Research Guide
• Chicano/Latino Studies Research Guide
• Celebrating One and All: Hispanic Heritage Research Guide
• Spanish and Portuguese Research Guide

Special Collections and Archives

Expand your knowledge of Orange County Latine history and UCI Latine student organizations by browsing some of Special Collections and Archives’ materials in the Online Archive of California. Items span from the 1960s to 2021. You can also try different search terms for additional collections.

Diversity of UCI Libraries’ Collections

UCI Libraries collects materials in all formats to support the university’s research, teaching, and public service mission.

We believe it is crucial that our collections reflect the diversity of our students, faculty, staff, and larger Orange County community. Thus, we are making an effort to collect materials that consider the needs and perspectives of historically underrepresented, marginalized, and oppressed groups. For more information, please refer to our Diversity Statement and Plan.

For additional information about UCI Libraries’ efforts to celebrate diversity in its users, staff, collections, and resources, visit the UCI Libraries Diversity webpage.

*Communities continue to change how they identify. For clarity and historical context, the original names of resources have been used in this article.