Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

Torri Kellough

CSN Libraries invites students, staff, and faculty to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by engaging with items available in its collection of electronic resources with some notable items listed below. Also check out the book displays at the campus libraries to learn more about the history, cultures, and accomplishments of Hispanic and Latin Americans.

Henderson Hispanic Heritage Display
Display at Henderson Campus
Charleston Hispanic Heritage Display
Display at Charleston Campus
NLV Book Display
Display at North Las Vegas Campus

 

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Title: Apoyo sacrificial, sacrificial support: How undocumented Latinx parents get their children to college 
Author: Stephany Cuevas
Location: ProQuest EBook Central database
Details: Explores how undocumented parents support their children attending college and the impact of their status on that support.

 

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Title: Hispanic American leadership: A reference guide 
Editor: Victor Rodriguez 
Location: Credo database
Details: Organized from A to Z with a focus on leadership in academics, business, politics and sports.

 

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Title: Latinos in Nevada: A political, economic, and social profile
Author: John P. Tuman, Tiffiany Howard, David Damore, & Nerses Kopalyan
Location: EBSCOhost database
Details: Covers immigration patterns, the political profile, labor market conditions, and social determinants of health in the Latino population in Nevada.

 

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Title: Latinx business success: How Latinx ingenuity, innovation, and tenacity are driving some of the world's biggest companies
Author: Frank Carbajal and Jose Morey
Location: O’Reilly Online Learning database
Details: Discusses successful Latin business leadership through interviews and case stories. 

 

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Title: Once I was you: A memoir
Author: Maria Hinojosa
Location: EBSCOhost database
Details: A personal immigrant story told by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of NPR’s Latino USA.