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Ethnic NewsWatch
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A collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in America. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages.
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HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
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Journal and magazine articles, reviews, book citations, documents, original literary works, and other materials focused on Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
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Informe
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Informe is a full-text Hispanic database of popular magazines and scholarly journals, with a Spanish interface.
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Latino American Experience
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Latino American Experience (LAE) focuses on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE’s content spans from pre-Columbian civilizations of the Americas through the present day. Includes research titles, images, primary documents, Spanish-language content, timeline, and vetted web sites. In addition, LAE’s Origins section features both ready-reference and in-depth information about the history, culture, and customs of the people of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula.
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World Folklore and Folklife
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World Folklore and Folklife explores folklore holiday traditions, festivals, language, stories and fairy tales, proverbs, food traditions, and folk remedies that define our society and our place within it.
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Black Studies Center
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Black Studies Center includes scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, images, and film clips. It combines several Black Studies databases: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP), historical black newspapers, and the Black Literature Index.
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CultureGrams
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Provides concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations. Local experts document the unique, intimate details of each country's customs, traditions and daily life.
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Daily Life
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Provides a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students. It moves seamlessly from past to present, providing context for contemporary life and culture. The content is enhanced with new books, articles, images, maps, primary documents, and more on a regular cycle.
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JSTOR
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JSTOR provides the searchable full text of the backfiles (at least 3 years old) of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas, but its emphasis is in the humanities and social sciences. The majority of JSTOR’s content is academic and peer-reviewed.
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Pop Culture Universe
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Provides information on American and world popular culture, past and present without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.
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Foreign Relations of the United States
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This resource contains the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions.
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