Spanish & Latino Studies

Archivos Virtuales: Papers of Latino and Latin American Artists
http://archivesofamericanart.si.edu/guides/archivos/
Primary source materials from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

Biografías y Vidas
http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/
Searchable biographical database of historical and popular figures. Spanish.

Chicano Art Digital Image Collection
http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/digitalArchives.html
Large collection of visual arts images from the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives.

CNN en Español
http://www.cnn.com/espanol/
News from around the world. Spanish.

La Cucina Mexicana
http://cocinamexicana.com.mx/
Mexican recipes galore! Spanish/English.

¡EspañOlé!
http://www.espanole.org/
Educational site for students studying Spanish. Includes dictionaries, culture, history and AP exam assistance.

Hispanic Heritage
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/
This free database from Thompson Gale presents biographical and cultural information.

Hispanic Magazine Online
http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/
Articles about and for the Latino community. English.

Impacto, Influencia, Cambio: Science, Technology and Invention in Latin America and the Southwestern United States.
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/scitech/impacto/graphic/
Collection of information about Hispanic contributions to science and technology, from the Smithsonian Institute.

Latin America Watch
http://www.zmag.org/LAM/latamwat.cfm
Searchable and browsable database of articles about Latin American countries. Some articles available in Spanish.

Mundo Latino
http://www.mundolatino.com/
Latino history and culture from around the world. All text in Spanish.

Mundo Maya Magazine
http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/
Read about the history and culture of the Mayan people. Spanish/English.

El Pais
http://www.elpais.es/
Portions of a popular newspaper from Spain are posted on the internet and updated daily. Spanish.

Prensa Libre
http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/febrero/15/index.html/
Popular Central American daily newspaper featuring news from Latin American. Updated daily. Spanish.

Spanish Internet Radio
http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-spanish.html
Listen to Spanish language radio from Spain, Mexico and South America.

Spanish Language News and Newspapers
http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/spanish.html
Links to Spanish language newspapers from around the world. From the MIT libraries.

Vistas Online - Student Home Page
http://www.vistasonline.com/vistas/students/index.php
This website supports the Vistas textbooks used by Menlo Spanish classes.

We the People: Hispanics in America
http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/censr-18.pdf
Demographic, social, and economic data from the 2000 US census. This link downloads a PDF document.


If you need more, here is a page full of links to Spanish information:

Spanish Resources
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/spanish.html/