Hispanic Americans: a statistical sourcebook. Boulder CO, 1991 to 2008. 305.8680021 H629 (Main Stacks)
Hispanic Databook: detailed profiles of states and 782 places with Hispanic population, including 23 ethnic backgrounds from Argentinean to Venezuelan, with rankings and comparisons of states, counties and places. Editor, David Garoogian. Millerton, NY : Grey House Pub., 2012. 3rd edition. E184.S75 H56 2013 (Undergraduate Library) or online: The Hispanic Databook
Racial and ethnic diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and whites. The New strategist editors. Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist Publications, 2013. Previous 2006 version available in Main Stacks
305.800973 R912o2013 (Communications Library Reference)
Biographical dictionary of Hispanic Americans. Nicholas E. Meyer. New York : Checkmark Books, 2001. 920.009268 M575b2001 (Communications Library Reference) or E184.S75 M49 2001 (Undergraduate Library)
Great lives from history. Latinos. Tafolla, Carmen & Cotera, Martha. Ipswich, MA: Salem Press, 2012.
E184.S75 G75 2012 (Undergraduate Library)
Latinos in science, math, and professions. David E. Newton. New York: Facts on File, c2007.
509.2273 N482l (Main Stacks)
For other biographies, search using hispanic or latino with a specific terms (i.e. Latino art, latino athletics, sports, science, math etc.)
In general, search the Library Catalog subject field for Hispanic Americans- Encyclopedias
Examples:
Atlas of Hispanic-American history. George Ochoa and Carter Smith. New York: Facts On File, 2009.
E184.S75 O287 2009 (Undergraduate Library)
Encyclopedia of Latino culture: from calaveras to quinceañeras. Charles Tatum. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2014. 3 volumes.E184.S75 E588 2014 (Social Science, Health & Education Reference ).
Celebrating Latino folklore: an encyclopedia of cultural traditions. Maria Herrera-Sobek. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012. E184.S75 C455 2012 (Undergraduate Library)
Great lives from history. Latinos. Carmen Tafolla and Martha Coltera. Ipswich, MA: Salem Press, 2012. 3 volumes. E184.S75 G75 2012 (Undergraduate Library)
Latino America : a state-by-state encyclopedia. Edited by Mark Overmyer-Velázquez; foreword by Stephen Pitti. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2008. 2 volumes.
E184.S75 L35555 2008 (Undergraduate Library)
The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in contemporary politics, law, and social movements. Edited by Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. González. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Q. E184.S75 O968 2015 (Main Stacks) or online at: Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in contemporary politics, law, and social movements
The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Edited by Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. González. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. 4 volumes. E184.S75 O97 2005 (Undergraduate Library) or online at: Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Please direct comments, or requests to Lisa Romero, Liaison to Latina/o Studies.
Lisa Romero can be reached at, L-Romero@illinois.edu.