LibGuides: Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies: Articles

Welcome to Articles

This page gives the top resources for finding articles in your subject. This can include scholarly or peer-reviewed articles as well as articles from magazines and other non-scholarly publications.

It is not a full list of what CSULA has to offer, use the links below to access the full range of materials.

OneSearch
OneSearch allows you to search the Cal State LA library catalog for books, and to also search many of our databases all at once. It is a great place to begin your research
A-Z Database List
An alphabetical list of all CSULA subscription databases, and important open-access databases. Filter by subject, and type.

Databases

Academic Search Complete
A great starting place for any research topic. Includes a wealth of peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles on a wide range of topics and disciplinary areas.
JSTOR
Peer-reviewed articles across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select ebooks and other materials.
Project Muse
Peer-reviewed articles and eBooks in the humanities and social sciences.

CQ Researcher
Non-scholarly reports and analysis on issues in the news. Reports are written by journalists and professionally fact-checked. Each report includes an introductory overview, background and timeline, assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, a pro/con debate, and a list of further reading.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Contains contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Women and Social Movements in the United States
Scholarly articles and digitized primary documents such as images, pamphlets, training guides, ephemera, and more covering women's reform activism in the U.S.

America: History & Life
Peer-reviewed articles, non-scholarly articles, and book reviews on the history of the U.S. and Canada from 1493.
U.S. History in Context
Overviews of historical topics with selected peer-reviewed sources, images, essays, videos, primary sources, and more to give a rich understanding of the topic. The database covers U.S. History topics ranging from the arrival of Vikings in North America to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror.
Historical Statistics of the United States
A standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Data (1790-2000) includes history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade.
Early American Imprints, Series 1: Evans 1693-1800
Historical primary sources such as books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents, and ephemera printed in the early U.S.

Historical Abstracts
Peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles on world history (1450 to present), excluding the U.S. and Canada. Special search functions include searching by historical time period.
World History in Context
Overviews of historical topics with selected peer-reviewed sources, images, essays, videos, primary sources, and more to give a rich understanding of the topic. The database covers world history topics from ancient history to current headlines.

Chicano Database
Peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles focused on the Mexican-American and Chicano experience, as well as the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants from 1992 onward. Includes research on mental health and psychology for Spanish-speaking populations.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Current and historical news from the 1980s to current. News sources cover the culture and history of ethnic and minority issues, including minority and native press publications, in a variety of languages.

Informe Académico
Peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles in Spanish and Portuguese both from and about Latin America.

SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online
The SciELO collection is continually updated and includes scholarly peer reviewed journals, from Spain, Portugal, several South American countries and Cuba, which predominantly publish the results of original research, and other original works.
REDIB: Red Iberoamericana
Provides access to high quality scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities and sciences. The titles are in Spanish and are published in Spain and Latin America.
Redalyc
The Redalyc project is a bibliographic database and a digital library of Open Access journals, supported by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México with the help of numerous other higher education institutions and information systems.

Art Full Text
Scholarly and non-scholarly articles focusing on art, art history, and criticism from Western and non-Western traditions. Including new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.
Music & Dance Online
Streaming audio and video, encyclopedia articles, non-scholarly articles, and primary sources. Materials include live performances, audio, instructional films, plays, posters and playbills, interviews, and choreography.
Please use VPN to access the database remotely.
Kanopy Videos
Beginning April 15, 2024, Android 7.1.1 will be the earliest supported Android OS for Kanopy mobile use. Users will be prompted to update if necessary starting on that date.
Streaming documentaries, independent feature films, foreign films, classic cinema, and select popular movies.
Information about Viewing Kanopy Videos on Mobile Devices
The Kanopy films can be viewed on iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets using the Kanopy app. Download the app for iPhone or iPad from the Apple App Store, or download the app for Android phones and tablets from the Google Play Store.
To use the app, you'll need a Kanopy account associated with Cal State LA. If you have a non-Cal State LA Kanopy account, you must make a Cal State LA-specific account to access our resources through the app.
If you already created an account on the Kanopy web page via the Library Databases page, you can directly select Log In when you first open the app. If you don't have a Kanopy account yet, after downloading the app, select “Get Started,” select the Find University link as shown below, and then follow the steps to create your Kanopy account:

• Type in California State University, Los Angeles.
• Select our campus name, and click Next to get to the campus login page.
• Log in using MyCalStateLA ID and password. Please note when you type in your ID, please don’t include @calstatela.edu.
• To create your account, you need to use your Cal State LA email address, but you can use a different password for your Kanopy account.
• Once you have created your Kanopy account, you can then login to Kanopy app on your phone or tablet.
For help creating a Kanopy account on your iPhone or iPad, go to iPhone Help Page.
For help creating a Kanopy account on your Android phone or tablet, go to Android Help Page.
Gale Literature
Provides access to Gale Literature including Resource Center, Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Criticism and LitFinder. The database brings together these literary databases allowing searching across these resources.
- Contemporary Authors Online
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Literature Criticism Online

Peer Review

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Sometimes called scholarly, peer-reviewed, or academic, these terms all refer to journals that require review by a group of experts in the field before an article can be published. These experts are looking for things like appropriate methodology, proper research and citations, advancements to the field, etc. These articles are typically for other scholars with a high level of knowledge in the area of publication. The purpose is typically to advance the field of study and share developments made by scholars.

Look for the option in databases to narrow your search by peer-reviewed or scholarly.

Learn more about the process video from the University of Kansas: Peer Review In Three Minutes

Keyword Searching

When searching Google, you might begin by asking "why do police kill people of color more?" Searching Library databases are a little different, and they don't respond as well to full sentences. Instead, use keywords to search to get the best result.

Keywords are the essential words in your research question that focus on the main concepts you are interested in. Other words are not essential to searching. The keywords are highlighted in the research question below:

Research question: What is the connection between race and police brutality?

Connecting words and other search tricks

Using connecting words like AND, OR, & NOT can help you find what you are looking for.

use AND to connect terms that you that are all needed
- race AND police brutality
use OR to search for synonyms and related terms
- race OR ethnicity OR racism OR minorities
- police brutality OR excessive force OR police shootings
use NOT to exclude terms that are unwanted
- police brutality NOT riots
use quotation marks "" around phrases to get exact results
- "use of force"

Google Scholar

With Google Scholar, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites.

Be sure to link Google Scholar to the Cal State LA Library to get free access to many library resources.

To access the library resources, click on the links in the right-hand column, like Find it @ CalState LA.

Journal Links

When looking for information on a topic searching Databases or the library's OneSearch are typically the best and most efficient methods. However, if you are interested in keeping up with a specific journal or browsing issues below is a list of journals the University has full text access to. Most journals that CSULA does not have full or current access to are indexed (listed), and citations/abstracts of current articles are available in OneSearch.

Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies Journals

Afro-Hispanic Review
Full text 1998-present
A bilingual magazine published by the Department of Romance Languages of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Presents articles related to Afro-Hispanic literature and culture.
Aztlan: Journal of Chicano Studies
Full Text 1990 to current online; Print 1970-current Library North 2nd floor E184 M5 A89
Aztlán presents original research that is relevant to or informed by the Chicano experience. An interdisciplinary, refereed journal, Aztlán focuses on scholarly essays in the humanities, social sciences, and arts, supplemented by thematic pieces in the dosier section, an artist's communiqué, a review section, and a commentary by the editor, Chon A. Noriega.
Bulletin of Latin American Research
Full Text 1997-Current
The Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) publishes original research of current interest on Latin America, the
Caribbean, inter-American relations and the Latin American Diaspora from all academic disciplines within the Social Sciences and Humanities.
Chicana/Latina Studies
Full Text Available from 2004, Most recent 6 year(s) not available
Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, biannual flagship publication of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS).
Chicano/Latino Law Review
Full Text 2008-present Some older issues available through the publishers website.
Gestos
Full Text 2008-2015Devoted to studies of Spanish, Latin American and US Latino theater.
Harvard journal of Hispanic policy.
Full text 2004-present
Latino Studies; Public Policy & Administration
The Hispanic American historical review: HAHR.
Available from 1997, Most recent 1 year(s) not available Historical editions from 1918 until 1999 available here
Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences.
Full text Available from 1999
Hispanic research journal.
Full text Available from 2003, Most recent 1 year(s) not available
Presents research into the cultures of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Hispanic Review
Full text Available from 1990Research in the Hispanic literary & cultural studies. Features essays & book reviews on the diverse cultural manifestations of Spain & Latin America, from the medieval period to the present.
Journal of Hispanic higher education.
Full text 2002-present
The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JHHE) is a quarterly international journal devoted to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of issues at Hispanic-serving institutions.
The journal of Latino-Latin American studies.
Full Text 2005-2016
Latino(a) Research Review
Covers research on (im)migration issues and the transnational hemispheric processes that link US Latinos(as) with their countries of origin.
Latino Studies
Full Text Available from 2003, Most recent 1 year not available
This journal explores the local, national, transnational, and hemispheric realities that influence the Latina and Latino presence in the United States. Latino Studies presents an international research agenda that builds bridges between the academic and non-academic worlds, and promotes mutual learning and collaboration among all the Latino national groups.
Mexican Studies
Available from 1985, Most recent 4 year(s) not availableThe rich cultural production, economy, political legacy, and unique peoples of Mexico lay the foundation for the bilingual Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, the only U.S. published academic journal of its kind.
Voces- Chicana/Latina Studies Journal
Full Text 1997-2001
Published from 1997-2001 by Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS).

Latin American Studies Journals

Journal of Latin American Studies
Full Text 1997-Current
Journal of Latin American Studies presents recent research in the field of Latin American studies in history, economic history, economics, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology and cultural history.
Latin American Perspectives
Full Text 1999-Current
Back issues also available through OneSearch. Latin American Perspectives is a theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas.
Latin American Politics and Society
Full Text 2001-Current
Latin American Politics and Society publishes the highest-quality original social science scholarship on Latin America.

Request Articles (CSU+)

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If you find a journal article that is relevant to you, but the library doesn't have access to, we can get it for you from another library!

Steps to Request:

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