Research: Guides: Latinos in New Orleans & Louisiana

Databases
Web Portals
Newspapers / Ethnic Press / Media

 

Databases [Off Campus? Log in to access Tulane Subscription Databases]

America: History & Life Complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Coverage: 1964 - present. [Tulane Subscription] American Census Bureau: Fact Finder (United States Census Bureau) Major source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Hispanic Population of the United States HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodical Index) HAPI also includes authoritative information about the US-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the US. Coverage: 1970 - present. [Tulane Subscription]

 

Web Portals and Web-Based Resources

Latino Forum of New Orleans / Foro Latino The Latino Forum (formerly Hispanic Forum) is a network of Greater New Orleans that promotes equity by strengthening the voice of Latinos in Louisiana and building alliances between diverse individuals, communities, and organizations. Resources include: Latino Forum Resource Database (of New Orleans area organizations) Meeting Minutes New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice And Injustice for All: Workers' Lives in the Reconstruction of New Orleans (New Orleans Worker Justice Coalition Report, July 2006) Immigration, Ethnicities and Historical Research in New Orleans (WESS) A Latinamericanist's Guide to New Orleans (Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University)

 

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Alternative Press Index Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines, including Latino presses in the US. Coverage: 1991-present. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. [Tulane Subscription] Center for Research Libraries: US Ethnic Press Database CRL is a consortium of North American universities, of which Tulane University is a member. All materials located in the CRL catalog are available through interlibrary loan (ILL). CRL holds over 2,000 titles from the US ethnic press. Times-Picayune (via Lexis-Nexis Academic) Offers full-text of the New Orleans Times-Picayune from January 1991 through current. To search, select "Sources" from the red menu (top left). Then enter "Times Picayune" in the "Fina A Source" box on the far right. Then, click the box next to the title and hit " OK-Continue." Now, you can search by keyword term and/or limit by date. [Tulane Subscription] Guides: News and Newspapers: Spanish Language Press in New Orleans  Herencia Hispana (Metairie, LA) Jambalaya News KGLA Tropical 1540 AM (Radio) NewOrleansHispanic.com Radio and Internet-based media focused on the New Orleans Hispanic community, The New Orleans Hispanic Network includes WFNO La Fabulosa 830 AM radio station. Revista N.O.stros / N.O.stros Magazine T42 KGLA TV (Telemundo)