This collection was curated by an ASCCC OERI discipline lead. The curated list provided here is intended to facilitate faculty selection of an OER text in lieu of a commercial text. If you are aware of additional resources that should be included, please contact us via our general OER e-mail. Resources with a C-ID designation are listed numerically by C-ID number and followed by a collection of OER by course title when there is no C-ID to reference.
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OER by C-ID
Introduction to Chicana/o Studies (C-ID CHS 101)
- New Directions in Chicanx and Latinx Studies (ASCCC OERI, González, Espinoza-Kulick, Moreno, Arévalo, and Alvarez) (CC BY-NC)
A comprehensive, peer-reviewed introductory textbook written by scholars from the California Community Colleges and California State University. The content, spanning ten chapters, is guided by intersectional, transnational, and relational frameworks that build on current and emergent work in Chicanx and Latinx Studies.
- New Directions in Chicanx and Latinx Studies Workbook (ASCCC OERI, Espinoza-Kulick, Arévalo, and González)
This workbook is a dynamic companion to New Directions in Chicanx and Latinx Studies that can deepen engagement with core concepts and examples in the field. This workbook includes crossword puzzles, multiple-choice questions, true/false assessments, fill-in-the-blank activities, and reflective journal prompts. Each section reinforces intersectional, transnational, and relational approaches to explore Chicanx and Latinx identities, communities, and cultural formations.
- Latinx Voices Vol. 1. Fall 2024 (Saddleback College) (Not openly licensed)
Latinx Voices Vol. 2. Spring 2025 (Saddleback College) (Not openly licensed)
The resource is a journal that includes students’ oral histories from Professor Jose Lumbreras’ Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Studies course. The journal is their way of sharing the lived experiences of the Latinx community and recovering stories of struggle and how they have built a community, formed an identity, and expressed love for themselves and loved ones. The journal contains essays that touch on topics such as breaking patriarchal cycles of violence, patterns of migration, the experience of resilient women, and how the Latinx community has built a sense of belonging and identity.
While this resource is not under a Creative Commons license, it has been shared with permission by the author(s).
Chicana/Latina Feminism in Contemporary Society (C-ID CHS 102)
- No resources identified.
Chicana/o History: 1848-Present, A Survey (C-ID CHS 103)
- Latin American History and Culture (Anadeli Bencomo, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA)
This book contains content on colonialism, regional variations in Latin America, revolution, and ethnic identity development.
- The Chicanos: As We See Ourselves (Trejo et al., 1979) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Thirteen Chicanx scholars draw upon their personal experiences and expertise to paint a vivid, colorful portrait of what it means to be Chicanx, including political experiences, bicultural education, and history. The book provides a detailed account and definition of the Chicano Movement in 1979.
Special Topics in Chicanx and Latinx Studies
- Environmentalisms in Latinx Studies: Latinx Talk Mini-Reader #2 (Jiménez and Delgadillo, 2022) (CC BY-NC-ND)
A collection of essays that includes essential Latinx ideas, perspectives, and practices to promote environmental sustainability written by a variety of researchers, writers, and poets.
- Latinx Media: An Open-Access Textbook (Navitski and Marsh, University of Georgia)
This is a copyrighted, open-access textbook. This open-access textbook explores multiple forms of media and unpacks the relationship between media and identity, history, and culture in the context of Latinx communities.
Texts in Spanish
These texts may be appropriate for an Introduction to Latina and Latino Studies section for Spanish speakers or one where Spanish is a prerequisite for the course.
- Conocimientos Ancestrales: Descolonizando el Conocimiento Dentro de las Tradiciones Afro-Indígenas (Reyes-Santos and Lara)
This is a copyrighted, open access text. This comprehensive investigation into decolonization among Afro-Indigenous populations examines the lives and practices of healers as well as the medicinal benefits of these traditions.
Curated Guides for Chicanx and Latinx Studies
The following documents are resource guides developed by the discipline lead
- Curated Resources List for C-ID CHS 101
- Curated Resources List for C-ID CHS 102
- Curated Resources List for C-ID CHS 103
- Curated Resources List for Chicanx Literature
- Curated Resources List for Chicanx Studies Pre-Colonial to 1848
- Curated Resources List for Chicanx Art and Cultural Expression
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