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Curley C. Jones (library subject specialist) | U of U  Ethnic Studies Department | Dr. Lisa A. Flores (Department Representative)

Champagne, Duane. The Native North American Almanac. Detroit: Gale Research Inc.,1994. General Reference, Level 3, E77 N37 1994. This is a valuable resource which will provide information on Native Americans in the United States and Canada. It covers Native American administration, art, culture, economy, film, history, law and legal issues.

Kanellos, Nicolas. The Hispanic Almanac From Columbus to Corporate America. Detroit: Visible Link, 1994. General Reference, Third Level 3, E 184 S75 H495 The Hispanic American population in the United States is more than twenty two million, making the United States the fifth largest Spanish country in the world. This almanac covers a broad range of important aspects of Hispanic life and culture.

ARTISTS

Matuz, Roger, Editor. St. James Guide to Native North American Artists. New York: St. James Press an Imprint of Gale, 1998. General Reference, Level 3, E98 A7 G8 1998. This is a valuable reference book which provides educators and researchers with information about some three hundred Native American artists.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Abajian, James de T. Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1977. General Reference, Level 3. Z 1361 N39 A22. This is a definitive bibliography and it is limited in its scope. However, it include materials that will be beneficial to students, faculty, scholars and researchers about blacks and their contributions to the American West.

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES

Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans. New York: Facts On File, 1996. E 104 B75 N4. General Reference, Level 3.

Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic First 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement. Detroit: Gale, 1997. General Reference, Level 3 E 184 A75 K36.

Logan, Rayford W. and Winston, Michael R, Dictionary of American Negro Biography. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1982. E 185.95 L6 1982. General Reference, Level 3.
A comprehensive and scholarly publication about the Negro in America.

Kamp, Jim and Telgen, Diane, Editors. Notable Hispanic American Women. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1993. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 N68, 1993. This reference book lists some two hundred Hispanic women who have achieve local, national and international reputations in activism, art, business, education, film, radio and television, government, humanities, science and medicine, sports and other areas.

Straub, Deborah Gillan, Editor. Hispanic American Voices. Detroit: U.X.L. An Imprint of Gale, 1997. E 184 S75 H564 1907, General Reverence, Third Level 3.

Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic America. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. 3 Volumes. General Reference, Level 3, E184.S75 R44 1993

Logan, Rayford W. and Winston, Michael R, Dictionary of American Negro Biography. New York: WW Norton & Company, 1982. General Reference, Level 3, E 185.95 L6 1982. A comprehensive and scholarly publication about the Negro in America.

Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans. New York: Facts On File, 1996. General Reference, Level 3, E98 A7 G8 1998.

Potter, Joan and Clayton, Constance. African-American First. Famous, Little-known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America. Elizabethtown: New York: Pinto Press, 1993. General Reference, Level 3, E 185.96 P68 1993. Lists the achievements of blacks in America from the first millionaire to the first million copy best selling author.

Smith, Jessie Carney, Editor. Notable Black American Men. Detroit: Gale, 1999. General Reference, Level 3, E 185.86 N69 1999. This book lists some 500 names from obscure as well as prominent sources such as Contemporary Authors, Black Writers, Men of Mark, Who's Who in Colored America, Who's Who among African American, Dictionary of Afro-Negro Biography, Biographical Dictionary of African American, African Musicians and a History of African American artists.

Straub, Deborah Gillan, Editor. Hispanic American Voices. Detroit: U.X.L. An Imprint of Gale, 1997. E 184 S75 H564 1997, General Reverence, Third Level 3, E184.S75 H564 1997

DICTIONARIES

Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. Santa Barbara, California: American Indian Publishers, Inc., 1993. General Reference, Level 3, E 54.5 P53 1993. This is an important reference book which covers Indian tribes of the entire Western Hemisphere.

Kim, Hyung-Chan. Dictionary of Asian American History. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1986. General Reference, Level 3, E184 D53 1986. This publication includes resources about Asian American history. It is divided into two major sections: essays and entries. It contains an extensive bibliography on literature about Asian and Pacific Americans. It also has an up-to-date historical chronology on Asians in America, a census report on people of Asian descent living in the United States, and a subject index .

Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans. New York: Facts On File, Inc. 1997. General, Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 M49 1997. This book lists information about notable Hispanic Americans. It also highlights the significance, richness, and variety of Hispanic participation in the United States, past and present.

Salem, Dorothy, Editor. African American Women a Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland, 1993. General Reference, Level 3,E 185.96 A45 1993. This dictionary includes nearly three hundred African American women who have made significant contributions in art, business, education, religion and politics from the Colonial era to the present.

DIRECTORIES

Boyd, Alex, Editor. Guide to Multicultural Resources. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: Highsmith Press, 1998. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 A1 G93 1997/98. This directory is divided into five section and it covers African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans.

First Nations Tribal Directory. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Arrowfax Inc., 1996. General Reference, Level 3, E 77 F472 1996. This is the second edition of this directory which include tribal listings for the United States and Canada.

Gregory, Vicki L., Keener, Thomas W., Jr., and Stauffer, Marilyn Karrenbrock. Multicultural Resources on the Internet. The United States and Canada. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999. General Reference, Level 3, E184.A1 G874 1999

Malinowski, Sharon and Abrams, George H.J., Editor. Notable Native Americans. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995. General Reference, Level 3, E 89 N67 1995. Gives biographical information about notable Native American Indians.

Oakes, Elizabeth H. Minority Organizations A National Directory. Chicago: Ferguson Publishing Company, 1997. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 A1 M544 1997. This is a one volume directory which provides information on minority organizations in the United States. It covers African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American and Pacific Islander Americans organizations.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Aoki, Andrew L. Haynie, Kerry L. McCulloch, Anne M., and Schultz, Jeffrey D. Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 2000. General Reference, Level 3, E 104 A1 E574 2000. This two volume set encyclopedia addresses the political struggles of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans to help shape American policy during the last thirty years.

Klein, Barry T. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. West Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 1998. General Reference, Level 3, E76.2 .R4 1995 There are more than two million American Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts in the United States. This book lists their organizations in the U.S. and Canada, includes a bibliography of over forty five hundred in-print books, and approximately twenty five hundred biographical sketch of prominent Native Americans.

Lowery, Charles D. and Marszalek, John F., Editors. Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1992. General Reference, Level 3, E 185.61 E54 1992. This one volume encyclopedia "covers over eight hundred short articles on a wide variety of individuals, organizations, events and court cases focusing on the period since emancipation."

Lyon, William S. Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism. Sacred Ceremonies of North America. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 1998. General Reference, Level 3, E 98.M4 L98 1998 . This encyclopedia gives an introduction to the anthropological study of Native American medicine powers as they have been recorded over the past three centuries. It is also a continuation of the ABC-Clio's Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. "In the first work the focus was on medicine powers used for healing, the main task of shamans."

Malinowski, Sharon, Sheets, Anna and Schmittroth, Linda, Editors. U -X -L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: U- X -L AN Imprint of the Gale Group, 1999. General Reference, Level 3, E76.2 U85 1999 This is four volume encyclopedia covers eighty tribes, confederacies, and Native American Groups. "Each detailed entry is presented in consistent rubrics that allows for easy access and comparison of history, religion, language, government, economy, daily life, art, customs, tribal issues and notable people."

Malinowski, Sharon, Sheets, Anna, Lehman, Jeffrey and Doig, Melissa Walsh. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes., 4 Volumes. General Reference, Level 3, E77 G15 1998 Information about the buildings, clothing, customs, histories, languages, religions and many more topics on Native American tribes.

Ng, Franklin and Wilson, John D. The Asian American Encyclopedia.. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation., 1995. 6 Volumes. General Reference, Level 3, E184 06 A827 1995 This is a six volume set encyclopedia which covers the history and culture of the fastest growing group of ethnic minorities in the United States. It gives an overview of the six largest groups including Asian Indian Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans, as well as smaller groups.

Paterek, Josephine. Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 1994. General Reference, Level 3, E98 C8 P37 1994. This encyclopedia provides valuable information on Native American customs, and it contains an appendix and bibliography for those researchers interested in additional information on Native Americans.

HANDBOOKS

Esteva-Fabregat, Claudio and Kanllos, Nicolas. Handbook of Hispanic Culture in the United States: Literature and Art. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1993. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 1993.

QUOTATIONS

Bartlett, John Familiar Quotations. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1992. General Reference, Level 3, PN6081 .B27 1992 This book contains quotes from Ancient Egypt to the present. It is arranged chronologically by author's birth date.

King, Anita. Contemporary Quotation in Blacks. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1997. General Reference, Level 3. E 184.6 C655 1997. Quotations from African-Americans which reflect clarity of thought with emphasis on faith and the uplifting of African American in particular and humanity in general. It also reveals that racism remains alive throughout the world and that we still have some ways to go before this scourge is eradicated. Many quotations in this book come from books, interviews, magazines, newspaper articles and speeches.

REFERENCE BOOKS

Byers, Paula K.. Asian American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995. General Reference, Level 3, E184 06 A828 1995. This reference book is a guide which provides information for those interested in doing Asian American genealogical research.

Byers, Paula K. Editor. Hispanic American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995. General Reference, Level 3,E 184 S75 H563 1995.

Gregory, Vickie L., Keene, Thomas, Jr. and Stauffer, Marilyn H. Karrenbrock.. Multicultural Resources on the Internet; The United States and Canada.. Englewood, Colorado; Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 A1 G874 1999. This is a valuable resource book which list web sites for African American, Asian American, Chinese Americans, Hispanic American, Native American and other minority groups.

Kanellos, Nicolas with Perez, Christelia. Chronology of Hispanic American History From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research Inc, 1995. General Reference, Level 3,E 184 S75 C49 1995.

Graham, Joe S. Hispanic-American Material Culture: An Annotated Directory of Collections, Sites, Archives, and Festivals in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 G69 1989. This publication describes collections belonging to private and public institutions. It also includes sites which have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lomeli, Francisco. Handbook of Hispanic Culture In the United States. Houston, Texas: Arte Publico Press, 1993. 4 Volumes. General Reference, Level 3,E 184 S75 H365 1993.

Martin, Waldo E., Jr. and Sullivan, Patricia. Civil Rights in the United States. New York: Macmillan Reference U.S.A. Imprint of Gale Group, 2000. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 A1 C47 2000.

Natividad, Irene and Gall, Susan, Editors. Reference Library of Asian America. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 06 A824, 1995. This is a three volume publication which describes Asian / Pacific Americans in total, and by selected nationality and ethnicity.

Malinowski, Sharon and Abrams, George H. J. Notable Native Americans. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995. General Reference, Level 3,E 98 N67 1995.

Kanellos, Nicolas. Hispanic First 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement.. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 K36 1997. This publication gives a timeline for Hispanic firsts in art, business, education, film, government, labor, literature, media, the military, the performing arts, religion, science and technology, sports and theater.

Kanellos, Nicolas. Reference Library of Hispanic America. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1993. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 R44 1993. This reference book covers Hispanic civilization and culture in the United States and provides a chronology and historical overview relating to the arts, film, law, music, politics and theater.

Reddy, Marlita A. Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995. General Reference, Level 3,E 184 S75 S74 1995. One volume reference book brings together a wide range of statistical information on Hispanics drawn from a wide range of sources. "Hispanics in America constitute a large and growing minority with distinct cultural, linguistics, and economic characteristics."

Ryan, Bryan and Kanellos, Nicolas. Hispanic American Chronology. Detroit: U-X-L An Imprint of Gale Research. 1995. General Reference, Level 3, E 184 S75 H559 1996. This is a "History of the Hispanic American people, a compilation of significant social, political, economic, cultural, and educational milestones from the past and present." This chronology traces this history over twenty five hundred years. "It began in the dark caves of prehistory, crosses an Ice Age land bridge, spreads out to two continents, rides the winds of exploration , struggles through conquest and colonization, gets swept up in the wave of immigration, and explodes in today's cultural awareness."

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