Mexican American Studies

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Census Resources - American Factfinder

We the People:  Hispanics in the United States (2004)
A US Census Bureau Special Report, issued in December 2004 and based on the 2000 Decennial Census.  Provides "a portrait of the Hispanic-origin population in the United States and discusses some of the Hispanic or Latino groups within this population at the national level."

Hispanic Almanac: from Columbus to Corporate America, E184.S75 H5572  Main Ref.
Foreword by Luis Valdez. Includes Hispanic identity in the U.S. today, language, religion, diversity of origins, immigration patterns, family, women's issues, children, youth, and the future of the Hispanic people.

Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook, E184.S75 H5655  Main Ref.
Published annually. Includes social demographics on such topics as households, family, education, government, labor force, earnings and crime characteristics.  Special and current topics are also covered.

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI)
(National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information)
Contains information in English and Spanish about Mexico's municipal databases, economy, statistics and information. Free registration required.

Statististic Resource Finder
Lists statistical resources for the world by region, country, U.S. state, county and city statistics on a variety of subjects. All listed resources are available in the UA Libraries.