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Articles from scholarly journals on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the US -Mexico border area, and US Hispanics, 1970-present.

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HAPI (Hispanic American Periodical Index)

Citations to works published internationally on Latin America, produced by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, 1936-present. Public access version.
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Historical Abstracts Star

Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present, 1954-present.
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Additional Databases in Cultural & Area Studies > Latin American Studies

America: History and Life
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews relating to United States and Canadian history and prehistory, 1954-present.
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Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection
Literary and art publications, with images, of the US Hispanic community from earliest times to the 1990's.
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ClasePeriodica

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Indexes thousands of Latin American science, social science and humanities journals. Articles in Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, 1975-present.

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Clase and Periodica

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Informe
Articles from 140 Spanish-language magazines and journals, 1987-present.
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JSTOR
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
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Latin American Newspapers
Thirty five searchable newspapers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere, 1805-1922.
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Latin American Weekly Report
News and analysis of current conditions in Latin America. Current
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