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Latinos Studies in the "eHRAF Collection of Ethnography database"

 

Information included here is from the list of Cultures/OWC and alternative names (ethnonyms) organized alphabetically by name. You can find more information in the main database interface (Browse menu).

Culture: Cuban Americans
Outline of World Cultures Code NK08
The Cuban Americans collection was compiled in 1997. The collection includes 22 documents with 1,627 pages. The time focus is from 1959-1990s and the primary focus is Miami, Florida. Secondary foci are West New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. See the abstracts in the citations and the 'Cultural Summary: Cuban Americans' for more specific information.

Culture: Chicanos, Mexican Americans
Outline of World Cultures Code N007
HRAF has both microfiche and electronic files on Chicanos. The microfiche file was issued in 1987 and it has 34 documents with 7,371 pages. The electronic file on the Chicanos, updating the microfiche file, was published in 2002. It contains 57 documents with 8,649 pages covering a wide variety of ethnographic topics. The time span for the file ranges from the early to late twentieth century, with a particular geographical focus on Texas, California, and the general southwestern area of the United States. See the abstracts in the citations and the 'Cultural Summary: Chicanos' for additional information.

Culture: Latinos, Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
Outline of World Cultures Code NK05
HRAF has both microfiche and electronic files on the Puerto Ricans (Mainland). There is a microfiche file on Puerto Ricans containing 36 documents with 4,932 pages was published in 1993.The Puerto Ricans (Mainland) eHRAF file was published in 2002. It updates the microfiche file and consists of 49 documents with 5,468 pages. The file is focused primarily on the Puerto Rican population of New York City from approximately the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1980s. For more information on the Puerto Ricans (Mainland) collection see the 'Cultural Summary: Puerto Ricans (Mainland)' and the citations for the individual documents. Broader Term: United States

Culture: Haitian Americans
Outline of World Cultures Code NK07
The Haitian Americans collection was compiled in 1997. The collection includes 11 documents with 781 pages. The focus is on Haitians in New York City. See the abstracts in the citations and the 'Cultural Summary: Haitian Americans' for more specific information.

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