Resources for the Latinx Community

Documentaries

• Latino Americans, PBS, documentary [https://www.pbs.org/show/latino-americans/]

• The Latino List 1 & Vol. 2, HBO, documentary (available on Amazon Prime with HBO subscription)

• Paper Children (Niño de papel), YouTube, Documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdsPSkFXrD4]

• The Graduates/Los Graduados, PBS, Documentary [https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/graduates/]

• Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America, Onyx Films, Documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gW84cAN2Pw]

• Dolores, PBS, Documentary [https://www.pbs.org/video/dolores-jhnajm/]

• Underwater Dreams, 50 Eggs, Documentary [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/underwaterdreamsedu]

Podcasts:

• Latinos Who Lunch, Podcast [http://www.latinoswholunch.com/]

• Latinx Therapy, Podcast [https://latinxtherapy.com/podcast/]

• Scattered, NPR, Podcast [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/770761889/scattered]

• Latina to Latina, Podcast [https://www.latinatolatina.com/]

• Latino USA, NPR, Podcast [https://www.latinousa.org/]

Books:

• Undocumented by Dan-el Padilla Peralta

• Finding Latinx by Paola Ramos

• The Book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes

• Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir by Jean Guerrero

• American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise by Eduardo Porter

• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

• Love War Stories by Ivelisse Rodríguez

• My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet

• Harvest of Empire: The History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez

• The African American and Latinx History of America by Paul Ortiz

• The Borderlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering by Michelle Madsen Camacho and Susan M. Lord

• Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age by Juana Bordas

• An Asset-Based Approach to Advancing Latina Students in STEM: Increasing Resilience, Participation, and Success by Elsa M. Gonzalez, Frank Fernandez, and Miranda Wilson (coming Nov. 2020)

• Black, Brown, and Bruised: How Radicalized STEM Education Stifles Innovation by Ebony O. McGee

• La Vida Robot by Joshua Davis

Films:

• Cesar Chavez (2014)

• Selena (1997)

• Frida (2002)

• Before Night Falls (2000)

• McFarland, USA (2015)

• John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons (2018)

• Spare Parts (2015)

Articles

1. Mental Health Experts to Follow on IG 

2. Resources Combatting Latinx Racism 

3. Latinx Communities and Mental Health

4. Deconstructing Mental Health Stigma in Latinx Cultures

Resource list adapted from Galaxy Digital