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The American Ethnic Studies (AES) minor at Hope College features an introductory course, foundational courses in sociology, communication, and history, and a capstone requirement. The program also includes focused areas of study: African American studies, Asian American studies, Latina/o American studies, and Native American Studies. This research guide section includes resources in these focused areas of study. See the other tabs on this research guide for further resources on ethnic and multicultural studies. More information on the American Ethnic Studies (AES) minor is available through the Hope College Catalog.
E-Reference Sources
Companion to Latin American Studies by 
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature
Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean by 
The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U. S.Reference Sources
Here are some titles available in the Van Wylen Reference Collection. Additional titles are available in this collection on the first floor.
The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960
Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary StudiesNew Books
Here are some of the new books in the Van Wylen library on this topic. To find additional titles, search Hope Primo. Subject search suggestions: "Hispanic American", "Hispanic Americans".
Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics by 
Soul Mates: religion, sex, love, and marriage among African Americans and Latinos by Reference Sources
Here are some titles available in the Van Wylen Reference Collection. Additional titles are available in this collection on the first floor.
Voices of Multicultural America: notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995New Books
Here are some of the new books in the Van Wylen library on this topic. To find additional titles, search Hope Primo. Subject search suggestions: "Asian American", "Asian Americans", "East Asian American", "East Asian Americans", "South Asian American", "South Asian Americans", "Southeast Asian American", "Southeast Asian Americans".
Asian American Parenting by 
Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance by 
Religious Language and Asian American Hybridity by 
Saving Face: the emotional costs of the Asian immigrant family myth by 
Two Faces of Exclusion: the untold history of anti-Asian racism in the United States by E-Reference Sources
American Indian Culture
Atlas of Indian Nations
Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today
Encyclopedia of North American Indians by 
Native American Almanac
UXL Encyclopedia of Native American TribesReference Sources
Here are some titles available in the Van Wylen Reference Collection. Additional titles are available in this collection on the first floor.
The British Museum Encyclopedia of Native North AmericaVoices of Multicultural America: notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995New Books
Here are some of the new books in the Van Wylen library on this topic. To find additional titles, search Hope Primo. Subject search suggestion: "Indians of North America".
Bind Us Apart: how enlightened Americans invented racial segregation by 
Indians Illustrated: the image of Native Americans in the pictorial press by E-Reference Sources
Africa and the Americas by 
The African American Almanac
The African American years
Black Firsts
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present
Encyclopedia of African American Writing
Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 years of the African American civil rights experience
Milestone Documents in African American History, Revised Edition
Who's Who among African Americans
Working Americans, 1880-2016 - Vol. 14, African AmericansReference Sources
Here are some titles available in the Van Wylen Reference Collection. Additional titles are available in this collection on the first floor.
The African American Years: Chronologies of American History and ExperienceEncyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary RenaissanceNew Books
Here are some of the new books in the Van Wylen library on this topic. To find additional titles, search Hope Primo. Subject search suggestions: "African Americans", "African American".
Bind Us Apart: how enlightened Americans invented racial segregation by 
Black Mirror: the cultural contradictions of American racism by 
Black Republicans and the Transformation of the GOP by 
Of Poetry and Protest: from Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin by Soul Mates: religion, sex, love, and marriage among African Americans and Latinos by 
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement by 
The Voting Rights War: the NAACP and the ongoing struggle for justice by 
