CHICANA/LATINA RESOURCE CENTER
The Chicana/Latina Resource Center is dedicated to providing
the Chicana/Latina student with information, guidance and referrals needed
as students encounter the rigorous challenges of higher education. This
Resource Center was specifically designed to create awareness, educate
the campus community on the Chicana/Latina experience, and explore the
rapidly changing roles and current social and political issues faced by
this population.
The mission of the Chicana/Latina Resource Center is to foster an environment
where women can explore and identify cultural and social issues. The center
provides students with information, guidance, referrals, and networking
opportunities.
Special programs and discussion groups are offered and designed to help
Chicana/Latina woman explore current issues and concerns inherent in her
personal and professional growth. The Center embraces diversity and works
collaboratively with the African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and
Native American Women’s Resource Centers to bring about programs
to enhance all women of color.
The center provides literature, community information, articles, and
magazines that concern Chicana/Latina Women. The information and support
of the center is designed to provide the Chicana/Latina student with information,
guidance, referrals, networking opportunities, and discussion on the rapidly
changing roles of the Chicana/Latina population at CSUF.
Peer counseling directed toward self-growth, awareness and professional
empowerment is also available.
History
Through the years the Chicana/Latina Resource Center and discussion group
have evolved. In 1989, a discussion group called Hispanic Women’s
Group was formed by Sylvia Gallegos, Communications major. In 1994 the
name was changed to Para Mujeres to include all women regardless of how
they identify themselves.
Para Mujeres is a women’s discussion
group that is geared towards Chicana/ Latina women on the CSUF campus.
The goal of this group is to help increase the support for minority women
during their college experience.
The group will discuss various topics that are related to
Chicana/ Latina women personally, academically, and professionally.
The group also looks at social issues that are affecting
the community:
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Culture |
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Relationships |
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Discrimination |
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Family |
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Education |
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Gender Issues |
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Health Issues |
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Goal Setting |
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Marriage |
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Campus and
Community
Resources |
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Scholarship |
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Mentoring |
This group meets every Monday from 3 to 4 pm in
UH205.
Come and join the discussion!
Links
| Latina
Health issues, organizations, Contributions to society,
relationships. |
Chicana feminist
page | chicanas.com/huh.html
Contemporary Latina woman |
latinastyle.com/
MANA – leadership development
| hermana.org/
Contributions of Latina women
| lasmujeres.com/
Professional success, relationships,
and culture | calafia.net/
Latina women’s health
| latinainstitute.org/
Latino/a National Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual Organization | llego.org/index.html |
| Culture
Latin culture, traditions, and people Indigenous
cultures. |
Hispanic
Society & Culture Magazines resourcs |
allyoucanread.com/index.asp
Links to Latino and
Chicano culture | bodacia.com/hispanic.htm
Additional
links to the Latin culture | lasculturas.com/lib/libGenLit.php
Indigenous
cultures around the world | lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/indigenous/
Resources
on Latin American countries | lasculturas.com/lib/libNations.php
Various Latin
cultures, traditions & people | lasculturas.com/lib/library.php
Popular
traditions & cultural items | lasculturas.com/lib/libTraditions.php
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| History
Famous Latinos, resources relating to Latino history
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Famous Hispanics
in the world and history | coloquio.com/famosos/
Iberian Americans;
History in the New World| lasculturas.com/lib/libHistory.php
Books, videos
& websites for the study of Latino/a history | palante.org/02Resourceguide.htm
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| Society/Politics
Political empowerment, social and racial justice,
and data on US Hispanics |
Perspectives,
issues and data on US Hispanics | ushispanic.net/USHisp/index.htm
HOPE – ensuring political
& economic parity for Latinas | latinas.org/
LENS – committed to social,
economic & racial justice | palante.org/index.htm
Links to various
Latino organizations | lasculturas.com/lib/libOrgs.php
International Human rights
organization | madre.org/index.html |
| Arts,
Literature, Music |
Suggested
reading for Chicano/a culture | chicanas.com/chicfiction.html#Susana's
Ana Castillo’s
website (Literature) | anacastillo.com/ac/indexIE.html
Latin book recommendations
| zonalatina.com/Zlbooks.htm
Literature on
various Latino cultures | lasculturas.com/lib/libLit.php
Latin dance and music | salsaweb.com/
Links to
Latin American music and dance | lasculturas.com/lib/libMusicDance.php
Diego Rivera’s
home page (Art) | diegorivera.com/index.html
List of various
arts and artists in the Latino world | lasculturas.com/lib/libArts.php
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| General
Resources - Search engines
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YAHOO – search
engine in Spanish | espanol.yahoo.com/
CNN in Spanish | cnnenespanol.com/
Premier search engine for Latin
information | latinworld.com/
Latin American Network Information
Center | info.lanic.utexas.edu/
Latino-focused websites reviewed
by HISPANIC magazine | hispaniconline.com/
Hispanic reading
room – Library of Congress | lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/index.html
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