More than a quarter of all U.S. students in grades K-12 are Latinx. Examining what Latinx texts are included in classroom literature anthologies is essential to ensuring cultural representativeness of the increasing Latinx student population, especially in states such as Texas and California, whose Hispanic student population is more than 40…

This anthology is the first to present the full history of the Latino literary tradition from its mid-sixteenth-century beginnings to the present day. The wide-ranging selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the anthology are several selections from rare and little-known…

Introduces readers and researchers to the rapidly growing body of work referred to as "Nuyorican" literature, works by second-generation Puerto Ricans of the New York Puerto Rican political and cultural awakening of the late 1960s. Includes anthologies, prose fiction, poetry, drama, criticism, and journals. (SR)