A Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List

National Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration in the United States that recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans. Celebrated from September 15th to October 15th, the start date of the month is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In honor of this month, the Hopkins Press Journals division has put together a list of articles discussing many different facets of Hispanic life and culture: from poetry, music, and art to healthcare, history, and politics - all freely available through October 15. 

Latin American Cancer Poetry: Medicine, Political Violence and Collective Memory
Daniel A. Romero Suarez
MLN, Volume 136, Number 2, March 2021

Bad Bunny: Un artista latino que canta en subjuntivo
Beatriz Glick
Hispania, Volume 104, Number 2, June 2021

Empathy in Spanish Language Instruction
Deanna H. Mihaly
Hispania, Volume 104, Number 3, September 2021

Schooling and Post-Immigration Experiences in Latinx Children’s Literature 
Yoo Kyung Sung and Kristi DeMar 
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature, Volume 58, Number 1, 2020

Characteristics of Hispanic-Serving Mental Health Organizations in the U.S.
Robert Rosales and Rocío Calvo
Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, Volume 30, Number 2, May 2019

Dissonant Communities in Contemporary Latinx Art 
Rachel Galvin 
ASAP/Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, January 2017

The Latinx Theatre Commons: A Commons-based Approach Movement 
Teresa Marrero 
Theatre Topics, Volume 27, Number 1, March 2017

Community-Academic Partnerships to Improve Hispanic Immigrant Health: Perspectives from a Doctoral Student
J. Claire Schuch
Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 2017

Settler Violence?: Race and Emergent Frontiers of Progress in Honduras
Christopher A. Loperena
American Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 4, December 2017

La Líder: Developing a Leadership Identity as a Hispanic Woman at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Suzanne Onorato and Glenda Droogsma Musoba
Journal of College Student Development, Volume 56, Number 1, January 2015

Gender, Ethnicity, and Agency in Latin American History
Susan M. Deeds
Journal of Women's History, Volume 20, Number 4, Winter 2008