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Latino and Hispanic Organizations



Latino Studies > Organizations

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Inter-University Program for Latino Research
"...a consortium of 13 Latino research centers based at major universities across the United States."

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)

National Council of La Raza
"...to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans."

Smithsonian Institution - U.S. Latino History and Culture
Sections include: Resources and Selected Links ; Exhibitions.

UC Santa Barbara Chicano Studies

UCLA Cesar E. Chavez Center for Chicana & Chicano Studies

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
"In addition to a definitive collection of Chicano-related research guides and directories, the library now includes monographs; serials; pamphlets and clippings; dissertations and theses; journal articles; as well as maps, films, videotapes, tape recordings, slides, and several important archival collections."

University of Illinois, Chicago - Midwest Latino Health Research Center
- Jane Addams College of Social Work


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