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Book Displays: Hispanic Heritage 10/25

A historical file on books on display at the Monroe University Libraries - and the occasion for which they were displayed

Monroe University Libraries - Hispanic Heritage Month - Oct. 2025

Books at Dr. Donald Simon Memorial Library (BX)

Latin Ladles

Rodriguez is the chef and owner of Manhattan's Latino Patria restaurant. In this text, he presents 80 authentic soups and other one-pot meals from Central and South America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.

Testimonio

Beginning with the early 1800s and extending to the modern era, Rosales collects illuminating documents that shed light on the Mexican-American quest for life, liberty, and justice. Documents include petitions, correspondence, government reports, political proclamations, newspaper items, congressional testimony, memoirs, and even international treaties.

Puerto Ricans in the United States

Though now a significant ethnic group in the US, Puerto Ricans are rarely studied - and often misunderstood. Edna Acosta-Belen and Carlos Santiago change this status quo, presenting a nuanced portrait of both the community today and the trajectory of its development. The authors move deftly from Puerto Rico's colonial experience, through a series of waves of migration, to the emergence of the commuter patterns seen today. Not least, they draw on extensive data to dispel widespread myths and stereotypes. Their work is a long overdue corrective to conventional wisdom about the role of the Puerto Rican community within US society.

The Duke of Havana

In 1998, a mysterious right-handed pitcher emerged from the ashes of the Cold War and helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Championship. His origins and even his age were uncertain. His name was Orlando El Duque Hernandez. He was a fallen hero of Fidel Castro's socialist revolution. The chronicle of El Duque's triumph is at once a window into the slow death of Cuban socialism and one of the most remarkable sports stories of all time. 

Sport in Latin American Society

This work deals with the infancy, adolescence and maturity of sport in Latin American society. It explores ways in which sport illuminates cultural migration and emigration and indigenous assimilation and adaptation.

Hispanics in the United States

Hispanics in the United States represents a collective exploration providing a basic foundation of the information available to understand Hispanics in the United States and create an effective policy agenda. Hispanics are projected to be the largest minority group in the United States in the twenty-first century. The contributions define an agenda which will be useful for students, scholars, service practitioners, political activists, as well as policy makers. The opening essays define the diversity of the Hispanic experience in America and put each of the other essays within a larger context.

Herencia : the anthology of Hispanic literature in the United States

Herencia (meaning "inheritance" or "heritage") is the first anthology to bring together literature from the entire history of Hispanic writing in the United States, from the age of exploration to the present. The product of a ten-year project involving hundreds of scholars nationwide, Herenciais the most comprehensive literary collection available, spanning over three centuries and including writers from all the major Hispanic ethnic communities, and writing from diverse genres.

Chicanas and Latin American Women Writers Exploring the Realm of the Kitchen as a Self-Empowering Site

This volume of essays studies the innovative discourse introduced by Latin American and Chicana writers who claim the kitchen space as a room of their own, not only as an essential space for women's intellectual and spiritual advancement, but as a self-empowering site where gender and sexual identity may be explored and transformed.

Latino Images in Film : stereotypes, subversion, resistance

The bandido, the harlot, the male buffoon, the female clown, the Latin lover, and the dark lady--these have been the defining, & demeaning, images of Latinos in U.S. cinema. Charles Ramírez Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of such images in U.S. popular culture. He also explores how Latino actors & filmmakers have actively subverted & resisted such stereotyping. In the first part of the book, Berg sets forth his theory of stereotyping, defines the classic stereotypes, and investigates how actors such as Raúl Julia, Rosie Pérez, José Ferrer, Lupe Vélez, & Gilbert Roland have subverted stereotypical roles. In the second part, he analyzes Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in 3 genres: social problem films, John Ford westerns, and science fiction films. 

The Puerto Rican Syndrome

In the 1950's, US Army medical officers noted a new & puzzling syndrome that contemporary psychiatry could neither explain nor cure. These doctors reported that Puerto Rican soldiers under stress behaved in a very peculiar & dramatic manner, exhibiting a theatrical form of pseudo-epilepsy. Startled physicians observed frightened and disoriented patients foaming at the mouth, screaming, biting, kicking, shaking in seizures & fainting. The phenomenon seemed to correspond to a serious neurological disease yet, as with some forms of hysteria, physical examination failed to identify signs of an organic origin. This unusual set of symptoms, entered into medical records as "a group of striking psychopathological reaction patterns, precipitated by minor stress," and was designated "Puerto Rican Syndrome." 

The Hispanic American Entrepreneur

To date, the unique social and economic circumstances of the Hispanic-American community has received little attention in way of documenting member experiences.

Latinas Rising up in HR

Latinas Rising Up in HR proudly showcases miraculous stories of aspiring human resources professionals who overcame obstacles and defied statistics to achieve their dreams in corporate America and in the non-profit sector. Their experiences answer the question, "Why aren't there more Latinas in executive leadership?" and show how determination, grit, and finding the right mentors can pave the way to opportunity for anyone of any background. Be inspired by the personal wisdom in the Reflect and Rise micro-mentoring moments at the end of each chapter.

Books at New Rochelle Campus Library

Mama : Latina daughters celebrate their mothers

Nothing comes close to the emotional bond that exists between a mother and her daughter. Through the fascinating personal histories of some of the most influential Latinas in America, Mama is a testament to the love, hard work, and commitment Latina mothers traditionally have for their daughters. In Mama, Latina daughters finally honor their mothers and inspire readers, by paying homage to the strong women who have sacrificed and struggled, laughed and cried, and fought hard to create a better life for their daughters.

Born in Blood and Fire

This amazingly brief history of Latin America will delight any reader. Fully informed by the latest scholarship, this cleverly written survey spans six centuries & covers twenty countries. John Charles Chasteen presents a compelling narrative of the Latin American experience, animated by stories about men & women from all walks of life, & enriched by insightful analysis. 

Latin American Art

In this history of the art of Latin America, John F. Scott traces the development of art in the region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Illustrated with 192 color and black-and-white photographs, Latin American Art spans all geographical areas and time periods. Unique in its linking of pre-Columbian and Hispanic cultures, the book encompasses art forms ranging from sculpture, pottery, and painting to architecture, and cultures from the Ice Age to Classic civilizations, Native empires, and the colonial period of American viceroyalties, to independence and the 20th century.

The Eastern Stars : how baseball changed the Dominican town of San Pedro de Macoris

The intriguing, inspiring history of one small, impoverished area in the Dominican Republic that has produced a staggering number of Major League Baseball talent, from an award-winning, bestselling author. In the town of San Pedro in the Dominican Republic, baseball is not just a way of life. It's the way of life. San Pedro is one of the most ethnically diverse areas of the Dominican Republic. A multitude of languages are spoken there, and a variety of skin colors populate the community; but the one constant is sugar and baseball.

Why Soccer Matters

"I know in my heart that soccer was good to me, and great to the world....I saw, time and again, how the sport improved countless millions of lives, both on and off the field. For me, at least, that's why soccer matters." The world's most popular sport goes by many names--soccer, football, the beautiful game--but fans have always agreed on one thing: The greatest player of all time was Pelé. Before Messi, before Ronaldo, before Beckham, Pelé had a stunning twenty-year career, where he was heralded as an international treasure. In Why Soccer Matters, Pelé details his ambitious goals for the future of the sport and, by extension, the world.

The Essential Cuisines of Mexico

Home cooks were turning to Julia Child for an introduction to French cuisine and to Marcella Hazan for the tastes of Italy. Through Diana Kennedy they discovered a delicious and highly developed culinary tradition they barely knew existed. The Cuisines of Mexico, Mexican Regional Cooking, and The Tortilla Book became best-sellers, and Diana Kennedy was recognized as the authority on Mexican food. Now a new generation has discovered that Mexican food is more than chimichangas, that they can find fresh hierbas de olor (pot herbs, including marjoram and Mexican bayleaf) and chilacas in their markets. The book that will become indispensable in their kitchens is The Essential Cuisines of Mexico. 

Ceviche Peruvian kitchen : authentic recipes for lomo saltado, anticuchos, tiraditos, alfajores, and pisco cocktails

The first major Peruvian cookbook published for a US audience, featuring 100 recipes from the owner of London's critically acclaimed restaurant Ceviche. Flavor-driven and captivating, Peruvian dishes are unique and familiar at the same time.

Rosa Mexicano : a culinary autobiography with 60 recipes

No one knows Mexican food--or Mexico--like Josefina Howard. Her Rosa Mexicano is not only rated by Zagat's as the top Mexican restaurant in New York, its fare is honored by Mexicans themselves. Cooks who have seen her on PBS, CNN, the Television Food Network, and Martha Stewart Living have longed to re-create her mouth-watering dishes at home. Now they can.

My Beloved World

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the U.S Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. She recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers a testament to her own extraordinary determination & the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father and a devoted but overburdened mother & of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself. She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed & soon imagined a path to a different life. Through her still-astonished eyes, America's infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm & honest book.

These Are Not Sweet Girls : Latin American women poets

Despite cultural maxims encouraging them to be silent, women continue to speak, often through the language of poetry, where there is an abundance of intuition and the possibility of reclaiming power through language. In the work included here, we see how the common threads of courage and inventiveness can be woven into a bright tapestry of women's voices that presents a true picture of a culture that must create its own history. Over fifty poets, including those well-known,  and those just emerging are included. Marjorie Agosín, editor of the Secret Weavers series, is well-known as a poet, writer, and human rights activist.

Mexican Poetry : an anthology

The renowned Mexican poet and critic Octavio Paz assembled this important anthology-the first of its kind in English translation-with a keen sense of what is both representative and universal in Mexican poetry. His informative introduction places the thirty-five selected poets within a literary and historical context that spans four centuries (1521-1910).