Our showcase of books and resources for Hispanic Heritage Month

The University of Arizona (UA) Press

These books take readers on a journey of personal and shared history, highlight the authors' diverse experiences, and recognize the impact of Hispanic culture on our country.

They Call You Back by Tim Z. Hernandez 
Hernandez has been searching for people his whole life and takes readers along on an investigative odyssey through personal and collective history to uncover the surprising conjunctions that bind our stories together. 

The Molino by Melani Martinez
Set in one of Tucson’s first tamal and tortilla factories, this hybrid memoir reckons with one family’s loss of home, food, and faith. Weaving together history, culture, and Mexican food traditions, shares the story of her family’s life and work in the heart of their downtown eatery, El Rapido. 

Testimonios of Care edited by Natalia Deeb-Sossa, Yvette G. Flores, and Angie Chabram
This book gives voice to those who often are voiceless in histories of caregiving and is guided by Chicana and Latina feminist principles.

Frontera Madre(hood) edited by Cynthia Bejarano and Maria Cristina Morales
Thirty contributors discuss their lived experiences, research, or community work challenging multiple layers of oppression is this collection of essays that articulates the collective experiences of Latinx, Black, and Indigenous mothering from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Working en comunidad edited by Elena Foulis, Stacey Alex, and Glenn A. Martínez
Working in community is critical to several fields, and this book focuses on service-learning and Latina/o/e communities within a variety of institutional contexts. 

Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States by Rafael A Martínez
Martínez follows the documentation trail of undocumented youth activists spanning over two decades of organizing through the history of the rise of undocumented youth social movements in the United States in the 21st century.

About UA Press

UA Press is the premier publisher of academic, regional, and literary works in the state of Arizona. UA Press disseminates ideas and knowledge of lasting value that enrich understanding, inspire curiosity, and enlighten readers. UA Press advances the University of Arizona’s mission by connecting scholarship and creative expression to readers worldwide.

Books That Matter: Borderlands category

Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy by Grace Chang

"Disposable" highlights the unrewarded work immigrant women who perform as caregivers, cleaners and servers, and shows how these women are actively resisting the exploitation they face. This is one of many books in the Borderlands category. Stop by second floor of the Main Library to browse and / or borrow.

About Books That Matter

Chosen by staff and students, Books That Matter is a print collection of more than 100 titles which support our commitment to social justice and antiracism.

Special Collections: Borderlands collections

University Libraries Special Collections has one of the nation's finest collections of archival materials and printed texts on the Borderlands of the Southwest and Northwest of Mexico, from Baja, California to Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Borderlands collections document the region's culture and history, from the colonial period to the present. Accounts of Native Americans and their ancestors, the impact of Spanish and Mexican settlement and the influx of people into the region during the 19th century are also included.

Archive Tucson oral histories

From Neighborhood to Parking Lot – Barrio El Hoyo was the childhood neighborhood of Armando Campos until, in 1968, the City of Tucson forced his family to sell their home and way for the Tucson Community Center parking lot.

Childhood, Meyer Avenue, 1940s – Alas, poor Pepe the Chicken! Romelia Sacina remembers childhood in Barrio Viejo during the 1940s and growing too fond of the chickens her mother kept in the back yard.

A 70's Teen Life, in and out of the Barrio – Pool halls, cruising The Circle, and unintentionally walking into a nudist colony. Pedro Gonzalez takes us into a teenage life in the early 1970s.

About Archive Tucson

Archive Tucson is a living and growing collection of audio interviews is about life and change in Tucson and Southern Arizona. University Libraries oral historian and videographer, Aengus Anderson, has spent more than five years interviewing 100+ people and recording their stories about our city.