LibGuides: 7th (7A) Famous Hispanic Americans: Home

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World Book Online
World Book Online encyclopedia for students of all ages.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia for students in all divisions that is updated continuously and closely correlated to curriculum standards.

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ScholasticGO
Encyclopedia that includes Grolier online, Go Tube, and other general reference content for young students.

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Gale In Context High School
Gale In Context High School offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state curriculum standards and reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Learners can access news content including full-text newspapers and periodicals like The Economist, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Popular Science, Smithsonian, and more. Empower learning with hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections that include archival film clips, broadcast video, BBC News, New York Times video, and NPR.

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The 10 Best Latina Athletes
Via Latina.com (2015)
10 influential Hispanic Americans in U.S. politics
Via the National Constitution Center, note this article is from 2015 so some people's roles have changed.
12 Famous Hispanic People Who Are Killing It in 2020
Via Oprah magazine
25 Most Influential Hispanics in America
From music to politics to business, Hispanics are remaking America. TIME presents 25 titans leading the Latino charge into the 21st century
The 30 Most Influential Hispanics in Sports
Via Sports Illustrated (2017)
National Museum of the American Latino: Latino Identity
Notable Hispanic Americans, A-Z
Please use this list as a starting place, followed by research in other sources to verify information.
PBS Latino Americans Video Series
Scroll down to find video clips about individuals

Gale E-Books in Context
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a great source for reference e-books aimed at the needs of students, researchers, and general readers.

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Contemporary Hispanic Biography by Gale Research Staff; Ashyia Henderson
Call Number: 920 CON
ISBN: 9780787665388
Publication Date: 2002-06-04
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Suzanne Oboler (Editor); Deena J. González (Editor)
Call Number: 973.4 OXF
ISBN: 0195156005
Publication Date: 2005-08-25
Hispanic-American Scientists by Walter Oleksy
Call Number: 920 OLE
ISBN: 9780816037049
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Ten Hispanic American Authors by Christine M. Hill
Call Number: 920 HIL
ISBN: 0766015416
Publication Date: 2002-01-01