Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Guide
The Adelante Employee Resource Group has provided a guide filled with educational and cultural resources for anyone wanting to learn more about Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x cultures
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Explore Hispanic and Latinx films by visiting the FREE SNHU Shapiro Library Multimedia Video Platforms.
Digitalia Film Library
- Digitalia Film Library This link opens in a new windowThe Digitalia film library includes both popular films and documentaries. It contains collections devoted to Latin American, Cuban, Brazilian, European and French cinema, as well as subject collections. Foreign films include captions.
- Roots of Latin Jazz (Great Performances)Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra. Hosted by Sheila E., the film showcases original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards, such as “Eye of the Hurricane” by Herbie Hancock, as well as performances by artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi. Distributed by PBS Distribution.
Swank Streaming Film Collection
- Sin NombreWriter-director Cary Fukunaga's wrenching drama chronicles the fate of three teens from Central America making the harrowing trek through Mexico to get to the U.S. Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Diana Garcia.
- The 33Recounting the true-life story of the collapse of the Chilean mine and the rescue of the 33 miners who were trapped underground for 69 days.
- Y Tu Mama TambienTwo Mexican teens are forever changed when they take a road trip with a married woman. Expecting a sizzling adventure, the teens receive an education in life and love instead. Along the way, simmering jealousies boil over into savage arguments, threatening to destroy their friendship.
- Zoot SuitLuis Valdez tailored his play about a 1942 murder trial involving Chicanos. Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly. Judge: John Anderson.
Chicano Movement Films
Available on Academic Video Online Collection (Shapiro Library)
From the Web
- Three Tips to Be a Better ConversationalistBridge-builder Mónica Guzmán shares three ways to make hard conversations easier.
- What Makes Us Happier Than Money?The key to happiness isn't our income but something more meaningful, explains UC Irvine's Belinda Campos.