Readers will learn about the music, food, language, religion, art and other aspects of Costa Rican culture.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mexican Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Peruvian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Spanish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

This National Program Report, updated 2008, discusses the difficulties that Hispanic Americans encounter when seeking and gaining access to the health care system.

This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.

Latinos, also referred to as Hispanics, lived in North Carolina in relatively small numbers until the 1980s, when many people of Mexican and Central American descent began coming to the state in search of seasonal farm work. By the end...