Resource List
Resources for Students
"Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American War - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronpr.html>.
This is a nice, condense website for students that highlights the key points in the Spanish-American War.
Cruz, Wilfredo. Puerto Rican Chicago. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. Print.
This resource discusses more of the migratory patterns of Puerto Ricans in Chicago. It isn't limited to the Humboldt Park Region.
Flags of Steel. Dir. Maria Amador. Perf. None. Flags of Steel, 2008. DVD.
This video has great background information on the politics and design of the banderas.
"My Hood: Humboldt Park - YouTube." YouTube. Community TV Network, n.d. Web. 16 July 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEpC5N_Vikk>.
Student made video about Humboldt Park. This could be an example of how to capture narrative creatively.
"No Habla Ingles." The New Republic 154.2692 (1966): 7. Print.
This article features background information about the Division Street Riots.
Poole, Robert. "What Became of the Taino? , People & Places , Smithsonian Magazine." History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places , Smithsonian Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/What-Became-of-the-Taino.html>.
While this article is rather long, it features a great history of the rise and fall of the Taino Indians.
Sanchez, Reymundo. My bloody life: the making of a Latin King. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2000. Print.
This is an interesting, non-fiction account of a Latin King living on Chicago's West Side.
Resources for Teachers
Bishop, Ann P., and Bertram Bruce. "Community Informants: Integrating Action, Research, and Learning." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Aug/Sept (2005): 6-10. Print.
This is a good resource to refer to when you are coming up with assignments that ask students to use locals as community informants.
Conquergood, Lorne Dwight, and E. Patrick Johnson. "Of Canvases and Carnivals: Performance Studies in Motion." Cultural struggles performance, ethnography, praxis. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2013. 28. Print.
This is a great text that you can add into discussion when talking about divisions, boundaries, and gateways in cultural communities.
Cruz, Wilfredo. Puerto Rican Chicago. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. Print.
This is a nice, easy to read resource that gives information about this history of Puerto Ricans in Chicago.
Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda. "Paseo boricua: Claiming a Puerto Rican Space in Chicago." Redalyc. Redalyc. Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Scientific Journals Network.. Version 2. Sistema de Información CientÃfica Redalyc, n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37711308002>.
This document has factual, historical background on the history of the Paseo.
Bruce, Bertram C. . "From Hull House to Paseo Boricua: The Theory and Practice of Community Inquiry." Philosophy of Pragmatism: Salient Inquires. Section 3: Moral Theory, Law, Society. Babes-Bolyai University , Cluk-Napoca, Romania. 26 Sept. 2007. Lecture.
This is another good text to help teachers advise students on how to develop questions about the interactions between community and culture.
Hinton, Christopher. "Enrique Salgado." Sustainable City News: City Places for City People. Sustainable City News, n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.sustainablecitynews.com/salgado.html>.
This is an interview with Enrique Salgado, head of the DSBA. In it he discusses the banderas and how they act as boundaries/gateways into the Puerto Rican community of Chicago.
Koebler, Jason. "Despite Referendum, Puerto Rico Statehood Unlikely Until At Least 2015 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/11/07/despite-referendum-puerto-rican-statehood-unlikely-until-at-least-2015>.
This on-line article discusses the possibility of Puerto Rico attaining statehood in the United States.
Literacy Content Framework. 2 ed. Chicago: Chicago Public Schools, 2013. Print.
The Literacy Content Framework is based off of the Common Core State Standards. It functions as the framework CPS teachers use to create their lesson plans.
Pacione-Zayas, Cristina. Roberto Clemente Community Academy: A Counter-Narrative on Chicago School Reform, 1988-1998. Urbana: University of Illinois, 2002. Print.
Pacione-Zayas's thesis about RCCA gives an interesting background to the Paseo and the political history of the school.
Poole, Robert. "What Became of the Taino? , People & Places , Smithsonian Magazine." History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places , Smithsonian Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/What-Became-of-the-Taino.html>.
This article is a good overall history of the Taino people and their culture.
"RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms (Sir Ken Robinson) - YouTube." YouTube. The RSA, n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U>.
This is a great video about the changing paradigms in educational reform. I have used this video in my classes before and kids also find it very interesting.
Sanchez, Reymundo. My bloody life: the making of a Latin King. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2000. Print.
This is an interesting, non-fiction account of a Latin King living on Chicago's West Side.
deCerteau, Michel . "Spatial Stories: Marking our boundaries." The practice of everyday
life. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. 129. Print.
While I don't expect students to read this text on their own, I suggest teachers to read through the text and to use pieces of essays that they think would better enhance their unit.
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