Online Resources

Organizations

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)

Pew Hispanic Center

Princeton University Community Based Learning Inititative (CBLI)

Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Washington State Hispanic/Latino Legislative Organization (HLLO)

Research and Publications

Research Centers

NALEO Educational Fund

Features policy issue guides and research publications from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO).

Pew Hispanic Center

An extensive resource for factsheets and research reports on issues concerning Latinos, compiled by the Pew Research Center.

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC)

Links to the archives of a series of research reports on Latino issues published by CSRC since 2003.

Articles and Research Reports

"I Was Asked If I Was A Citizen": Latino Elected Officials Speak Out on the Voting Rights Act

A 2006 research report by the NALEO Educational Fund presents the results of a survey of Latino elected and appointed officials, finding continuing evidence of the electoral discrimination the Voting Rights Act was intended to prevent.

Profile of Latino Elected Officials in the United States and their Progress Since 1996

Factsheet by the NALEO Educational Fund summarizing the changes in the number and distribution of Latino elected officials in the U.S. since 1996.