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Discover Hispanic Life in America Now Available through Hoboken Public Library

2 Oct

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, this is a relevant time to familiarize yourself with one of the Hoboken Public Library’s great digital resources, Hispanic Life in America.

Hispanic Life in America is the most comprehensive digital archive of primary source
documents related to Hispanic American life. This collection is sourced from more than
17,000 global media outlets, including over 700 Spanish-language or bilingual
publications, dating from 1704 to today. Hispanic Life in America provides everyone with quick, easy
access to relevant search results.

More than 700 Suggested Searches, organized by historical eras, themes, topical areas
and events, provide direct links to useful content. Examples of curated Suggested
Searches include: “California Missions,” “Mexican War of Independence,” “Diego
Rivera,” “West Side Story,” “The Cuban Missile Crisis,” and “Sonia Sotomayor.”
Advanced search options are also available for customized research.

The resource is updated daily. It can be accessed in the library or remotely by all library
card holders. Contact the library 201-420-2346 or visit https://hobokenlibrary.org/online-research-homework/ to learn how to learn how to access Hispanic Life in America.
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15.
Hispanic Life in America is powered by NewsBank, the world’s premier provider of
newspapers and other news sources online.

Posted by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

Books to Devour: Murder and Mamon and The Nameless Restaurant

20 Sep

Murder and Mamon
Murder and Mamon is the latest in Mia P. Manansala’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series. I have reviewed two of the previous entries including the first book Arsenic and Adobo. The series resolves around Lila Macapagal and her friends and family. Her aunt who raised her is the owner of a Filipino restaurant, which is where the series name is derived from. I think this may have been my favorite novel in the series so far; it focuses on her godmothers, a gossipy bunch who have just opened a laundromat. Lila must discover whether the threating letter’s they are receiving are due to vengeance for the rumors they spread or an angry competitor. The mystery kept me guessing till the very end. The food featured sounded mouthwatering as always and recipes are included at the end if you want to try making some Filipino classic or fusion dishes. Although each book can be enjoyed separately and each mystery is self-contained you will get spoilers about Lila’s romantic partners and other life events if you read the stories out of order. This novel will appeal to fans of New Adult Fiction as well as Cozy Mysteries.

The Nameless Restaurant
by Tao Wong
The Nameless Restaurant is the first in Canadian author, Tao Wong’s Hidden Dishes series. It is a novella and I enjoyed this quick bite as an audiobook narrated by Emily Woo Zeller who charmingly voices the many characters and brings them to life. This is a cozy fantasy set at a mysterious restaurant in Toronto frequented by not quite human patrons who manage to find it. The chef is a lovable grump who creates fantastic meals even if out of the humble ingredients with his skills and knowledge of a variety of Asian cuisine. You do not want to be reading/listening to this one on an empty stomach. This will appeal to anyone looking for more mellow low-stake fantasies similar to Legends and Lattés by Travis Baldree, which a colleague had previously reviewed. Check out next week’s post which includes a fiction novel with a dragon gourmand and two Lovecraft cookbooks!

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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